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Fact of the Day — Monday, August 3, 2026

Did you know the Woman's basket hat and case was purchased directly from Ida Flora Nelson, the daughter of the artist, by the National Museum of the American Indian in 2004?

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.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

  • Walt Whitman in Camden, N.J. — Did you know that these photographs of Walt Whitman, famous author of 'Leaves of Grass,' were captured in Camden, N.J. during the final decades of his life, specifically in the 1880s and 1890s? Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
  • Top-rated hospital — Maine — Did you know? NORTHERN LIGHT EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER in BANGOR, Maine earned a 5-star CMS Hospital Overall Rating. (Source: CMS Hospital Compare). CMS Hospital Compare
  • Poinsett County, Arkansas by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Poinsett County, Arkansas has a population of about 22,997, a median age of 39.9, a median household income of $43,440, a median home value of $93,900. U.S. Census Bureau
  • Imperial County, California — how people live and work — In Imperial County, California, workers spend an average of 22.0 minutes commuting each way; the median household income is $56,393; the median age is 33.0; 28.5% of residents are under 18 and 13.5% are 65 or older; the unemployment rate is 12.6%, according to the Census Bureau's 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. U.S. Census Bureau
  • Thieubert — Did you know that the 1800s print 'Thieubert' is a portrait of a man, making both the subject and the artist (Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin) associated with this single artwork? National Portrait Gallery

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