This stunning 1883 railroad map of the Union Pacific Railway, "the short, quick and safe line to all points west," includes vivid illustrations made expressly for the map. Take a closer look here: https://t.co/kHEJOy33D7 https://t.co/4QHsVDwJXs This stunning 1883 railroad map…
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Made in 1960 for its centennial, this pictorial map shows the route of the short-lived Pony Express, a mail service using relays of horse-mounted riders between MO and OR that operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861. Zoom in on the details here: https://t.co/k81S4tD3V1…
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Stereoview photo of the December 28, 1899 burial ceremony at Arlington Cemetery for victims of the explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor, which precipitated the Spanish-American War. https://t.co/ekTkVBu54t Stereoview photo of the December 28, 1899 burial c…
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Matchcover from the Women's National Bank--the first federally chartered full-service bank owned and operated by women primarily to serve women's needs--which opened in 1977 at 1627 K St NW. In 1986, the bank changed its name to the Adams National Bank (named for Abigail Ada…
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Today in History - December 29 https://t.co/2QecMMHk4b Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth president of the United States, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on December 29, 1808. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.
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Quote of the Day: "We pass through this world but once." - Stephen Jay Gould
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New Census Data Finds D.C. Had Nation’s Largest Percentage Drop In Population https://t.co/zqzUPdXH5B New Census Data Finds D.C. Had Nation’s Largest Percentage Drop In Population https://t.co/zqzUPdXH5B — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) Dec 28, 2021
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