Today in History - May 16 https://t.co/CFkMHgcd1u On May 16, 1868, the U.S. Senate voted 35 to 19, one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict President Andrew Johnson of "high crimes and misdemeanors," as he was charged under the eleventh article of impeachm…
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Quote of the Day: "Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words." - Josh Billings
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In 1933, as the nation lingered in the depths of the Great Depression, Eleanor Roosevelt came to meet the thousands of World War I veterans camped in Washington to demand immediate payment of their military pensions. #DCHistory #VAHistory https://t.co/wGnLFTDs3v In 1933, as …
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Can you imagine the world’s most powerful clandestine intelligence agency spread out across a series of ramshackle offices in and around Washington, DC? Well, that’s what constituted the Central Intelligence Agency in 1953. #DCHistory #VAHistory https://t.co/31d7Uz112I Can y…
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Early 1900s postcard of Caldwell Hall, the first major building at Catholic University in Brookland, DC. Completed in 1889, it was designed by Ephraim Francis Baldwin (1837-1916). In the distance is Holy Cross College, completed in 1899 and designed by Lemuel Norris (1848-19…
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https://t.co/jFda3jKD0o https://t.co/jFda3jKD0o — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) May 15, 2022
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Today in History - May 15 https://t.co/9w1KQDA9Sj Lyman Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was born on May 15, 1856, in Chittenango, New York. Continue reading. On May 15, 1856, residents of San Francisco organized a Committee of Vigilance to combat crime in …
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