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The Golden Gate Bridge opened to the public for the first time on this day in 1937. About 200,000 people paid 25¢ to walk the bridge, equal to about $5.75 in today's dollars. The next day it opened to cars. This footage is from the Prelinger Archives, acquired by the Library in 2002.

Congress approved the 19th Amendment and sent it to the states to ratify on this day in 1919. Whenever a new state voted in favor, The National Woman’s Party sewed a star on this giant flag. 🧵

As the world prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to begin, check out this poster in the Library's collections from the very first World Cup, hosted by Uruguay in 1930! Learn about the history of the World Cup with this new Library Research Guide: https://guides.loc.gov/world-cup?loclr=blsky

This weekend, June 6, marks the anniversary of D-Day. Images from the U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information photo collection at the Library of Congress show scenes from New York City as Americans learned the news in various ways, including from a news ticker in Times Square.

MAGAZINE MONDAY | By 1864, eight decades after the Revolution’s end, only a dozen or so veterans survived. Two Connecticut brothers tracked some of them down, and captured their portraits as cartes de visite. Read more: https://lcm.loc.gov/issue/may-june-2026/last-men-of-the-revolution/?loclr=blsky

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For World Bicycle Day: Bicycle advertisements were prolific in the 19th and early 20th century, just as automobile ads are today. Here are a few beautiful ones from the Library of Congress collection.

Magazine Monday | For America's 250th birthday, a new Library exhibition will explore the impact and meaning of the Declaration of Independence across hundreds of years of American history. https://lcm.loc.gov/issue/may-june-2026/the-declarations-promise/?loclr=blsky

Join us Live! at the Library in June. We'll have: 💃 A costume ball in the Great Hall 🎵 Concerts ❓Trivia 🖼️ Exhibitions 🍸Happy hour https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/live--at-the-library-to-feature-fashion-and-jazz-in-june/s/deb480cc-29c7-457c-8c84-30e0083f34b5?loclr=blsky

Tennessee, the 36th and final state needed for ratification, voted yes in August 1920. This image shows Alice Paul, the NWP's leader, unfurling the "ratification flag" from the suffrage headquarters on that day. The Library of Congress is home to the NWP records and library collection.