As we approach the anniversary of Beatlemania coming to D.C. for the first time, we look back to the girl who started it all - and the story of how the Beatles first breached D.C. airwaves. #DCHistory #MDHistory https://t.co/7sdYOC3VFD As we approach the anniversary of Beatl…
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While we see Ocean City, Maryland as a major vacation spot today, the path to get there started with major destruction and panic in 1933. #MDHistory https://t.co/ANiUTpckF3 While we see Ocean City, Maryland as a major vacation spot today, the path to get there started with m…
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Grover Cleveland "Pop" Naylor (1884–1962) opened a raw bar in the Municipal Fish Market on the SW waterfront in 1929. He later added the much larger restaurant pictured below at 951 Maine Avenue SW. Both the raw bar and restaurant closed when he retired in 1957. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 8, 2022
Throughout the 20th century, art heists have made headlines and caused mayhem in the art world. In 1959, D.C. almost had its own great theft, but the suspect’s plan didn’t go according to plan. #DCHistory https://t.co/JJ5tYgcHjq Throughout the 20th century, art heists have m…
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First seen in "Manhattan" magazine, this map by African-American illustrator E Simms Campbell is a view into Prohibition-era Harlem. Trained at Chicago Art Institute, he was a nationally syndicated commercial artist. Explore the scene: https://t.co/TMPf6DjzFH …
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Daniel G. Nichols via NASA https://t.co/iAVlS157iW https://t.co/QtA82crbiD
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The Wright Brothers’ first plane, the Wright Flyer, led them to being the “first in flight”. Why was it in London for almost twenty years? The answer lies with the Smithsonian and an old-fashioned competition. #DCHistory #VAHistory https://t.co/fBQPK1sbIV The Wright Brothers…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 8, 2022