Residents of East Arlington, an African American community constructed in the wake of the Civil War, were terrified and frustrated as the Government began burning their neighborhood to the ground as part of the Pentagon construction project. #VAHistory https://t.co/7LgpwKDFOz …
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Did you know that the annual Easter Egg Roll was first held on US Capitol grounds? However, after a law was passed preventing any further events, President Hayes opened the White House grounds, where the Easter Egg Roll is held today! 📷: General photograph collection, CHS 14…
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Today in History - April 17 https://t.co/MbDKJEUKDe Thornton Niven Wilder was born April 17, 1897, in Madison, Wisconsin. Arguably one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century, Wilder is the only writer to win Pulitzer Prizes for both literature and drama. Contin…
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Quote of the Day: "A penny saved is a penny earned." - Benjamin Franklin
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DC Emancipation Day: Then and Now! 📷: The 1992 permit for the first Freedom Plaza celebration of Emancipation Day, submitted by Loretta Carter Hanes. Today’s Emancipation Day celebration in Freedom Plaza. Photo by Sajel Swartz. https://t.co/4CcYGzJT2Z DC Emancipation Day: …
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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 …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Apr 15, 2022
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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