As Abraham Lincoln was nearing death, the owner of the Lansburgh & Bros. dry goods store decided to decorate the building black in mourning. This one act transformed the shop into one of the most booming department stores for the next 113 years #DCHistory …
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When two men entered the Crystal City branch of the Arlington Trust Company, what was meant to be a relatively simple robbery turned out to be the first act in one of the most dramatic—and bizarre—crime sprees in US history. #VAHistory #DCHistory https://t.co/Ewq51cG1Dx When…
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On this day in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth. But few remember that the original plan wasn't to kill Lincoln. In fact, it was to abduct the president! #DCHistory https://t.co/iadmk6SzKO On this day in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot at …
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John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators’ plan was larger than just the assassination of Lincoln. One co-conspirator, twenty year old Confederate soldier Lewis Powell, was chosen to assassinate the Secretary of State William H. Seward. #DCHistory https://t.co/wESxYplJVW Joh…
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Lewis Powell was one of the co-conspirators in the Lincoln assassination plot. He was later tried and hanged along with three other conspirators on July 7, 1865. Yet the remains of Powell's skull continued to have an interesting life of its own. #DCHistory …
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Commuters, streetcars, and busses at the 14th Street and Colorado Avenue NW terminal in 1955. https://t.co/7C1pu0WBnd Commuters, streetcars, and busses at the 14th Street and Colorado Avenue NW terminal in 1955. https://t.co/7C1pu0WBnd — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) …
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