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The Art of Dreams – The Public Domain Review https://t.co/8HGUQYkfAY
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Polychrome Woodblocks of Itō Jakuchū Birds – The Public Domain Review https://t.co/ANis94foni
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 10, 2021
The Art of Book Covers (1820–1914) – The Public Domain Review https://t.co/vT9gQps7YF
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“The Mark of the Beast”: Georgian Britain’s Anti-Vaxxer Movement https://t.co/2KQjcH0wsJ
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 10, 2021
Guernica: Mapping the History of Slavery in New York https://t.co/c9UNIWSQA5 via @GuernicaMag
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 10, 2021
MacKenzie Scott's donations: When a billionaire surprises you with $8 million, no strings attached. https://t.co/CYOYQ4AVQd
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 10, 2021
BoundaryStones: When a contest was held to decide on a name for the new Washington #NHL team, top choices included the comets, the Metros, the Eagles...and the Pandas. https://t.co/oUu5xaHFQi #DCHistory When a contest was held to decide on a name for the new Washington #NHL …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 9, 2021
BoundaryStones: What happened when the newly famous Beatles mingled with members of the elite at the British Embassy in #DC? Strangeness ensued, from the Fab Four confusing the other guests to one woman trying to cut off locks of Ringo's hair. https://t.co/nnUWX3yMrD What ha…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 9, 2021
BoundaryStones: #DidYouKnow that Black mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was part of the team that designed the layout of #WashingtonDC? https://t.co/sBNhrPLLiC #BlackHistory #DidYouKnow that Black mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was part of the t…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 9, 2021
StreetsOfDC: Circa 1890 lantern slide of Pa Ave facing NW, as seen from the Capitol. Peace Monument is visible in the foreground, while the Treasury Dept is the faint white structure at the end of the avenue on the right. Virtually all the other structures in this view have …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 9, 2021
Today in History - October 9 https://t.co/Vg0mIuK7UO On October 9, 1701, the colonial legislature of Connecticut chartered the Collegiate School in Saybrook to educate students for “Publick employment both in Church & Civil State.” Continue reading. Click here to search Tod…
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Quote of the Day: "I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown." - Christopher Columbus
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 9, 2021
BoundaryStones: Monkeys can be good musical partners, except when they bite people. Several organ grinders on the streets of #WashingtonDC learned this the hard way in the late 19th and early 20th century. https://t.co/yrvS5QrCqk Monkeys can be good musical partners, except …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
LOCMaps: Look at this beautifully vibrant map of Los Angeles, CA published in 1894. It may be hard to believe today, but LA was once surrounded by lush greenery. Check it out: https://t.co/w5xtRdD1yL https://t.co/6VonaF5YK7 Look at this beautifully vibrant map of Los Angele…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
DCHistory: Join the DC History Center for our program, "See our Latinidad, See our Blackness," where special panelists will discuss the history and experiences of Afro-Latinas in DC! Click here to learn more: https://t.co/aJ5Wl3lIoC Join the DC History Center for our program…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
BoundaryStones: To this day, many people believe the term 'lobbyist' comes from #WashingtonDC, specifically the lobby of the Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. (It actually originally referred to one of the lobbies of the House of Commons.) https://t.co/KONCqLXmio To this…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
BoundaryStones: Meanwhile, the legend of the Clifton Bunny Man remains unsolved 👀👀... https://t.co/KjuHYdVQhZ https://t.co/aSIt1cDcse Meanwhile, the legend of the Clifton Bunny Man remains unsolved 👀👀... https://t.co/KjuHYdVQhZ https://t.co/aSIt1cDcse — Boundary Stones (…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
