Everyone knows Smokey the Bear as the fire safety mascot of the U.S. Forest Service. For Washingtonians, Smokey wasn’t just a cartoon - he was a real neighbor, and captured hearts throughout the city. #DCHistory https://t.co/FZoAIMA9Yf Everyone knows Smokey the Bear as the f…
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While most of campus was (hopefully) asleep at 12:03am on October 15, 1971, the University of Maryland basketball team was running a timed one-mile run -- and starting a tradition. #MDHistory https://t.co/0pVL41rFlb While most of campus was (hopefully) asleep at 12:03am on O…
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After making strangely similar statements in the newspaper and in-person, Frank Holt and R. Pearce seemed to have a lot in common. Their crimes and identities would unravel soon after. #DCHistory https://t.co/tH6Xg9V6wG After making strangely similar statements in the newspa…
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Postcard of Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross, built in 1938 as a Catholic women's college. Next to it is the 1909 Holy Cross Academy, a Catholic girls high school. The buildings, on Upton Street NW just off Conn Ave in Van Ness, now house the Howard University School of L…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) May 22, 2022
Since breaking ground #OTD in 1968, Wolf Trap National Park has grown to be quite the cultural center in the DMV. It didn’t get there without some challenges, though. #DCHistory #MDHistory #VAHistory https://t.co/6JWfx4l6P1 Since breaking ground #OTD in 1968, Wolf Trap Natio…
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Today in History - May 22 https://t.co/uDVi7UDjCN On May 22, 1802, the first of first ladies, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died of a severe fever. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.
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Quote of the Day: "It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference." - Tom Brokaw
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