Before she rose to musical stardom, Roberta Flack, known to her beloved fans as "Our Roberta," took up the organ in Arlington, VA. She later attended Howard University with a full music scholarship—graduating at just 19 years old! #VAHistory #DCHistory https://t.co/qqrjUDiCMI …
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Major Archibald Butt and artist Francis Millet, two DC residents—and close friends—were playing cards in the smoking room on the night the Titanic sank into the freezing waters of the Atlantic. #DCHistory https://t.co/UMjfx1M4ul Major Archibald Butt and artist Francis Millet…
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If a local architect and a couple of U.S. Senators had been able to get their way, instead of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington might have honored the 16th President with a grandiose stadium patterned after the Roman Colosseum. #DCHistory https://t.co/6ZvrkvQ0PP If a local ar…
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One of the most remembered war correspondents in the Civil War, George Alfred Townsend. He once wrote about a Union-occupied Alexandria: "Alexandria is filled with...ruined people; they walk as strangers through their ancient streets." #VAHistory https://t.co/Mydan4oNzm One …
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Vintage 1940s matchbook cover from the Raven Grill, at 3125 Mt. Pleasant St NW. Opened in 1935, the Raven is among the longest-lived watering holes in DC. While it no longer serves food, it originally was as much a restaurant as a bar. https://t.co/lHnvYY3hM4 Vintage 1940s mat…
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On a cold night in January 1967, a plane landed quietly at the National Airport. Rumors began circulating about its contents. Soon after, news broke that the Smithsonian had landed the art deal of the century: a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. #DCHistory https://t.co/QIuvaKBE7C …
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