LOCMaps: A true work of art, this stunning 1881 panoramic map shows a prospective view of the Panama Canal, produced just as the first construction attempts were beginning. See the full map here: https://t.co/YA2kh0QLCY https://t.co/ygH9rHMqmd A true work of art, this stunn…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
StreetsOfDC: Pete Macias (1898-1947) was a native Washingtonian and popular local pianist and bandleader in the 1920s and 30s. He opened the Heigh-Ho Club at Connecticut and Q St NW in 1933. A swanky, much-hyped supper club on the 2nd floor of an old mansion, it lasted until…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
BoundaryStones: Property developer William Levitt created one of his Levittowns in Prince George's County, MD starting in 1960, naming the community "Belair at Bowie." https://t.co/yFOF8aOPP5 #MDHistory Property developer William Levitt created one of his Levittowns in Princ…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
Hubble Detects a Dangerous Dance via NASA https://t.co/0B1SGG9Wgz https://t.co/6nnKlMVyt6
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
Today in History - October 8 https://t.co/1Arb177Awd On Sunday, October 8, 1871, fire leveled a broad swath of Michigan and Wisconsin, including the cities of Peshtigo, Holland, Manistee, and Port Huron. Continue reading. On October 8, 1862, Union and Confederate forces fou…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
Quote of the Day: "Zeal will do more than knowledge." - William Hazlitt
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
BoundaryStones: Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Langley built a machine called the Aerodome that almost became the "First in Flight", not once but twice. https://t.co/fBQPK1sbIV #DCHistory #VAHistory Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Langley built a machine called the Aerodome that …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
BoundaryStones: Some folks just aren't cut out for government work, and Edgar Allan Poe was one of those types. Even after trying to secure a position at Philadelphia's Customs House by speaking with President Tyler, Poe didn't get the job. https://t.co/i9FBB3GEBK #DCHistory …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
LOCMaps: Check out this world map from the late 18th century. You may notice one continent missing from the depiction. That’s because Antarctica was not discovered until 1820, more than 40 years after this map was published. Have a look: https://t.co/IYsmiTxQcA …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
BoundaryStones: In November of 1962, a number of artists performed at a show to raise money for the construction of the National Cultural Center. One of them was a 7-year-old cello prodigy named Yo-Yo Ma. https://t.co/wevXiVD65d #DCHistory In November of 1962, a number of ar…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
Trial of 100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard. >Leon Schwarzbaum attended the trial as a visitor. “This is the last trial for my friends, acquaintances and my loved ones who were murdered, in which the last guilty person can still be sentenced https://t.co/HDi7wM1Tef
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
LOCMaps: This 18th century map of New Providence, today the most populous island in the Bahamas, includes annotations that highlight the perspective and interests of the cartographer. Take a closer look here: https://t.co/dzNK6ALO9b https://t.co/113lEivDlO This 18th century…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
Smile! You're on the International Space Station via NASA https://t.co/5q9TkatgO7 https://t.co/u5Ibg5MlPH
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
Melinda Gates forms nonfiction book imprint, Moment of Lift (from @AP) https://t.co/hn8RJfrv4s
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
BoundaryStones: Chili, anyone? Classic D.C. restaurant Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street has served famous customers like Duke Ellington, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and former mayor Marion Barry. https://t.co/9LF1I51tjs #DCHistory Chili, anyone? Classic D.C. restaurant Ben's Chi…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
StreetsOfDC: History of the National Metropolitan Bank: https://t.co/nOXlGmcMI3 History of the National Metropolitan Bank: https://t.co/nOXlGmcMI3 — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) Oct 7, 2021
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
