Quote of the Day: "Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them." - Washington Irving
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 19, 2022
Opinion | Friendship Heights has a chance to begin to rectify its racist past https://t.co/gVdiDDyFwV Opinion | Friendship Heights has a chance to begin to rectify its racist past https://t.co/gVdiDDyFwV — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) Feb 18, 2022
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 18, 2022
“They’re coming to town. That’s all we know.” When farmers descended upon D.C. in 1979 to influence national agricultural policy, they made sure to bring their tractors with them... which turned out to be quite handy when a snowstorm hit. #DCHistory https://t.co/axdUfRJvgc “…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 18, 2022
Few today would imagine that D.C.'s original National Aquarium was located in the basement of the Department of Commerce. #DCHistory https://t.co/5FVPvm5CkQ Few today would imagine that D.C.'s original National Aquarium was located in the basement of the Department of Commer…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 18, 2022
Theodore Roosevelt loved hiking (perhaps more aptly described as running for the Bull Moose). Better yet, he loved hiking with one of his best friends, the French Ambassador—one of the few who could keep up with him. #DCHistory https://t.co/xSuR5KUWzK Theodore Roosevelt love…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 18, 2022
Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis didn't stop Kit Kamien from keeping music in his life, nor stop his career as an activist destigmatizing disability. #DCHistory https://t.co/hsTzDYXYtT Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis didn't stop Kit Kamien from keeping music i…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 18, 2022
Few have ever heard of the man who was involved in the Library of Congress' first major scandal and helped save precious keystone documents from the nation's founding: Josias Wilson King. #DCHistory #MDHistory https://t.co/v6kYQ3SFzq Few have ever heard of the man who was in…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Feb 18, 2022