Quote of the Day: "Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves." - Abraham Lincoln
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 31, 2022
The rise and fall of Turkish born "vampire" Despina Davidovitch Storch was big news in 1918. Her life story fueled turn-of-the-century fascination with vampires among Washingtonians. The Washington Times even ran an 11-part series about her. #DCHistory https://t.co/bKH01j8h0H …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 30, 2022
The British War Office made this detailed map for the Royal Geographical Society in March 1922. It shows the physical features of northern Arabia. Find the steppe from al-Ahsa in the SE to Jerusalem in the NW. Look closer here: https://t.co/R0qvqfS4QQ https://t.co/Z9Ot0zUBcC …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 30, 2022
Secretary of State William Henry Seward was famously the man who secured the purchase of Alaska in 1867. Yet the secretive nature of the purchase was also the source for the term "Seward's Folly." #DCHistory https://t.co/3YXJ1y9riK Secretary of State William Henry Seward was…
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The Oyster trade has long been a serious business in the Chesapeake. But few remember the centuries-long saga of the Oyster Wars. The violent competition was so disruptive that Maryland created its own Oyster Police Force. #VAHistory #MDHistory https://t.co/IjEjC5sVQD The Oy…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 30, 2022
From late 1866 to mid-1875, the Department of State was located at the half-completed Orphan Asylum. The building was used to negotiate the purchase of Alaska in 1867 by Secretary of State William Henry Seward. #DCHistory https://t.co/3YXJ1y9riK From late 1866 to mid-1875, t…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Mar 29, 2022