Today in History - February 23

United States General Zachary Taylor was victorious over Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in the Battle of Buena Vista on February 23, 1847.  Continue reading.

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Poem 105 - "Today"

A poem by Frank O'Hara from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.

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We are pleased to bring you the second installment of Congress.gov enhancements for February of 2026.

Enhancement – Senate Members – Committee Membership

• Open the Committee Assignments tab on a Senate Member profile page to see a list of the committees and subcommittees to which a Senator has been assigned.
• Open the Members tab on a Senate committee profile page to see the full list of Members assigned to the committee and its subcommittees.

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That All May eRead, February 2026

The topic for the February 24, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Using Your eReader with Your Android phone. In the remaining time, we will answer any questions you have about the NLS Braille eReader.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. eastern time and will last for one hour. The meeting will be recorded. To access the meeting, go to https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1603971745?pwd=AAyByFXmbZ94WHMCroPt1Iw28Se5mU.1

Remember that the meeting is recorded. Do not speak if you do not wish to be on the recording. If you wish to speak, you may request to do so by raising your hand. On a PC, press Alt Y to toggle raising and lowering your hand; on a Mac, press Option Y; and if dialing in via telephone, press Star 9. To mute or unmute yourself on a PC, press Alt A; on a Mac, press Command-Shift A; and on a telephone, press Star 6. If you choose to dial in to the call, use the telephone numbers provided below. The Zoom.gov ID will not work with standard Zoom.us.

You can find recordings and transcripts of previous That All May eRead programs on the NLS website at www.loc.gov/nls/news-and-updates/that-all-may-eread.

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"Almost a Nation of Dancers": Black Dancing, Culture, and Identity in the Greater Chesapeake, 1700-1865

Join the John W. Kluge Center and Jurretta J. Heckscher for a discussion of the roots of African American Vernacular dance traditions in the Chesapeake region before Emancipation, and the immense but largely unrecognized impact those traditions have had on the United States and the world.

This event will take place on March 11 at 4pm in room LJ-119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress. No registration is necessary to attend in person. To watch virtually, please register on Zoom. 

In this talk, Heckscher will outline some of her major research conclusions, highlighting recent trends and advances in related fields concerned with the study of American slavery and the understanding of dance, movement, the body, and the senses.

Jurretta J. Heckscher is a cultural historian who holds degrees from Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and the George Washington University. Her most recent publications have been on Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with books and reading, and on the cultural history of Virginia’s Natural Bridge; while her current research focuses on the African American dance traditions that developed in the Chesapeake region during the era of enslavement and their impact on American culture. Heckscher's research lies at the intersection of cultural history, dance and movement studies, folklore and anthropology, ethnomusicology, and creolization studies.

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Join us on Tuesday, March 10, at 1:00 PM DST for a Lunch and Learn Webinar on Navigating the Serial Set Our Lunch and Learn Webinar Series takes a deep dive into the Law Library's collections and other legal research subjects, exploring topics such as rare materials in our collection and the United States Serial Set, among many others.

This webinar will focus on several aspects of the US Congressional Serial Set, including its history, contents, and methods for navigating its over 16,000 volumes. Attendees will learn about free online resources with Serial Set collections, including documents, reports, and finding aids. Additionally, the presentation will summarize the status of a years-long project co-run by the Government Publishing Office and the Law Library of Congress to digitize these collections and make them available online.

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Library of Congress Summaries of Decisions

A new Summary of Decisions has been posted: July 2025 - List 07c. Changes were made as indicated on the approved lists. The Summary of Decisions records guidance and decisions for proposals that do not appear on the approved list.

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