Today in History - December 20 https://t.co/roEEPcJ0dx On December 20, 1790, a mill, with water-powered machinery for spinning, roving, and carding cotton, began operating on the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Continue reading. Click here to searc…
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Quote of the Day: "No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work." - Hosea Ballou
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Jazz musician Shirley Horn didn't let labor pains stop her from carrying on with her show at the Howard Theatre in October 1958. https://t.co/khW9fmEuOU #DCHistory Jazz musician Shirley Horn didn't let labor pains stop her from carrying on with her show at the Howard Theatre…
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Postcard view of the old Laurel High School, on Montgomery Street in Laurel, Maryland, which was constructed in 1899 as the first public high school in Prince George's County. https://t.co/U47atbfxZY Postcard view of the old Laurel High School, on Montgomery Street in Laurel, …
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Perspective | An old building near Dupont Circle will get a nice, new turret https://t.co/dIwH4QClMg Perspective | An old building near Dupont Circle will get a nice, new turret https://t.co/dIwH4QClMg — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) Dec 19, 2021
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The Million Man March of 1995 on the National Mall is remembered by many as "the day that masses of black men came together and walked away as brothers." https://t.co/xXkpmJT9WW #DCHistory The Million Man March of 1995 on the National Mall is remembered by many as "the day t…
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Today in History - December 19 https://t.co/VBk0Sydv2W In the final hours of December 18, 1813, some 500 British soldiers as well as some 500 militia and Indians—crossed the Niagara River from Canada determined to seize Old Fort Niagara on the opposite shore in New York. By …
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