While most remember the traumatic antiwar protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, few remember that the University of Maryland had a protest that was even bigger and possibly more raucous than the one at Kent State. #MDHistory https://t.co/useehcviSD While most reme…
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Early 20th century lantern slide view of a currency printing room at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, located just south of the National Mall. More on the history of the @USMoneyfactory at: https://t.co/3DT2Bck7CT https://t.co/CWh8UawqWN Early 20th century lantern slide …
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Today in History - May 1 https://t.co/8XEXQgs1Tn On May 1, 1764, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, considered to be the first professional architect in America, was born at Fulneck, a settlement of the Moravian Church near Leeds in Yorkshire, England. Continue reading. On May 1, 1931…
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Where in the world is Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's arm? #VAHistory https://t.co/1pPDBYtvaJ Where in the world is Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's arm? #VAHistory https://t.co/1pPDBYtvaJ — Boundary Stones (@Bou…
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What exactly killed George Washington? Diagnosing an illness two centuries later, Dr. White McKenzie Wallenborn concluded that Washington was a victim of acute epiglottitis. #VAHistory https://t.co/nugu8ZoEJG What exactly killed George Washington? Diagnosing an illness two c…
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Ever wonder what it would be like to see the National Mall turned into a pastoral site for sheep? Well you're in luck! The 1910s was the time for sheep in Washington, as at least two herds were brought into D.C. to graze in the nation's capital. #DCHistory …
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Just after the Kent State killings in 1970, a major demonstration was planned for May 9 on the National Mall. And in a bizarre turn, President Richard Nixon decided to mingle with some of the anti-war demonstrators at the Lincoln Memorial. #DCHistory https://t.co/fkcfSn4d4w …
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