Quote of the Day: "A good beginning makes a good end." - Louis L'Amour
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Quote of the Day: "A good beginning makes a good end." - Louis L'Amour
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Nov 29, 2021
When British minister Anthony Merry visited Thomas Jefferson in 1802, the President did all that he could to shock his foreign guest. https://t.co/gHewQt7WgB #DCHistory When British minister Anthony Merry visited Thomas Jefferson in 1802, the President did all that he could …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Nov 29, 2021
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 …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Nov 28, 2021
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…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Nov 28, 2021
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…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Nov 28, 2021
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. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Nov 28, 2021
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…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Nov 28, 2021