In 1975, James “Plunky” Branch and Jimmy Gray founded Black Fire Records, a vibrant Afro-centric label promoting the jazz, funk and r&b scenes in DC. Pictured is their group, Oneness Of Juju. Help bring the history of Black Fire Records to the screen: https://t.co/hlZiwvm6Q5 …
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One attendee of the League of Women Voters Convention in 1922 was Virginia's Lady Astor, the first woman to hold a seat in British Parliament. https://t.co/KuqzWb2XbK #DCHistory One attendee of the League of Women Voters Convention in 1922 was Virginia's Lady Astor, the firs…
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This view shows how Dupont Circle, in northwest Washington, D.C., was lavishly landscaped at the turn of the 20th century. The statue of Samuel Francis Du Pont, erected in 1884, was replaced by the current two-tier white marble fountain in 1921. https://t.co/mwPL4zmRuy This vi…
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James Earl Powell (1912-2000) purchased the Bob Inn from the Norman W. Oyster Company in the 1950s and ran it through the 1960s. The Bob Inn was in the Tompkins Building on 14th St NW just north of Park Road in Columbia Heights. It was a popular hangout for gays in the 1960s. …
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A shot of Bob Dylan at the Washington Coliseum ended up earning "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" a Grammy for best album cover in 1968. https://t.co/SAwyfYty9w #DCHistory A shot of Bob Dylan at the Washington Coliseum ended up earning "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" a Grammy for best…
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Today in History - November 28 https://t.co/4YYH0IXkXK Three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan entered "The Sea of the South" on November 28, 1520. Continue reading. At 8:55a.m. on November 28, 1895, six "motocycles" left Chicago's Jackson …
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Quote of the Day: "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." - William Arthur Ward
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