Julius Wilmer "Bill" Morris (1888-1955), head of the New England Seafood Company, owned several seafood restaurants, including the Cadillac on the SW waterfront, the Packard on H Street NE, and the Plymouth on 14th St NW. He also ran the landmark Shrimp Boat on Benning Road …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) May 23, 2022
Today in History - May 23 https://t.co/VhveZEufl5 President William Howard Taft presided over the dedication of the New York Public Library on May 23, 1911. Continue reading. On May 23, 1865, the Army of the Potomac celebrated the end of the Civil War by parading down Penns…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) May 23, 2022
Quote of the Day: "Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in." - Henry David Thoreau
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) May 23, 2022
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…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) May 22, 2022
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…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) May 22, 2022
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…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) May 22, 2022
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