The first topic I chose to research was the establishment of the Library of Congress. On April 24th 1800, President John Adams established the Library of Congress by approving $5,000 to purchase books. In 1801 the first books were shipped over from London and brought to the U.S. Capital. However 12 years later the British came to Washington D.C. during an invasion and burned down a 3,000 volume library. When Thomas Jefferson became president he sold his books to congress for the use of the government. Today the Library of Congress has more then 17 million books and keeps expanding.
I researched briefly the opening of Union Station. Union Station opened on September 29, 1988 as a private/public ownership. In 1981 Congress restored the station with $160 million to preserve as a national treasure.
I then researched the Cinco De Mayo riot in Adams Morgan. In Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant a riot broke out on the 5th of May. A new officer tried to arrest a Salvadoran man for being drunk in public. The police man shot the Salvadoran who was unarmed and the Salvadoran community broke into chaos. Creating a riot within Adams Morgan.
I think Diigolet is a good source to use if you’re in a group situation and need to focus on a specific topic. However, I would not use it for my own personal use unless I was working with a group. Diigolet allows you to post information to the group for easy access, but there are other tools like Google Docs and Email that allow for the same outcome. I do think for History 390 or any type of class, this is an effective use of communication.
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