The Committee of Five—John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman—was appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago today.
Jefferson's draft of the document is here at the Library, and will be featured in a new exhibition opening July 3.
I can’t recommend this interview enough. I had the opportunity to show it to a couple of Civics and US history classes today and it was incredibly profound to watch and prompted some amazing reflective and honest discussion. I would encourage everyone to take 40 minutes and watch
Extended interview: Former Nebraska senator Ben Sasse has metastatic pancreatic cancer. He spoke with 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley about where America has been and where it could still go.
Ayo Dosunmu of the @Timberwolves is the first player in NBA history with:
40+ points
75% FG shooting
5+ threes without a miss
10+ FT without a miss
...in any game (regular season or playoffs, off the bench or not).
Thankful for the opportunity to do what I love with people I love.
First year as an OC went great, thank you to Brian Blomquist, Zac McKavetz and Jason Handegan, cant do this without them. Thank you to the rest of our staff, our seniors, and our community.
296 days til week 1!