Pete Seeger combined folk music with the social causes of his time: from civil rights to the labor movement and environmentalism. But his activism also got him in trouble with Congress, and nearly landed him in prison... #DCHistory #PeteSeeger https://t.co/JeCGTiMbYg Pete Se…
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When Al Capone was finally put behind bars, he frequently complained about the man who finally put him behind bars: "That bastard Hoover." But he wasn't talking about FBI director J. Edgar Hoover... #DCHistory https://t.co/05P3J7T86j When Al Capone was finally put behind bar…
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Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown: Studying Solar Cells via NASA https://t.co/RM77yJBOzl https://t.co/X0vrY7rT7E
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Say thank you to your DC florists today! #HappyValentinesDay 📷: Florist at Rick Scott Floral hard at work (“Working Images” Photograph Collection, photo by Martha Tabor) https://t.co/slDO4ychKt Say thank you to your DC florists today! #HappyValentinesDay 📷: Florist at Rick…
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If you wanted to get married in a hurry in the 1930s, Elkton, Maryland was the place to be. In its heyday, it boasted 15 wedding chapels and hosted thousands of weddings each year! #MDHistory #Elkton https://t.co/nkBVULaaQm If you wanted to get married in a hurry in the 1930…
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Follow the course of the Senegal River, around islands and through a twisting delta, in this 18th-century French map: https://t.co/AoQQZRJwn4 https://t.co/MDwHzzXKGE Follow the course of the Senegal River, around islands and through a twisting delta, in this 18th-century Frenc…
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While Valentine's Day is an occasion for love, for Theodore Roosevelt and his family, it was also a day full of mixed emotions: filled with love, life, and even death. #DCHistory #ValentinesDay2022 https://t.co/j23RL5aZr1 While Valentine's Day is an occasion for love, for Th…
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