Did you know this particular Astrodome, used for navigation, was made from Plexiglas by Rohm & Haas Co. and served the U.S. Navy? It measures 56 cm in diameter and is 15 cm high.
Every morning we publish one verified fact drawn from the National Archives, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian and data.gov agencies, plus five more worth knowing. Each day gets its own page, and each fact links back to the record it came from.
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Sailboats — Did you know that Hayley Lever's painting 'Sailboats' was on extended loan to The White House for six years, from 1993 to 1999, after being gifted to the Smithsonian by Dr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Bassett? Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Ellis Island passenger arrivals — Did you know? Between 1892 and 1954, over 12 million immigrants entered the United States through Ellis Island — the passenger manifest ledgers documenting them are preserved at the National Archives. U.S. National Archives
Sitka City and Borough, Alaska by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Sitka City and Borough, Alaska has a population of about 8,462, a median age of 39.5, a median household income of $95,261, a median home value of $424,700. U.S. Census Bureau
Henry County, Alabama by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Henry County, Alabama has a population of about 17,282, a median age of 44.6, a median household income of $58,395, a median home value of $132,400. U.S. Census Bureau
Painting — This painting from the 1980s or 1990s was part of a collection built between 1960 and 1990 by Carmine and Patricia DeVivi, who later donated it to the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in 2004. National Museum of the American Indian
