Library of Congress

History of today in history

This query returns a list of when there was a new "Today in history" post from the Library of Congress.

About this query

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Developer info

Description: This query returns a list of when there was a new "Today in history" post from the Library of Congress.
API endpoint slug: loc.history_of_today_in_history
Runtime method: performQuery("loc.history_of_today_in_history")

Query fields

No fields for this query

Ingredients

TitleThe title of the day's post.

Slug: EntryTitle
Filter code: Loc.historyOfTodayInHistory.Title
Type: String
Example: Today in History - May 26

Post URLThe URL for the day's post.

Slug: EntryUrl
Filter code: Loc.historyOfTodayInHistory.PostUrl
Type: String
Example: https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/may-26?loclr=eatod

Post content HTMLThe post's content, may contain HTML.

Slug: EntryContent
Filter code: Loc.historyOfTodayInHistory.PostContentHtml
Type: String
Example: On May 26, 1864, President Lincoln signed...

Published dateDate the post was published.

Slug: EntryPublished
Filter code: Loc.historyOfTodayInHistory.PublishedDate
Type: String
Example: August 23, 2010 at 11:01PM