Negative 15º in D.C. today? Not likely. In 1899? Reality. During the fateful cold front of 1899, Washingtonians had both snow and frigid temperatures to content with, setting a sell-standing record that day. #DCHistory https://t.co/TWNb7zrl8G Negative 15º in D.C. today? Not …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 10, 2022
Tour Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute using this 2006 National Park Service guide and map. The map identifies the historic structures built in the late-19th c. See if you can spot The Oaks, home of Booker T. Washington, here: https://t.co/HYJmOBNxyK https://t.co/kSqKThM3LF Tour A…
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Louis Fox, who lived nearby at the Parkhill Apartments on Park Road, ran the Fox Lounge, at the corner of Mount Pleasant Street and Park Road NW, in the 1950s. https://t.co/2Chvx5oihA Louis Fox, who lived nearby at the Parkhill Apartments on Park Road, ran the Fox Lounge, at t…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 10, 2022
Roberta Flack’s personality and talent followed her into stardom in the 1970s, and her hometown roots in Arlington meant local Virginians had the honor in being her first fans. #DCHistory #VAHistory https://t.co/qqrjUDiCMI Roberta Flack’s personality and talent followed her …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 10, 2022
Bystanders to major events often help to re-construct the event they witnessed. In these three cases, they remind us of the danger each U.S. president faces in office: assassination. #DCHistory https://t.co/ShFOTpWKRA Bystanders to major events often help to re-construct the…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 9, 2022
Naming an animal at the National Zoo these days lets people get involved in the fun. In 1891, the Washington Post had their own suggestion for the new vultures welcomed to the Zoo. #DCHistory https://t.co/tmdptUQO1W Naming an animal at the National Zoo these days lets people…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 9, 2022
1866 stereoview of old State Dept building at 15th and Pa Ave NW, one of four matching executive office buildings designed by architect George Hadfield that originally flanked the White House. State vacated this building in Nov 1866 to make way for completing the Treasury Bl…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 9, 2022