![On July 1, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan met with a group of 90 high school students from the National History Academy in the William G McGowan Theater.](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/Students-1024x590.jpg)
![On July 1, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan met with a group of 90 high school students from the National History Academy in the William G McGowan Theater.](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/AOTUS-students.png)
On July 1, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan met with a group of 90 high school students from the National History Academy in the William G McGowan Theater.
![Also on July 1, 2024, Dr. Shogan shared this photograph of the Rainbow Bridge in honor of Canada Day.](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/AOTUS-July-1.png)
Also on July 1, 2024, Dr. Shogan shared this photograph of the Rainbow Bridge international border in honor of Canada Day.
![On July 2, 2024, Dr. Shogan met with the James Madison Fellows in the National Archives Rotunda.](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/JamesMadisonFellows-1024x683.jpg)
![On July 2, 2024, Dr. Shogan met with the James Madison Fellows in the National Archives Rotunda.](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/AOTUS-Madison.png)
On July 2, 2024, Dr. Shogan met with the James Madison Fellows in the National Archives Rotunda.
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Also on July 2, 2024, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dr. Shogan shared a link to our DocsTeach resources. You can interact first-hand with milestone documents. Check out DocsTeach today!
![On July 3, 2024, Dr. Shogan shared this image from 2023 on her X account inviting the public to join in the Archives July 4 celebration.](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/AOTUS-July-4-1024x683.jpg)
On July 3, 2024, Dr. Shogan shared this image from 2023 on her X account inviting the public to join in the Archives July 4 celebration.
![On July 4, 2024, Dr. Shogan shared a link on X to the CNN article she co-authored with Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch III and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden titled, "This July 4th, a Different Way to Celebrate the History We Share."](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/Opinon-AOTUS.jpg)
![On July 4, 2024, Dr. Shogan shared a link on X to the CNN article she co-authored with Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch III and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden titled, "This July 4th, a Different Way to Celebrate the History We Share."](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/AOUTS-Opinion-Threads.png)
On July 4, 2024, Dr. Shogan shared a link on X to the CNN article she co-authored with Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch III and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden titled, “This July 4th, a Different Way to Celebrate the History We Share.”
![Also on the July 4, Dr. Shogan addressed the crowds outside the National Archives Building in Washington, DC.](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/Dr-Shogan-Podium-597x1024.jpg)
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Also on the July 4, Dr. Shogan addressed the crowds outside the National Archives Building in Washington, DC.
![Here Dr. Shogan poses with the reenactors who read the Declaration of Independence in the Rotunda.](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/Dec-of-Independence-1024x710.jpg)
Dr. Shogan posed with the reenactors who read the Declaration of Independence in the Rotunda.
![Later that day, Dr. Shogan shared the Declaration 250 logo. It will be used to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026.](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/D250-logo.jpg)
![Later that day, Dr. Shogan shared the Declaration 250 logo. It will be used to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026. You can read the full press release here.](https://aotus11.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/07/AOTUS-250.png)
Later that day, Dr. Shogan shared the Declaration 250 logo. It will be used to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026.
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