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“Judicial Homicide:” The Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti
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23 Aug 1927 In April of 1920, five armed robbers stole the payroll of a shoe company in South Braintree, Massachusetts. The paymaster and the guard were both shot and killed in the process. The following month, four men were caught attempting to retrieve a vehicle that was assumed to have been linked to the…
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Exciting New Changes in Digicenter
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We are excited to announce that the Digicenter has a new name: The Digital Collections Center. This new name more clearly defines the work being done, and will bring more prominence and attention to the Library’s digital collections. In addition to the name change, the Digital Collections Center has a new manager. Rick Jones, formerly…
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This Day in History: Plutonium-239 First Weighed
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This day in history, in 1942, Glenn Seaborg and other University of Chicago scientists weighed the recently explored element plutonium for the first time. The element was later used as the principal element in the Manhattan Project as well as later in the bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. In researching this event,…
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Early English Books Online
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Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 – from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the…
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This Day in History: Birth Anniversary of Menachem Begin and T.E. Lawrence
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T.E. Lawrence, 125th Birth Anniversary On August 16th, 1888, in Tremadoc, North Wales, T.E. Lawrence was born. He is best known for his alias “Lawrence of Arabia,” but he was also a British soldier, an archaeologist and writer. In the first World War, Lawrence was a British Intelligence Officer. He later lead the Arab revolt…
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V-J Day: Anniversary
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Today is Victory in Japan day! The fighting stopped today in 1945. The official ratification was signed on the USS Missouri at Tokyo on September 2nd. In the weeks prior to the surrender, the United States dropped two bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, respectively. On the 9th,…
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Duke Library Closing for Scheduled Maintenance
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Due to scheduled maintenance, the James B. Duke Library will be operating under an altered schedule for the following dates: Date Day Hours 8/15/2013 Thursday 9:00am – 12:00pm 8/16/2013 Friday CLOSED 8/17/2013 Saturday CLOSED 8/18/2013 Sunday CLOSED 8/19/2013 Monday 9:00am – 5:00pm The library will reopen on Monday, August 19th, at 9am and resume normal…
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Berlin Wall Erected: Anniversary
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East German government closed the border between the east and west sectors of Berlin with barbed wire and guards on august 13th in 1961. Later, the wire would be replaced with a concrete wall. Telephone and postal services were interrupted and later a concrete wall was built to strengthen the barrier between official crossing points.…
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Creating Factiva Alerts
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The news never stops, but you don’t have to worry about missing important stories when you use Factiva alerts. Factiva automatically scans incoming news along with constantly updated website content for the topics, search terms, or companies that interest you. The latest articles are then sent to you via email at selected times during the…
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Watts Riot: Anniversary
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Today in 1965 was the minor clash that turned into a major riot: the Watts Riot. California Highway Police and two young African-Americans clashed. The feud resulted in six days of riots in the Watts area of Los Angeles. In total, there were $40 million in damages, 3,000 arrests, and 34 deaths. These riots highlight the…