A small block of marble stands near the White House, looking rather unassuming. Known as the Zero Milestone, it was originally intended to be the starting point where all distances were measured in the US. https://t.co/XjpxOR0w1v A small block of marble stands near the White…
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Today in History - July 7 https://t.co/5WXNKnMT6D Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige, perhaps baseball’s greatest pitcher ever, was born on July 7, ca. 1906, in Mobile, Alabama. Continue reading. On July 7, 1978, the Solomon Islands, an archipelago of 992 islands northeast of Aus…
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Quote of the Day: "When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes." - Dylan Thomas
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Tragedy struck the capital in 1915 when a bomb planted in the Capitol Building went off. Though there were no casualties, the fear spawned for the incident ran amuck in the streets of the capital. https://t.co/tH6Xg9V6wG Tragedy struck the capital in 1915 when a bomb planted…
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July is Disability Pride Month. To honor this, we remember the work of many disabled rights activists fighting for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which specifically targeted federally funded institutions. https://t.co/jyK9WQDAh2 July is Disability Pride Month. To hon…
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Objects passed down through generations can be great starting points for tracing family histories. Join us July 16 for a one-hour, virtual orientation with Stephen Hammond, as he provides tools to get you started! 📷 Courtesy, Eric Miller. https://t.co/HfhNkhbjTj Objects pa…
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Tsar Peter I (also known as Peter the Great) appears in the cartouche of this map of the Tsardom of Muscovy. The map was printed in Germany around 1704 and hand-colored to show different regions of the empire. Check it out here: https://t.co/tiRPMn5iRf https://t.co/QQFTARm0ax …
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