👻 Happy Halloween! 📷 Advertisement of the Woodward & Lothrop Department Store, October 1929. General photograph collection, CHS 15366. https://t.co/t0ovfZbGS8 👻 Happy Halloween! 📷 Advertisement of the Woodward & Lothrop Department Store, October 1929. General photograph co…
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Hirshhorn museum plans major renovation once sculpture garden reopens https://t.co/o82Df3QclG Hirshhorn museum plans major renovation once sculpture garden reopens https://t.co/o82Df3QclG — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) Oct 31, 2022
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This colorful map of Ireland from 1797 is full of religious information. A legend on the left side of the map denotes the location of churches as well as the homes of local clergy leaders. See for yourself: https://t.co/52b2GcAiZ0 https://t.co/fLIZXOXjpC This colorful map of …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 31, 2022
The Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building, from a circa 1924 stereoview. A reckless proposal has been made to rip out the grand mahogany central distribution desk that has stood in the middle of the room since the building was finished in 1897. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 31, 2022
Anyone dressing up as a witch today? Take some inspiration from Rebecca Fowler, Maryland’s oldest local witch! 🧙♀️ #MarylandHistory https://t.co/LQNQ1EjLCL Anyone dressing up as a witch today? Take some inspiration from Rebecca Fowler, Maryland’s oldest local witch! 🧙♀️ #M…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 31, 2022
Today in History - October 31 https://t.co/inYiM6KcBC On the night of October 31, many Americans celebrate the traditions of Halloween by dressing in costumes and telling tales of witches and ghosts. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic…
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Check out Vtg Limoges peint main Dive Pigeon Bird Love Letter HEARTS porcelain trinket box https://t.co/owDACBz2r1 #eBay via @eBay
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In 1910 a bronze plated rock was dedicated to Colonel Ninian Beall, an early resident of Georgetown. Although, there is more than meets the eye with this simple monument… #DCHistory https://t.co/hvE9BtrtxV In 1910 a bronze plated rock was dedicated to Colonel Ninian Beall, a…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 30, 2022
It may not seem all that scary today, but when Orson Welle’s War of the Worlds broadcast premiered #OTD 84 years ago, Washington residents really believed there was an alien invasion! #DCHistory https://t.co/0DFOtrdCHi It may not seem all that scary today, but when Orson Wel…
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#OTD in 1860, the Lansburgh Department Store opened its doors, earning popularity and becoming “as closely identified with the people of the city as the Capitol.” #DCHistory https://t.co/mZsuMdXCiE #OTD in 1860, the Lansburgh Department Store opened its doors, earning popula…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 30, 2022
If you happen to be out in Alexandria this weekend, make sure to keep your eyes (and ears!) open for some of Old Town’s ghastliest residents: #VirginiaHistory https://t.co/dpHEihp0Kf If you happen to be out in Alexandria this weekend, make sure to keep your eyes (and ears!) …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 30, 2022
Today in History - October 30 https://t.co/c59MQmG3dX On October 30, 1735, John Adams--Revolutionary leader, Declaration of Independence signer, creator and theorist of constitutions, leading diplomat, first vice president, and second president of the United States--was born…
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Not known for his successes, President Herbert Hoover was responsible for at least one major accomplishment: capturing Al Capone. https://t.co/05P3J7T86j Not known for his successes, President Herbert Hoover was responsible for at least one major accomplishment: capturing Al…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
The Capitol Building acted as a military barracks, a bakery, and a hospital for wounded soldiers during the Civil War. After the war, the soldiers left - well, all except one…👻 #spooky https://t.co/c4I2T1yLFd The Capitol Building acted as a military barracks, a bakery, a…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
🔔NEW ARTICLE ALERT🔔 During the Civil War, the Union used military balloons to collect information on Confederate movements. However, after only two years, the Balloon Corps was dissolved. What ended the use of this promising aerial endeavor? #DC https://t.co/OzN4kQNc7w 🔔…
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With RFK Stadium one step closer to demolition, let’s look back at one of the venue’s biggest performances: DC’s first multi-day rock show featuring the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers: #DCHistory https://t.co/uL4XyFBkkL With RFK Stadium one step closer to demolition, …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
Nick Berbakos (1917-1988), a native Washingtonian, opened The Black Steer, a steak and lobster restaurant, at 730 17th St NW, in 1957. Later called Nick and Dottie's Black Steer to include Nick's wife Dorothy, the Black Steer gained a next-door competitor in 1963: the Sans S…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
Today in History - October 29 https://t.co/1qjTA2MSSp African-American folk artist Harriet Powers, nationally recognized for her quilts, was born in rural Georgia on October 29, 1837. Continue reading. On October 29, 1855, recent German immigrant Carl Schurz wrote his wife,…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
In case you missed our “Worlds Revealed” blogpost last week called “Tracking Packages Across Space and Time,” you read it here: https://t.co/JzG9Tyld9t https://t.co/7y2Xshup12 In case you missed our “Worlds Revealed” blogpost last week called “Tracking Packages Across Space a…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 28, 2022
#DidYouKnow that Uncle Tom’s Cabin is based on the true story of Josiah Henson? Henson wrote his own memoir after the publication of the famous novel, showing his experiences as “not fiction, but fact”: #MarylandHistory https://t.co/wbtxU0T6ih #DidYouKnow that Uncle Tom’s Ca…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 28, 2022