StreetsOfDC: Postcard view, perhaps 1940s, of DC's "Wall Street" around the Treasury Dept. Natl Metropolitan Bank is highlighted to the left of the "3." Next to the bank is historic Rhodes Tavern, sadly demolished in 1984 after a long battle to try to save it. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
StreetsOfDC: An old coin, a pile of straight pins offer clues to bygone life of African American church https://t.co/MSsgQIH10F An old coin, a pile of straight pins offer clues to bygone life of African American church https://t.co/MSsgQIH10F — Streets of Washington (@Stre…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
To capture the scope of COVID's toll, this photographer spent 30 hours on one photo : The Picture Show : NPR https://t.co/YDLt2BPEUE
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
Woodcut | The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://t.co/N5U5bGCUW2
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
Judging 'sincerely held' religious belief is tricky for employers mandating vaccines : from NPR https://t.co/ev6LZnkO3o
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
Today in History - October 7 https://t.co/xRBIuno4cT Cornell University welcomed its first 412 students to the rural campus overlooking Lake Cayuga in Ithaca, New York, on October 7, 1868. Continue reading. October 7, 1979, was the final day of the fall roundup and trail dr…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
Facebook Exec: We're Not Like Big Tobacco Because So Many People Use Our Product | Vanity Fair https://t.co/0BEduAN3ri
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
An important thread about invasive apps tracking you from @RobertGReeve https://t.co/70ScpPNthU
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
Quote of the Day: "Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion?" - William Lloyd Garrison
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 7, 2021
watch these old-time Papermakers in Canada - Transformer le tissu en papier https://t.co/dy11LIB3YI
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 6, 2021
BoundaryStones: The #COVID19 pandemic is not the first time some Americans have railed against vaccines. At the dawn of the 20th century, a Howard University instructor led an anti-vaccination crusade, despite Howard's pro-vax stance. https://t.co/A4jBGL8pRM #DCHistory The #…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 6, 2021
LOCMaps: This map of Philadelphia displays election districts as they were in 1854. If you look closely you’ll also find several of the railroad lines which ran through Philadelphia at the time. Take a look: https://t.co/gBVsIQJ1vA https://t.co/YAXQt8vzUr This map of Philad…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 6, 2021
Vibrant Murals by ‘Bicicleta Sem Freio’ Burst with Pop Culture and Cartoon Characters https://t.co/oh0Xg19Fut via @colossal
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 6, 2021
Miniature Mixed Media Lace Works Depict Pastoral Scenes in New Work by Ágnes Herczeg https://t.co/Xph3sZV3cl via @colossal
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 6, 2021
LOCMaps: This 19th century map of Egypt, focused on the Nile River and Sinai Peninsula, is full of detailed illustrations of important sites and ornamental features. Take a closer look here: https://t.co/mtKvC9O8Yb https://t.co/hkG3bNaizZ This 19th century map of Egypt, foc…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 6, 2021
BoundaryStones: #OnThisDay in 1979, Pope John Paul II became the first sitting Pope to visit America's capital. https://t.co/hDrDlFYCwP #DCHistory #OnThisDay in 1979, Pope John Paul II became the first sitting Pope to visit America's capital. https://t.co/hDrDlFYCwP #DCHist…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 6, 2021
A Jupiter-Like Rogue Planet Wanders Alone in Space via NASA https://t.co/8CA5aqDVy3 https://t.co/Wj4NzX6ofI
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 6, 2021
This falls under two categories: relationship goals, and weird ways to ensure job security. https://t.co/RGO4dHJZSd
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 6, 2021
Today in History - October 6 https://t.co/pGYKyL7Tmi On October 6, 1866, thieves boarded an eastbound Ohio & Mississippi Railroad passenger train near Seymour, Indiana, and entered an Adams Express Company car. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for oth…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 6, 2021
#Schrödinger would have loved social media #notifications. A notification remains both positive and negative …until you open it.
