The Magna Carta Comes to America
November 7, 2014"Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor," a new exhibition at the Library of Congress (LC) in Washington, D.C., celebrates the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, the influential document that limited the powers of Britain’s King John, upheld individual rights, and later came to serve as the cornerstone of constitutional law. On loan from the Lincoln … Continue reading The Magna Carta Comes to America