On May 23, 1865, the Army of the Potomac paraded down Penn Ave in Washington, DC to celebrate the end of the Civil War. Find the locations of their major engagements during the war on this battlefield map: https://t.co/SptvHmYSAQ https://t.co/vJ1fNLlX0w On May 23, 1865, the A…
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Mysteries of the Needle's Eye, a Dwarf Spiral Galaxy via NASA https://t.co/JM47oI9DW6 https://t.co/iQ03hVrgwP
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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 …
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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…
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Quote of the Day: "Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in." - Henry David Thoreau
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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