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  1. Dec 22

    We’re sorry, but we will not be posting updates to our social media channels during the government shutdown. Also, all National Archives facilities are closed and activities are canceled until further notice. We’ll be back as soon as possible!

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  2. Dec 21

    Looking for a new holiday film tradition? How about some historic footage from our holdings?

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  3. Dec 21

    "Your target: nine unknown objects heading south."

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    Dec 21

    The crew gifted a signed version of their iconic Earthrise photo to President Johnson on Jan. 9, 1969 during a ceremony in which they were honored with Distinguished Medals. The signed photo is part of the library's museum collection.

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  5. Dec 21

    “I’ll try to pick up the phone more often to call requesters.” “I’ll be more empathetic to those caught in the middle of FOIAs.” Are these your 2019 resolutions? Schedule a 2019 Dispute Resolution Training for your agency!

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  6. Dec 21

    Photographs from the December 14 naturalization ceremony are now on our Flickr account!

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  7. Dec 21

    Mark your calendars! The National Archives will hold its program on Thursday, January 3. Filmmaker and Vietnam veteran Ron Osgood will introduce the film "Just Like Me: Vietnam War Stories from All Sides" and answer audience questions.

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  8. Dec 21

    A Merry to all, wherever you are! Standing behind the illuminated Christmas tree is EM3/c Werner Braun (USNR), while kneeling is Rdm2/c Robert Farrell (USNR) Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. 1944 See the full post from our Still Picture unit

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  9. Dec 21

    S/Sgt. John F. O'Brien of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, while in a foxhole, decorates a Christmas tree with C ration can and tinsel dropped from U.S. planes, in the Monschau area, Germany. Tinfoil is dropped by American planes to interrupt the enemy radar system. 1944

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  10. Dec 21

    Outside of the "Church of Christian Endeavor" WAC Sgt. Nellie Ross and her brother, Pvt. Charles Ross, pause to wish greetings to three young Filipino children before going to services. This the first reunion for Nellie and Charles in over four years. 1944

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  11. Dec 21

    Enlisted men bow their heads as they follow the prayers of a chaplain on the deck of a warship somewhere at sea on , 1943. While his shipmates pray, one man on duty (lower left) keeps his ears alert for the orders of war.

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  12. Dec 21

    Being only four, Donny F., orphaned by the Blitz, hasn't ever seen a tree decorated with an abundance of peacetime trinkets. But Cpl. James H. Enicks did his best when he decorated this tree. Donny's smile when she saw it was reward enough. 1941

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  13. Dec 21

    A tree and Howitzers for Battery C, 599th Field Artillery Battalion L-R: Pvt. Cox, Pvt. Dunnings, Cpl. Swain, Pvt. Johnson, Pvt. Black, Pvt. Jones, Sgt. Willie Wright, Pvt. Bennett, Pvt. Smith, Pvt. Bowman, Pvt. David Swayze, Pvt. Coles, Pvt. Douglas, Sgt. Sawyer. 1943

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  14. Dec 21

    WACs bring gifts to patients in American hospital in Paris. L to R: Sgt. Helen Miller (Indiana); Pfc. Hubert Taylor (Tennessee); T5 Clara Ellen Humer (Illinois); Pvt. John W. Bonnell; and WAC Pft. Marion Olson (Minnesota). The patient is Sgt. Charles Sipe. 1944

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  15. Dec 21

    We're taking a look back at celebrations during . Cpl. Anthony Perez, parachute folder and repairman, was busy on his off-duty hours sewing dresses for dolls and making cloth toys for English children. (See the full post with more images ➡️ )

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  16. Dec 21

    We're in good company in 's list of places to explore family history! Are you going on a road trip for your family vacation?

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  17. Dec 21

    The astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 27, after orbiting the Moon 10 times. See the special display in honor of at the National Archives, or explore more space-related primary sources on our website

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  18. Dec 21

    “And God called the firmament Heaven.” During a broadcast from lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, 1968, the crew read verses from Genesis. Millions tuned in to listen to the astronauts speak as they orbited the Moon.

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  19. Dec 21

    “I think the thing that impressed me most was the Lunar’s sunrises and sunsets,” said astronaut Bill Anders during the Dec 24, 1968, telecast. Anders took the famous shot of “Earthrise” from . The astronauts saw the horizon vertically with the Moon to the right.

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  20. Dec 21

    Ignited by rumors of a possible Soviet manned lunar mission, had worked to make sure that Apollo 8 would be the the first manned spaceflight to leave the Earth’s orbit.

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