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Check out this interesting find from the Congressional Serial Set: S. Ex. Doc. 33-79 - Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy. Compiled from the original notes and journals of Commander Perry and his officers.

 

GPO has acquired copies of nine Department of Defense publications for distribution as Special Selection Offers. Learn more, and respond by Friday, December 12, 2025.

The spring 2026 DLC Virtual Meeting will be held March 4 & 5, 2026. Stay tuned to FDLP News this winter for registration information.

 

 

Rosa Parks invigorated the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Parks' arrest on December 1, 1955 launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott by 17,000 black citizens. A Supreme Court ruling and declining revenues forced the city to desegregate its buses thirteen months later. Learn more from the National Park Service. Read more about Ms. Parks’ impact on the U.S. through the Congressional Record on GovInfo.