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Blind Willie Johnson was a blues guitarist who was blinded as a boy, abused by his father, and died penniless from disease after sleeping bundled in wet newspaper in a burnt down house. Carl Sagan preserved his legacy by selecting one of his songs for the Voyager Golden Record in 1977.
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In a review of the film "Groundhog Day", The Washington Post noted it was a good Bill Murray vehicle, but wrote "It will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress". The film was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress in 2006.
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Star Wars was one of the first films selected for preservation by the Library of Congress in 1989, but it has yet to receive an archival print of the original film. George Lucas tried to submit a "Special Edition" print in 1997, but it was rejected due to its alterations of the 1977 print.
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In 2014, The Big Lebowski was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
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When Groundhog Day was released, the Washington Post wrote that it "...will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress". In 2006, the film was selected by the National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress.
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Brokeback Mountain was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is currently the most recent film chosen to be in the Registry.
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The one-minute movie theater jingle "Let's All Go to the Lobby" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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Tupac's Dear Mama was one of 25 recordings selected for preservation at the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress in 2010, making it the third hip hop song to do so.
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In 2013, the film, Pulp Fiction, was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
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The 18 second long film The Kiss (1896) depicted the first kissing scene on film. It was directed by William Heise for Thomas Edison, and was selected for preservation at the National Film Registry.
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In 1993, a Washington Post review said Groundhog Day "will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress." In 2006, the National Film Preservation Board selected that movie for preservation in the Library of Congress.
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In 1995 To Kill a Mockingbird was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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In his review of Groundhog Day, Washington Post film critic Desson Howe said, "'Groundhog' will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress". The film was selected by the National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress in 2006. - source
25 "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" sound recordings are selected each year by the National Recording Preservation Board and placed in a 'National Recording Registry.' - source