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
LOCMaps: Can you believe how barren Seattle, Washington looks in this bird’s eye view map from 1878? Today the bustling city is home to more than 730,000 people. Get a better look: https://t.co/1498ejxSS4 https://t.co/qkOw1Np3mT Can you believe how barren Seattle, Washingto…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
BoundaryStones: What happened to the 1961 Lincoln limo in which #JFK was shot? Only a year after the assassination, Lyndon B. Johnson actually rode in that same car in a parade in #DC. https://t.co/fQfCPzPgCT What happened to the 1961 Lincoln limo in which #JFK was shot? Onl…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
BoundaryStones: The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal was restored by an all-Black company of the Civilian Conservation Corps beginning in 1938. https://t.co/26ihn5I2eS #BlackHistory The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal was restored by an all-Black company of the Civilian Conservation Corps be…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
At the Annual Roadworks Festival, a 7-Ton Steamroller Prints Linocuts in San Francisco’s Streets | Colossal https://t.co/I3MDzbbwF5
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
A Colorful Departure From the Station via NASA https://t.co/EymKiJ7OOG https://t.co/59KsWodBUx
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
StreetsOfDC: Entrance to the Burlington Hotel, at 1120 Vermont Avenue NW, just south of Thomas Circle. Designed by prolific architect T. Franklin Schneider, the residential hotel was completed in 1907. It was torn down in 1978. Postcard by Frederick A. Schutz. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
LOCMaps: Get a new perspective on Italy in this incredible, sweeping panoramic map from 1850! Take a closer look here: https://t.co/ADuUOO5Dev https://t.co/8nsxd4RzAq Get a new perspective on Italy in this incredible, sweeping panoramic map from 1850! Take a closer look her…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
BoundaryStones: Don't be like George Washington, who, in 1789, checked out a couple books on law from the New York Society Library but never actually brought them back. https://t.co/DMRpxVMnOO #DCHistory Don't be like George Washington, who, in 1789, checked out a couple boo…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
Today in History - October 5 https://t.co/he2r4yIp9V On October 5, 1877, Chief Joseph, exhausted and disheartened, surrendered in the Bears Paw Mountains of Montana, forty miles south of Canada. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic mome…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
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Quote of the Day: "I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm." - Calvin Coolidge
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 5, 2021
Too bad it isn’t an obituary: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage (from @AP) https://t.co/bOn18DEYsK
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
Iron Age Hoarders- Every time the houses were rebuilt, the existing walls and floors were retained, and new building was constructed inside them. The families were literally living within the shell of the houses inhabited by their ancestors. https://t.co/xFG4zryNlf
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
When Frogs Were Used as Pregnancy Test Kits by https://t.co/oDoEQAASwE
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
C.S. Fly, pioneer photojournalist documented events in Tombstone, AZ in late 19th century. In addition to capturing Tombstone’s residents and daily life, Fly’s images are the only known images of Native Americans before they lost the war to the white man. https://t.co/TQwNKgWhmi
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
history textbooks published in decades after Reconstruction and found the “Lost Cause narrative,” which advocates a heroic view of the Confederacy, not only predominated in Southern classrooms but crept into history textbooks used across the North as well. https://t.co/jTmuE11yfX
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
BoundaryStones: #OnThisDay in 1854, Joseph Russell and Alexander Merrill were tried in New York for kidnapping Solomon Northrup in #DC and selling him into slavery. Northrup would later document those events in his book, #TwelveYearsASlave. https://t.co/PWsrmKCGcF #OnThisDay…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
BoundaryStones: #DidYouKnow the cherry blossom trees shipped to #WashingtonDC in the early 20th century from Japan were specially grown in sterilized beds? https://t.co/QQRGf60qy7 #DidYouKnow the cherry blossom trees shipped to #WashingtonDC in the early 20th century from Ja…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
Cured: What you need to know about salumi (including salami) (from @AP) https://t.co/E1W8tsNOQd
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
BoundaryStones: In the fall of 1989, Reston, VA was dealing with an ebola crisis. Fortunately, though, that particular strain only affected monkeys at the Reston Primate Quarantine Unit. https://t.co/XUpTG6TFIX #VAHistory In the fall of 1989, Reston, VA was dealing with an e…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
LOCMaps: Take a look at this 1905 map which shows the Northern Texas Traction Company interurban railroad line which connected Fort Worth to Dallas. The line ran from 1902 until 1934. Check it out: https://t.co/zGcipllXj9 https://t.co/LF1j8oFVmr Take a look at this 1905 map…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
An Important thread by @brianklaas please read it! https://t.co/0LXfJV9Npi
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
