Joy Harjo is the first Native American to be appointed U.S. Poet Laureate. [via Library of Congress]
GW Libraries has recently digitized photographs from 1970s WMATA construction projects. [via Greater Greater Washington]
![SI Staff Use Smithsonian Metro Station Farecard Vending Machines, 1977, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA RU000371 [77-8307-09]. SI Staff Use Smithsonian Metro Station Farecard Vending Machines](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-77-8307-09/full/450,/0/default.jpg)
The Capitol Visitor Center has rolled out Capitol Materials Carts! [via US Capitol]
A new exhibit at the George Washington University Museum shares failed designs for D.C. monuments. [via Washingtonian]
![Model of Unidentified Monument, 1880, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 11-006 [MAH-4606]. Model of Unidentified Monument, 1880, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 11-006 [MAH-4606].](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-MAH-4606/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
The Getty gives an update on an archaeological conservation project based at the ancient town of Herculaneum. [via Getty Conservation Institute]
CNN has published a civil rights history road trip guide! [via African Burial Ground NM]
Scientists have come closer to figuring out why dogs are so cute. [via New York Times]
![Eskimo Dog Pups, 1910, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 14-167 [NZP-0470]. Eskimo Dog Pups, 1910, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 14-167 [NZP-0470].](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-NZP-0470-000001/full/450,/0/default.jpg)
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