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    "title" : "Celebrating American History with Federal Apps |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Celebrating American History with Federal Apps","summary" : "Summer is here, which means it is time for the biggest holiday of the summer—Fourth of July! Independence Day is a happy time of year: BBQs, picnics, pools, sunshine and fireworks. Of course, the foundation of our celebration is American history, and there are plenty of excellent federal apps focused on this area. The American","date" : "2015-07-02T13:00:51-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"kdaniel" : "Kendrick Daniel","awichman" : "Ashley Wichman"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/07/2015-07-02-celebrating-american-history-with-federal-apps.md","slug" : "celebrating-american-history-with-federal-apps","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/07/02/celebrating-american-history-with-federal-apps/","content" :"\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/06/600-x-400-Cake-with-American-flag-frosting-and-sparkling-candles-Jupiterimages-liquidlibrary-Thinkstock-87648597.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Cake with American flag frosting and sparkling candles\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eSummer is here, which means it is time for the biggest holiday of the summer—Fourth of July! Independence Day is a happy time of year: BBQs, picnics, pools, sunshine and fireworks. Of course, the foundation of our celebration is American history, and there are plenty of excellent federal apps focused on this area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.abmc.gov/\"\u003eAmerican Battle Monuments Commission\u003c/a\u003e maintains 25 overseas military cemeteries that honor the service and sacrifices of U.S.armed forces service members. There are three apps they have posted in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.usa.gov/mobileapps.shtml\"\u003eUSA.gov Federal Mobile Apps Directory\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePointe du Hoc (\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/pointe-du-hoc/id583152468?mt=8\u0026amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D2\"\u003eiOS\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neotreks.pointeduhoc\u0026amp;feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5uZW90cmVrcy5wb2ludGVkdWhvYyJd\"\u003eAndroid\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCambridge American Cemetery (\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cambridge-american-cemetery/id965887167?mt=8\"\u003eiOS,\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.abmc.cambridge\"\u003eAndroid\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNormandy American Cemetery (\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/normandy-american-cemetery/id953276481?mt=8\"\u003eiOS\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.abmc.normandy\"\u003eAndroid\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/06/250-x-375-National-Archives-Todays-Document-app-home-screen.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Home screen of the National Archives\u0026#39; Android app for Today\u0026#39;s Document\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\nThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.archives.gov/\"\u003eNational Archives and Records Administration\u003c/a\u003e offers the Today’s Document app (\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/todays-document/id412969819?mt=8\"\u003eiOS\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.accella.nationalarchives\"\u003eAndroid\u003c/a\u003e), an interactive gallery that displays a significant historical document or photo each day of the year. For those who are looking for a self-guided experience, the DocsTeach app (\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/app/id513465174\"\u003eiOS\u003c/a\u003e) allows users to choose a historical topic and challenge themselves with an activity provided by the app.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.si.edu/\"\u003eSmithsonian Institution\u003c/a\u003e is a curator of history in many forms, and apps are one way they reach the public. They offer numerous apps, but here are two that you may not have heard of:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"http://postalmuseum.si.edu/\"\u003eNational Postal Museum\u003c/a\u003e’s MagnifAR app (\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/it/app/magnifiar/id888013582?l=en\u0026amp;mt=8\"\u003eiOS\u003c/a\u003e) adds to the experience of both in-person and faraway visitors. Those who come in-person can point their phones at selected objects to get an enhanced experience; from the comfort of home, users can point their mobile devices at the NPM website on their computer screen.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you want to get a sneak peek of the new \u003ca href=\"http://nmaahc.si.edu/\"\u003eNational Museum of African American History and Culture\u003c/a\u003e before it is completed, check out the NMAAHC app (\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/it/app/view-nmaahc/id626274903?l=en\u0026amp;mt=8\"\u003eiOS\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.secondsitellc.NMAAHC\"\u003eAndroid\u003c/a\u003e). This app provides you with a 360 degree rendering of the new museum.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/06/600-x-338-NMAAHC-app-android-phone.jpg\"\n    alt=\"National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) app\u0026#39;s home screen as seen on an Android phone\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo matter where you celebrate the 4th, you can check out these federal apps that highlight American history from a variety of angles.\u003cem\u003eYou can download these and other government apps through the \u003ca href=\"http://www.usa.gov/mobileapps.shtml\"\u003eUSA.gov Federal Mobile Apps Directory\u003c/a\u003e. Do you have a federal app that is not listed on the Directory? Take part in the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/05/21/start-sleuthing-with-the-great-federal-mobile-product-hunt/\"\u003eGreat Federal Mobile Product Hunt\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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