Newspaper Archive Hits Million-Page Milestone
Historic newspapers on display yesterday at the Newseum.
(By Gerald Herbert -- Associated Press)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/16/AR2009061...
Yesterday, officials from both federally funded agencies gathered at the Newseum to
announce that the Chronicling America project (
http://Chroniclingamerica.loc.gov) has now
posted its millionth page. Carole M. Watson, the acting NEH chairman, said the amassed
journalistic reports "help to illuminate the history of our nation."