“In its thirst for blood and its rage for vengeance, the mob has blindly, boldly and defiantly supplanted sheriffs, constables and police.” - Frederick Douglass, Metropolitan AME Church, January 9, 1894. #DCHistory https://t.co/EFBIvheNJk “In its thirst for blood and its rag…
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St. Thomas Episcopal Church, at 18th and Church St NW, designed by Theophilus Chandler in the English Gothic style and completed in 1899. Destroyed by arson in 1970. The site was recently redeveloped with a large, boxy structure that includes housing and a new church. …
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Today in History - January 9 https://t.co/BvQWkg0m9P On January 9, 1788, Connecticut ratified the Constitution, becoming the fifth state in the Union. Continue reading. The Fisk School, forerunner of Fisk University, convened classes for the first time on January 9, 1866, …
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Most First Ladies stick around #DC for 4-8 years and then move on. Then there's Dolley Madison. https://t.co/lNC4UJrBJr Most First Ladies stick around #DC for 4-8 years and then move on. Then there's Dolley Madison. https://t.co/lNC4UJrBJr — Boundary Stones (@BoundaryStone…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jan 8, 2022
When you think of @NatSymphonyDC filling #DC with music, you probably don't think about silent films... but maybe you should. #DCHistory https://t.co/vGMG0G6Hs5 When you think of @NatSymphonyDC filling #DC with music, you probably don't think about silent films... but maybe …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jan 8, 2022
Circa 1959 photo of a DC Transit streetcar on the 40 line as it passes along a street of classic DC rowhouses. https://t.co/6cIXbp4kuR Circa 1959 photo of a DC Transit streetcar on the 40 line as it passes along a street of classic DC rowhouses. https://t.co/6cIXbp4kuR — Str…
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Today in History - January 8 https://t.co/2Yg9HDtcXG On January 8, 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly-equipped army to victory against eight thousand British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History fo…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jan 8, 2022