Today in History - June 5 https://t.co/VIKgDo6MNU On June 5, 1851, Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly began to appear in serial form in the Washington National Era, an abolitionist weekly. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery story was published in forty installment…
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Quote of the Day: "Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way." - Sophocles
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The Bonus Army (Bonus Expeditionary Force) came to DC in 1932 to demand their promised bonus for service in WWI. One of their camps was among derelict buildings being demolished for the Federal Triangle project. The site shown was roughly where the National Gallery of Art is…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jun 4, 2022
Today in History - June 4 https://t.co/X0BoLd580w On June 4, 1919, Congress, by joint resolution, approved the woman’s suffrage amendment and sent it to the states for ratification. Continue reading. On June 4, 1754, twenty-two-year-old Colonel George Washington and his sma…
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Quote of the Day: "Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are." - Bertolt Brecht
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New in the blog, explore the majesty of the Grand Canyon through an 1882 atlas featuring beautiful illustrations by William Henry Holmes and Thomas Moran! Check out the blog to learn more: https://t.co/2zKBjMHrCf https://t.co/Dtbict1iuc New in the blog, explore the majesty of…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jun 3, 2022