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In 1931, after more than 40 bills, Congress officially declared that The Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem of the United States. <br/><br/>Photo from the Library of Congress</p></div> <div class="footer for_permalink"> <div class="shareLinks"> <div class="tweetbutton"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/post/90704768895/image-description-our-national-anthem-the-star" data-text="" data-count="horizontal" data-via="usagov">Tweet</a> </div> <div class="likebutton"> <iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259if_/http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://blog.usa.gov/post/90704768895/image-description-our-national-anthem-the-star&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=100&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100px; height:20px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe> </div> <div class="plusonebutton"> <g:plusone size="medium" annotation="bubble" href="http://blog.usa.gov/post/90704768895/image-description-our-national-anthem-the-star"></g:plusone> </div> <div class="pinitbutton"> <a data-pin-config="beside" href="//web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://blog.usa.gov/post/90704768895/image-description-our-national-anthem-the-star>&amp;media=http://38.media.tumblr.com/b6e6897527b90911aa47375bf224c843/tumblr_n7zjrwAlNT1qeoxw2o1_400.jpg&amp;description=Image description: Our national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 to commemorate the victory of the United States against Great Britain. In 1931, after more than 40 bills, Congress officially declared that The Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem of the United States. 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Be sure to prepare by following these steps for before, during, and after hurricanes."/></a> </div> <div class="copy photocopy"><p>Image description: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#ARTHUR">Hurricane Arthur</a> is expected to make landfall tonight.聽If you live in the path, please listen to local officials and follow evacuation orders.</p> <p>Be sure to prepare by following these steps for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes">before, during, and after hurricanes</a>.</p></div> <div class="footer for_permalink"> <div class="shareLinks"> <div class="tweetbutton"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/post/90679843677/image-description-hurricane-arthur-is-expected-to" data-text="" data-count="horizontal" data-via="usagov">Tweet</a> </div> <div class="likebutton"> <iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259if_/http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://blog.usa.gov/post/90679843677/image-description-hurricane-arthur-is-expected-to&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=100&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100px; height:20px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe> </div> <div class="plusonebutton"> <g:plusone size="medium" annotation="bubble" href="http://blog.usa.gov/post/90679843677/image-description-hurricane-arthur-is-expected-to"></g:plusone> </div> <div class="pinitbutton"> <a data-pin-config="beside" href="//web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://blog.usa.gov/post/90679843677/image-description-hurricane-arthur-is-expected-to>&amp;media=http://37.media.tumblr.com/30b49a9f984938d23b39528b439818a2/tumblr_n85ghz1jX11qeoxw2o1_500.gif&amp;description=Image description: Hurricane Arthur is expected to make landfall tonight.聽If you live in the path, please listen to local officials and follow evacuation orders. 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Inspired by a certain celebrity group shot at the Oscars, we invite you to post a聽</span><a class="_58cn" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/colonialselfie" data-ft="{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}">#ColonialSelfie</a><span>聽on Twitter!聽</span></strong><br/><br/><span>While out enjoying your Fourth of July, snap a picture with a Founding Father and show us o</span><span class="text_exposed_show">n Twitter. If you don鈥檛 run into Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin, be creative; your #ColonialSelfie can be with anything that was in fashion in 1776!聽<br/><br/>Don鈥檛 forget to use the #ColonialSelfie hashtag, and send it to us on Twitter at @USNatArchives.<br/><br/>To find out more about聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://www.archives.gov/calendar/july4/">July 4 at the National Archives</a>.聽</span></p> </blockquote></p> <div class="footer for_permalink"> <div class="shareLinks"> <div class="tweetbutton"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/post/90670198125/image-description-from-the-national-archives" data-text="" data-count="horizontal" data-via="usagov">Tweet</a> </div> <div class="likebutton"> <iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259if_/http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://blog.usa.gov/post/90670198125/image-description-from-the-national-archives&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=100&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100px; height:20px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe> </div> <div class="plusonebutton"> <g:plusone size="medium" annotation="bubble" href="http://blog.usa.gov/post/90670198125/image-description-from-the-national-archives"></g:plusone> </div> <div class="pinitbutton"> <a data-pin-config="beside" href="//web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://blog.usa.gov/post/90670198125/image-description-from-the-national-archives>&amp;media=&amp;description=Image description From the National Archives: Spending the Fourth of July with us? Inspired by a certain celebrity group shot at the Oscars, we invite you to post a聽#ColonialSelfie聽on Twitter!