Long before Hillary Clinton, there was Victoria Woodhull, the first female presidential candidate and first to argue before the House for women's suffrage. https://t.co/6CPqBUnX9B Long before Hillary Clinton, there was Victoria Woodhull, the first female presidential candida…
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When #WolfTrap National Park for the Performing Arts was proposed in the 1960s, some Maryland congressmen tried to pump the brakes. https://t.co/6JWfx4l6P1 When #WolfTrap National Park for the Performing Arts was proposed in the 1960s, some Maryland congressmen tried to pump…
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Shortly after 1pm on June 9, 1960 a biracial contingent of college students sat down at the lunch counter at People’s Drug on Lee Highway in #ArlingtonVA. It promptly closed but change was coming... The students made sure of it. #OTD #VAHistory https://t.co/t5zLbTuLpv Shortl…
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49 years ago #OTD, "Every rock & roller on the East Coast worth his or her faded jeans...showed up" at RFK Stadium in #DC. https://t.co/uL4XyFBkkL #DCHistory 49 years ago #OTD, "Every rock & roller on the East Coast worth his or her faded jeans...showed up" at RFK Stadium in…
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With a few pops of color, this mid-19th century map presents the path of the first transatlantic telegraph cable, connecting North America and Europe, through the northeastern U.S. and Canada. Take a closer look here: https://t.co/jKUSPNujmE https://t.co/M17zeBIhTm With a few…
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When Galaxy Clusters Collide via NASA https://t.co/px8lotxD6W https://t.co/t7CFOeBj8f
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Today in History - June 9 https://t.co/yMytdPuUhu French navigator Jacques Cartier sailed into the St. Lawrence River for the first time on June 9, 1534. Continue reading. On June 9, 1902, Woodrow Wilson was unanimously elected president of Princeton University, a position …
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