BoundaryStones: Stealing art is a risky business, and the thief who tried to run off with a #Rembrandt from the Corcoran in 1959 learned this the hard way. https://t.co/JJ5tYgcHjq Stealing art is a risky business, and the thief who tried to run off with a #Rembrandt from the…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
DCHistory: For Teach Central America Week, the DC History Center is promoting resources that fill the gap in K-12 education on Central American History. To learn more about Latin/a/o/x communities in DC, click here: https://t.co/VDqi4LNErj 📸 Rick Reinhard, Washington Histor…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
Psyche Mission to an Asteroid: Electric Propulsion Comes of Age via NASA https://t.co/nm10UvICSl https://t.co/eX15yJI3qH
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
An afternoon in Paris, 1900. This video was shot by the Lumiere brothers (Colorized, 4k, 50fps). • Via https://t.co/ZW31HDKEJR https://t.co/mcN0JXtbyO via @FacebookWatch
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
BoundaryStones: Throughout the fight for #CivilRights, there's been pushback. #OnThisDay in 1954, white students at Anacostia High School began their strike to protest integration. https://t.co/1CfjVCkx4b Throughout the fight for #CivilRights, there's been pushback. #OnThisD…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
LOCMaps: This strikingly detailed map shows Union and Confederate lines on September 19th and 20th, 1863, in the Civil War Battle of Chickamauga. Take a closer look here: https://t.co/LclvseFge8 https://t.co/4V1r4lifYd This strikingly detailed map shows Union and Confederat…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
see the michael de adder political cartoon gallery. one of the best in the business! https://t.co/NdONMSONRS
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
vintage #dystopian predictions for the future portrayed #totalitarian governments spreading #propaganda and keeping citizens under constant #surveillance. The reality: #corporations spreading propaganda and #citizens voluntarily allowing themselves to be #monitored.
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
#Dems paying attention to all the wrong things. Break up FB & Twitter, regulate as public utilities, you’ll fix #election shenanigans to some extent. Expand the #SupremeCourt, kill #filibuster, you’ll fix a lot else. Fix DC/PR #statehood, you’ll kneecap republicans permanently
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
Whenever a politician or business leader claims there is ‘no money’ to pay for climate damage and innovation, for more and better jobs, for a fair post-COVID recovery, for more overseas aid, they know where to look. https://t.co/sDc8Xg5uNc
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
Today in History - October 4 https://t.co/nYEGE8VTBY The General Court of the Plymouth Colony instituted a legal code, the first composed in North America, on October 4, 1636. Continue reading. On October 4, 1822, Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio. Contin…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
The Last Glimpses of California's Vanishing Hippie Utopias https://t.co/WATFlzS9JE via @gqmagazine
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
To Dye For | Science History Institute Plants provide a broad spectrum of color: marigolds yield golden yellow dyes; apple-tree bark, dahlia petals, onion skins, and ivy berries produce dye colors ranging from warm mustard to springy chartreuse. see more: https://t.co/KdW58V8pVI
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
Quote of the Day: "Fortune befriends the bold." - Emily Dickinson
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
Frances Haugen on 60 Minutes: Why the Facebook whistleblower leak is different from its other PR crises - Vox https://t.co/zgGsnbGk0y
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 4, 2021
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— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 3, 2021
BoundaryStones: Does #DC have its own anthem like so many U.S. states? It almost did. In 1951, songwriters from around the country, including Jimmie Dodd of the Mickey Mouse Club, sent in submissions for the "Song for Washington" contest. https://t.co/SzvR5HTJI6
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 3, 2021
Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful | World news | The Guardian https://t.co/bUPVi4cHWO
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 3, 2021
BoundaryStones: #WashingtonDC began to earn a reputation as a cultural capital in the late 1960s, and the premiere of Howard Sackler's play "The Great White Hope" at Arena Stage in '68 contributed to that. https://t.co/LjyM0R3YLu
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 3, 2021
StreetsOfDC: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church was built on the SW corner of 8th and B St SW, just south of the Mall, in 1905. Designed by Albert Von Herbulis, the Romanesque Revival building had a rough, pebble-dash finish. In 1941 it was razed so Independence Ave (former B St) co…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 3, 2021
BoundaryStones: What has #WashingtonDC done for folk music? Turns out, in 1940, the Library of Congress recorded #WoodyGuthrie singing traditional and original folk tunes, therefore preserving them for future generations. https://t.co/IqDDkhrDMF
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 3, 2021
Today in History - October 3 https://t.co/yludaSGhiw
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 3, 2021
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— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 3, 2021
Quote of the Day: "Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." - Winston Churchill
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 3, 2021