Early on in his effort to get legislative funding for cancer research, West Virginia Senator Matthew Mansfield Neely proposed that Congress offer a $5 million reward for "any information leading to the arrest of human cancer." https://t.co/3cC6VzDXt1 #DCHistory Early on in h…
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Today in History - November 9 https://t.co/xlvwnVK6lh Mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9, 1731, in Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.
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Quote of the Day: "True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision." - Edith Wharton
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Peggy O'Neil featured regularly in early 1800s #WashingtonDC gossip, and the fact that she was so close to President Jackson made many worry that she could influence the whole country with her evil ways. https://t.co/saSEa4yPNE Peggy O'Neil featured regularly in early 1800s …
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This 1967 map of Nigeria depicts the languages and dialects of the country. The colors represent major linguistic zones while the names in black are dialects. Zoom in for a closer look here: https://t.co/lq3XW5nfSh https://t.co/xRt5Wux4kN This 1967 map of Nigeria depicts the …
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If you lived in or near #DC in 1969, you may remember the Led Zeppelin/The Who double bill concert at the Merriweather Post that year, but Led Zeppelin's first live show in the D.C. area might have actually been at the Wheaton Youth Center in MD. https://t.co/zzrZnoi25w If y…
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This colorful Italian made map depicts the Americas as they were understood in the late 16th century. Have a look: https://t.co/f9kAcfSAWy https://t.co/8t39R2NLX7 This colorful Italian made map depicts the Americas as they were understood in the late 16th century. Have a look…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Nov 8, 2021