Chronicling America API

// Fetch top news headlines
const response = await fetch(`http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/about/api`);
const data = await response.json();
const articles = data.articles || data.results || data.data || [];
articles.slice(0, 5).forEach(article => {
  console.log(`📰 ${article.title}`);
  console.log(`   ${article.source?.name || article.source || ''}`);
});

// Search news by topic
const topic = 'technology';
const response = await fetch(`http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/about/api`);
const data = await response.json();
const news = data.articles || data.results || [];
const container = document.getElementById('news-feed');
news.slice(0, 5).forEach(article => {
  const el = document.createElement('article');
  el.innerHTML = `<h3>${article.title}</h3><p>${article.description || ''}</p>`;
  container.appendChild(el);
});

// Aggregate news from multiple categories
const categories = ['tech', 'science', 'business'];
const allNews = [];
for (const cat of categories) {
  const response = await fetch(`http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/about/api`);
  const data = await response.json();
  const articles = data.articles || data.results || [];
  allNews.push(...articles.slice(0, 3));
}
console.log(`Aggregated ${allNews.length} articles`);