聽 While out enjoying your Fourth of July, snap a picture with a Founding Father and show us on Twitter. If you don鈥檛 run into Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin, be creative; your #ColonialSelfie can be with anything that was in fashion in 1776!聽 Don鈥檛 forget to use the #ColonialSelfie hashtag, and send it to us on Twitter at @USNatArchives. To find out more about聽July 4 at the National Archives.聽" data-pin-do="buttonPin"><img src="//web.archive.org/web/20140704051259im_/http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pin_it_button.png"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="notes"> </div> <div class="date"> Reblogged 12 hours ago from usnatarchives </div> <div class="tags">Tagged: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/tagged/ColonialSelfie">ColonialSelfie</a><span class="tag-commas">, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/tagged/selfie">selfie</a><span class="tag-commas">, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/tagged/history">history</a><span class="tag-commas">, </span></div> <div class="permalink"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/post/90670198125/image-description-from-the-national-archives">Permanent link to this post</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="post"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/post/90657525866/graco-recalls-car-seats-due-to-harness-buckle-problem"> Graco Recalls Car Seats Due to Harness Buckle Problem </a> </h2> <div class="copy"><p>Graco Children&#8217;s Products聽is recalling聽several of its car seats聽due to a聽faulty buckle. The buckle can get stuck in the latched position, making it聽difficult to聽remove your child from the seat and increasing聽the risk of injury in聽an emergency.<br/><br/>Visit the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/https://secure.gracobucklerecall.com/Recall2014" target="_blank">Graco website</a>聽to聽look up affected models. If your聽car seat is included in the recall,聽you聽can order a free replacement harness buckle.<br/><br/>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) encourages parents and caregivers to consider using an alternative car seat until the buckle聽is fixed.<br/><br/>If you need more information about the聽Graco recall, or recalls for any other聽car seat, you can <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/childseat.cfm" target="_blank">look up car seat recalls</a> over the past 10 years, or call the NHTSA hotline at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/tel:1-888-327-4236" target="_blank">1-888-327-4236</a>.<br/><br/>Be sure to聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://www.safercar.gov/parents/GetHelp.htm" target="_blank">register your car seat</a>聽so that聽you are notified in the event of a聽recall.</p></div> <div class="footer for_permalink"> <div class="shareLinks"> <div class="tweetbutton"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/post/90657525866/graco-recalls-car-seats-due-to-harness-buckle-problem" data-text="Graco Recalls Car Seats Due to Harness Buckle Problem" data-count="horizontal" data-via="usagov">Tweet</a> </div> <div class="likebutton"> <iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259if_/http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://blog.usa.gov/post/90657525866/graco-recalls-car-seats-due-to-harness-buckle-problem&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=100&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100px; height:20px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe> </div> <div class="plusonebutton"> <g:plusone size="medium" annotation="bubble" href="http://blog.usa.gov/post/90657525866/graco-recalls-car-seats-due-to-harness-buckle-problem"></g:plusone> </div> </div> <div class="notes"> </div> <div class="date"> Posted 15 hours ago </div> <div class="tags">Tagged: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/tagged/safety">safety</a><span class="tag-commas">, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/tagged/recalls">recalls</a><span class="tag-commas">, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/tagged/car-seat">car seat</a><span class="tag-commas">, </span></div> <div class="permalink"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259/http://blog.usa.gov/post/90657525866/graco-recalls-car-seats-due-to-harness-buckle-problem">Permanent link to this post</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="post"> <div class="media"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704051259im_/http://31.media.tumblr.com/56db3100974ef212cdb4ebc19b438c1f/tumblr_n7zjqfQf3Q1qeoxw2o1_400.jpg" alt="Image description: Today&amp;#8217;s national symbol is the American bald eagle. It is the national bird of the United States and an endangered species success story. It is easily recognized by the white feathers on its head and tail (in adults). Bald eagles live approximately 20 years and their natural habitat spans almost all of North America from Alaska to northern Mexico. (Photo: Karen Laubenstein, USFWS)"/> </div> <div class="copy photocopy"><p>Image description: Today&#8217;s national symbol is the American bald eagle. It is the national bird of the United States and an endangered species success story. It is easily recognized by the white feathers on its head and tail (in adults). <br/><br/>Bald eagles live approximately 20 years and their natural habitat spans almost all of North America from Alaska to northern Mexico. 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