Enjoy the wide open spaces of this beautiful 1898 panoramic map of Depew, New York, a historic railroad town outside of Buffalo. Take a closer look here: https://t.co/148BX5khrV https://t.co/TNwwoJNZMM Enjoy the wide open spaces of this beautiful 1898 panoramic map of Depew, …
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Post World War II-era matchbook cover from Harry's Liquor Store in Southwest. https://t.co/ocSKNwOs3z Post World War II-era matchbook cover from Harry's Liquor Store in Southwest. https://t.co/ocSKNwOs3z — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) May 2, 2022
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After finally becoming a fully coed campus, the reactions to women’s enrollment at Georgetown had, well, a spectrum of responses. Despite any pressures, the first cohort of female students came prepared to learn. #DCHistory https://t.co/gdnEZDgsyU After finally becoming a fu…
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Today in History - May 2 https://t.co/JtQOdNDTo9 James F. Byrnes, a lawyer who had an influential role in the political careers of presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and Richard Nixon, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 2, 1882. Conti…
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In 1916, Jeannette Rankin made history as the first woman elected to Congress. After a lost Senate bid in 1918, she dedicated her life to activism, and even led an anti-Vietnam War marches well into her eighties! #DCHistory https://t.co/5MUpBhKcH1 In 1916, Jeannette Rankin m…
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At the beginning of his career, Fred Rogers, creator and host of the children's TV show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, came to DC to testify before the Senate in opposition to a proposal to cut federal funding for public broadcasting #DCHistory https://t.co/2BKafwAbln At the b…
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Among the most distinguished guests in White House history? Maria Eulalia Francisca de Asis Margarita Roberta Isabel Francizca de Paula Cristina Maria de la Piedad. ...Or the Infanta Eulalia of Spain, for short. #DCHistory https://t.co/wBrrpTy6Yi Among the most distinguished…
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