Today in History - October 7

October 7, 1979 was the final day of the Fall roundup and trail drive for the Ninety-Six Ranch. Continue reading.

Cornell University welcomed its first 412 students to the rural campus overlooking Lake Cayuga in Ithaca, New York on October 7, 1868.  Continue reading.

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A poem by Thomas Lux from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.

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Equipment Specialist (Electronic) (VAR003438)

• Opening Date: October 06, 2026
• Closing Date: November 06, 2026
• OPM Control Number: 887700000
• Vacancy Number: VAR003438
• LC Organization Unit: Library Collections and Services Group
• Grade: GS-12
• Series: 1670
• Minimum Salary: $102,415.00
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Banking on Belonging: Why Investing in Refugee Entrepreneurs Benefits Everyone

Don't forget that today at 4pm the John W. Kluge Center is hosting a discussion of the book “Banking on Belonging: Why Investing in Refugee Entrepreneurs Benefits Everyone,” with its authors, John Kluge Jr. and Christine Mahoney.

The event will take place on October 7, 2026 at 4pm in room LJ-119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress.

For those planning to attend in person, no registration is needed.

The book tells the stories of entrepreneurs from Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, and Venezuela, among others, and makes the case that they drive job creation and innovation in the countries they come to call home. Drawing on these stories, Kluge Jr. and Mahoney create a framework for classifying and understanding investment opportunities targeting displaced talent.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Molly O'Toole will interview Kluge and Mahoney.

This event can be viewed live on Zoom or in person in room LJ-119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress. For those planning to attend in person, no registration is needed. Register here to watch on Zoom. 

John Kluge Jr. is the founder of the Refugee Investment Network, as well as the founder or cofounder of additional investment funds and social enterprises, including Thistlerock Mead Company. He is the son of Kluge Center founder John W. Kluge.

Christine Mahoney is chief innovation officer and professor or public policy and politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Her previous books include “Failure and Hope: Fighting for the Rights of the Forcibly Displaced,” which directly inspired the founding of the Refugee Investment Network.

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Production/AV Specialist (VAR003441)

• Opening Date: October 07, 2026
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What's New?

Chronicling America is regularly updated with newly-digitized newspapers from contributors to the National Digital Newspaper Program. Digitized newspapers are delivered in the form of batches, where each batch can contain one to many issues, from one or more newspaper titles. Recently loaded batches can be discovered on the Chronicling America Research Guide. More details about the batch can be discovered by clicking on the batch name link.

Recent additions to Chronicling America include:

• Georgia Baptist (Augusta, GA), 1898-1949. An African American newspaper published by civil rights leader, William J. White covered Black Baptist and general news.
• Warm Springs Mirror, Warm Springs Advertiser (Warm Springs, GA), 1930-1954. The local paper for a small, hot springs resort town, popular for its healing properties in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among its notable, part-time residents was President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who passed away in the town on April 12, 1945.
• Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman (Ashburn, GA), 1902-1918. The newspaper included "...collected local items of interest, selected general news, current events and especially Farm and livestock information..." during a period of rapid growth in the town.

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Topic For October 2026 Patron Corner

On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7 p.m. eastern time, the NLS Patron Engagement Section will host a Patron Corner. The topic for this program is Celebrating 20 Years of BARD: Part Two. The session will feature a panel of NLS colleagues and patrons who were part of the BARD beta test in 2006 and the first users of BARD. We will also offer an opportunity for audience members to express what BARD has meant to them as patrons.  

Please join us at: https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1659059099?pwd=3SodtbmALTT85MNnxbb0butQjpsspU.1 

Part One of this program took place on July 13 and featured NLS narrators who have worked in both the analog and digital age. A recording is available online at www.loc.gov/nls/news-and-updates/patron-corner.

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