Kee Malesky
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Lights sparkle around the nation as people celebrate the Christmas season. Those lights have also given American presidents reason to joyfully flip the switch on the national tree for nearly 90 years.
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It's time to celebrate millimeters, kilograms, liters and hectares! it's National Metric Week, and the U.S. stands almost alone in its lack of affection for the Système international d'unités.
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People object to having the nation's debt on their shoulders, and they take to the streets to show their anger. The Tea Party in 2011? No, Shays' Rebellion in 1786.
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UNIVAC, short for Universal Automatic Computer, was put into service 60 years ago this week. NPR librarian Kee Malesky says librarians have a special relationship with electronic brains.
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Chug that mint julep and grab a slice of Derby pie, because NPR librarian Kee Malesky is taking us to the races!
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April 14 marks the date 150 years ago that the first person was killed in the Civil War. But there's more to the story, and NPR's Kee Malesky has a special connection to it.