“Aint he the buttin-est sheep you ever saw?” In the 1910's, two herds of sheep were brought in to Washington, D.C. and grazed amongst the nation's most treasured monuments. #DCHistory https://t.co/f4L3R03DwY “Aint he the buttin-est sheep you ever saw?” In the 1910's, two her…
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Frank Kameny was D.C.'s most influential gay activist in the 1970s. And in 1971, he became the first openly gay congressional candidate from Washington D.C. #DCHistory https://t.co/hnPj4MQ27O Frank Kameny was D.C.'s most influential gay activist in the 1970s. And in 1971, he…
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Today marks the anniversary of a little known event during the Second World War: the heroic sacrifice of four military chaplains who led soldiers and civilians to safety after a German U-boat torpedoed the SS Dorchester. #DCHistory #FourChaplainsDay https://t.co/4EHPdbf49I T…
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Take a look at this beauty of a map! Bought by Millard Fillmore on his travels around Europe after his presidency, it is a postal and travel map of Germany and the neighboring countries made in 1855. Take a closer look here: https://t.co/mIHB3DGUTp https://t.co/rGZt9ARH0b Tak…
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In 1969, nine persons broke into the offices of Dow Chemical, doused the furniture with blood, and heaved company papers out of a broken window. The culprits? Roman Catholics, dressed in clerical collars and black button-ups. #DCHistory https://t.co/esQiv9A5Jm In 1969, nine …
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Today in History - February 3 https://t.co/1PP2Oemckd On February 3, 1880, Theodore Roosevelt wrote in his diary about his "sweet life," the young Alice Lee of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, who ten months later would become his wife. Continue reading. A group of American ar…
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On the morning of February 2, 1959, integration finally came to Virginia when four African American seventh graders began classes at Stratford Junior High School (today H-B Woodlawn). #VAHistory #ArlingtonVA https://t.co/zXPhhCiNrQ On the morning of February 2, 1959, integra…
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