On November 25, 1924, the former German Zeppelin ZR-3, which was turned over to the U.S. Navy under terms of the Treaty of Versailles, came to Washington and docked at Bolling Field, where President Calvin Coolidge rechristened it the Los Angeles in a festive ceremony. …
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Pilot Bob Hines in Training for Crew-4 via NASA https://t.co/XHPnZt8FBk https://t.co/kVVLfvIuW1
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This revised 1955 edition map was issued by the Aeronautical Chart and Info Center of the Air Force. Many borders are shown as undetermined. Territories still under colonial administration included present-day Djibouti and Somalia. https://t.co/EL4oyRqRI1 …
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Today in History - March 31 https://t.co/7eNUZSEtyp On March 31, 1917, the U.S. took formal possession of the Danish West Indies. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.
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Quote of the Day: "Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves." - Abraham Lincoln
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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 …
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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 …
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