May 24, 2013

Reference: Interactive Visualization: The Growth of Newspapers Across the U.S. 1690-2011

Direct to Interactive Visualization This visualization plots over 140,000 newspapers published over three centuries in the United States. The data comes from the Library of Congress’ “Chronicling America” project, which maintains a regularly updated directory of newspapers. See Also: Journalism’s Voyage West: Visualizing US Newspapers, 1690-2011 (Animations) See Also: More Interactive Visualizations Source: Rural West [...]

Download Audio: "JFK Library Releases Recording of President Kennedy Discussing Race to the Moon"

From the JFK Presidential Library and Museum: On what marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s first challenge to the country to commit to sending a man to the moon before the end of the 1960s, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum today announced that it has declassified and made available [...]