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In His House at R'lyeh, Dead Cthulu Waits Dreaming

Today marks the 124th birthday of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. He is not alive today, but for all we know his shambling corpse awaits the day where it will burst forth to feast upon the flesh of the living.

Discover theTreasures of the Great Lakes Marine Collection

Dial C for Cake, It's Alfred Hitchcock's Birthday!

If you find yourself at the end of your Rope, suffering Vertigo every time you look out your Rear Window at all The Birds, with the sneaking Suspicion that you might just go Psycho... the reason might just be that today is Alfred Hitchcock’s birthday.

August 1, 1981 - MTV debuts

Thirty three years ago today, MTV debuted.  At 12:01 AM on August 1, 1981, MTV launched with a numerical countdown, followed by the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll." The first music video the new network played was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles...

World War I Anniversary Commemorated with new Digital Collection

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, the Milwaukee Public Library is pleased to present its newest digital image collection: World War I Military Portraits.