If you get chilly this week, be glad you weren't in #DC 110 years ago when the mercury dipped to NEGATIVE 13. On the bright side, the Tidal Basin froze over and the Federal Government hosted an Ice Carnival. So, there was that. #DChistory https://t.co/4Q1H96GKgm If you get c…
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Jack Harris (1853-1918) was an English immigrant who had a long career in the hospitality business. He built and opened the Hotel Harris at 15 Massachusetts Avenue NW in 1908. The small hotel was the first to open in the vicinity of the new Union Station—many more would foll…
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This 1920 pictorial panoramic map is a helpful guide to the islands of Boston Harbor! Take a closer look here: https://t.co/i4wShglE1b https://t.co/XobX8WfRuB This 1920 pictorial panoramic map is a helpful guide to the islands of Boston Harbor! Take a closer look here: …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jan 18, 2022
Today in History - January 18 https://t.co/DCotgaC8gU On January 18, 1919, a few months after the end of World War I, leaders from the Allied nations began a series of discussions that became known as the Paris Peace Conference. Continue reading. Click here to search Today…
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Quote of the Day: "We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." - E. M. Forster
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Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Happy #MLKDay DC! 📷: Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at a press conference at the US Capitol, Photo by Marian Trikosko, Courtesy of the Library of Congress. https://t.co/oYnrseaUbh Today we celebrate th…
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The U.S.S. Rockville was a patrol rescue escort ship built in 1943. The ship saw action caring for casualties in the South Pacific during WWII. In 1951, she was transferred to the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, serving to 1965. The ship is seen docked in the Potomac. …
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