The 1993 shotgun killings in Columbia Heights were at first thought to be unrelated. Everything changed once a woman was shot in Mount Pleasant in the same manner. #DCHistory https://t.co/83MciOh0io The 1993 shotgun killings in Columbia Heights were at first thought to be un…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 24, 2022
Imagine seeing a synagogue (or at least its top two floors) being rolled down the street. That’s exactly what happened in 1969 when the Adas Israel Synagogue had to be moved to preserve it. #DCHistory https://t.co/EtVYcqdrLW Imagine seeing a synagogue (or at least its top tw…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 24, 2022
The National Training School for Girls had a dangerous and shocking reputation. Carrie Weaver Smith’s journey to change the school went much further than the classroom. #DCHistory https://t.co/B7lVxAyI5T The National Training School for Girls had a dangerous and shocking rep…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 24, 2022
The football field at George Washington High School might look like most other high school fields, it’s actually the first place Joe Namath played professional football. #VAHistory https://t.co/owRCRA9CNx The football field at George Washington High School might look like mo…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 23, 2022
Patrick McGurk, known as DC’s first murderer, kept tormenting the community even after his death, but not in a ghostly way. #DCHistory https://t.co/9hKU3mKGcJ Patrick McGurk, known as DC’s first murderer, kept tormenting the community even after his death, but not in a ghost…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 23, 2022
Eastern Market in Capitol Hill has survived through war, fire, threats, and more for over two centuries, and still operates today with numerous vendors. #DCHistory https://t.co/WaKogn3UVC Eastern Market in Capitol Hill has survived through war, fire, threats, and more for ov…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 23, 2022
With a serious rat problem plaguing Northeast and Southeast DC and the government refusing to help, Julius Hobson decided to take the rat problem to them. Literally. #DCHistory https://t.co/2eQLNBvcFi With a serious rat problem plaguing Northeast and Southeast DC and the gov…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 23, 2022