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March 04
By: AOC Curator Office
The term “crypt” has long referred to a space beneath the main floor of a church or a chamber in a mausoleum. For many of us it suggests somber, stony silence and perhaps dusty coffins. The Capitol...
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January 29
By: AOC Curator Office
The liberty cap was the symbol of freedom and liberty commonly used in the 19th century and is seen in many places in the United States Capitol.
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August 22
By: AOC Curator Office
In retaliation for the Americans' recent burning of the Canadian capital at York (present-day Toronto), British troops descended on Washington, D.C., in August 1814, to set fire to much of the...
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February 27
By: AOC Curator Office
Presidents Don't Sleep Here—But They're Honored in Art!
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