Today is former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry's birthday. Before his sensational mayoral career, Barry came to D.C. to found a chapter of SNCC, was an activist in local civil rights battles, and led a successful boycott of a bus company. #DCHistory #MarionBarry …
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While the 1964 Freedom Summer movement in Mississippi generally doesn't conjure up images of the nation’s capital, a handful of organizers had strong ties to D.C. Among them: Marion Barry. #DCHistory https://t.co/sLIatlQYFt While the 1964 Freedom Summer movement in Mississip…
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"In the future, the president of Gallaudet will always be deaf.” In 1988, students at Gallaudet University fought to have a deaf President and take control of their future. #DCHistory https://t.co/0YiR3pdyRH "In the future, the president of Gallaudet will always be deaf.” In…
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On March 3, 1913, the Women's Suffrage march was held on Pennsylvania Avenue, a day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration. Seven years later, the 19th amendment to the Constitution was enacted, guaranteeing women the right to vote. Vintage postcard. https://t.co/ms87qJyrX9 On M…
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Today in History - March 6 https://t.co/5KLbcke2Ba Texans began fighting for independence from Mexico in 1835, and by December of that year, the small Texas army seized the garrison known as the Alamo. Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna recaptured the town on Marc…
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Quote of the Day: "The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe." - Gustave Flaubert
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Before she achieved fame on the nationally-televised "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts," country singer Patsy Cline made a crucial start to her career in D.C.'s "Nashville North" music scene in the 1950s. #DCHistory https://t.co/V25c08iTXj Before she achieved fame on the natio…
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