Aircraft designers once imagined a future where everyone would pilot their own airplane. One pioneer in this movement was Henry Berliner, who was at the center of America's post-war airplane craze. #MDHistory https://t.co/WL029JgXYN Aircraft designers once imagined a future …
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The brown patches scattered across this 1867 map of the midwestern and western United States depict the locations of Native American reservations west of the Mississippi River. Take a look: https://t.co/VM8Ma8HXQ5 https://t.co/ZslHRwAFHw The brown patches scattered across thi…
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#OTD in 1899, President Grover Cleveland signed a bill creating the the National Zoo. Before then, the Smithsonian held pens and cages for animals on the National Mall, where Buffalo could be seen grazing! #DCHistory https://t.co/yKOxq44WSx #OTD in 1899, President Grover Cle…
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Detail from a circa 1890 stereoview photo of a very busy Pennsylvania Avenue as seen from the grounds of the Treasury. Before the automobile era, the streets were much more active with foot traffic. Note the old Willard Hotel decorated with bunting on the left. …
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Overlooking the University of Virginia is a house that has spawned a number of local legends. One of them is that the house was the inspiration behind his famous children’s book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. #VAHistory https://t.co/gqTOPXOHrJ Overlooking the University of…
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T Soars After Launch via NASA https://t.co/2Mcav7gJxw https://t.co/E2zE09fMXp
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T Soars After Launch via NASA https://t.co/2Mcav7gJxw https://t.co/XUxpSLaAzG
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