In 1854, there was a $500 reward for information about stone destroyers? Yes, culprits smashed to smithereens a stone gifted to the United States by the Pope which was meant to adorn the inside of the Washington Monument. https://t.co/3DGlfrvdAk In 1854, there was a $500 rew…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jun 19, 2022
To celebrate #Juneteenth and #Pride in the District, explore DC’s Black Queer History through this self-guided walking tour! 👉 https://t.co/T0XCAuy32S 📷 Slowe School on the corner of 14th and Jackson Streets NE, Aug. 14, 1948 (John P. Wymer photograph collection, WY 0675.14) …
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On June 19, 1878, Joseph Pulitzer, the father of modern journalism, married Kate Davis, a cousin to Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Georgetown. https://t.co/BfpHLxJBEa On June 19, 1878, Joseph Pulitzer, the father of modern journalism, married Kate Davis, a cousin t…
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Once a notorious slave pen, it is now a museum on slavery and freedom https://t.co/pRIvLQE1NS Once a notorious slave pen, it is now a museum on slavery and freedom https://t.co/pRIvLQE1NS — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) Jun 19, 2022
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Five years after the Civil Rights movement’s March on Washington, a second March was planned to bring to light issues surrounding the nation’s poor. https://t.co/CcETloDk6t Five years after the Civil Rights movement’s March on Washington, a second March was planned to bring …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jun 19, 2022
Today in History - June 19 https://t.co/9swI9DSfav President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed into law the bill that established Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a legal public holiday. Continue reading. The Statue of Liberty arrived at its permanent home on Be…
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Quote of the Day: "I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more." - Gordon Brown
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