An antique (1918) streetcar on a fan trip passes by the McClellan Memorial as it heads south on to Connecticut Avenue from Columbia Road NW, circa 1961. This car is now in the National Capital Trolley Museum. https://t.co/gl5uTyWOaW An antique (1918) streetcar on a fan trip pa…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 4, 2022
In 1994, the Lincoln Theatre reopened for the first time in over 25 years. Its reopening, one local resident said, was the "key to the renaissance of U Street.” #DCHistory https://t.co/5ZbeYc5Or0 In 1994, the Lincoln Theatre reopened for the first time in over 25 years. Its …
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“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…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 3, 2022
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…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 3, 2022