#OTD in 1969, acts like Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull performanced at the Laurel Race Course as a part of the Laurel Pop Festival. This festival is often remembered as a smaller version of Woodstock (which occurred a month later.) https://t.co/hXwGAUaTIF #OTD in 1969, acts li…
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Circa 1908 postcard from the New Half Mile Track, one of any number of D.C. businesses that were still profiting from the Lincoln assassination many decades later. Whether there is any historical basis for the claim is unknown. https://t.co/1YR6EhCrB5 Circa 1908 postcard from …
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Today in History - July 11 https://t.co/tgkfIfwPrW At dawn on the morning of July 11, 1804, political antagonists and personal enemies Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the heights of Weehawken, New Jersey, to settle their longstanding differences with a duel. Continu…
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Quote of the Day: "The pen is the tongue of the mind." - Horace
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While passing through Maryland, have you ever wondered what gave Chevy Chase its distinctive name? It wasn't the comedian, though rumor has it that his nickname came from its name. https://t.co/2D1T90GsFY While passing through Maryland, have you ever wondered what gave Chevy…
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Fred Rogers is an icon of children's television for his kind voice and endless empathy. He made two visits to DC, one to fight for the rights of public broadcasting and the second to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. https://t.co/2BKafwAbln Fred Rogers is an icon of…
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It’s #NationalClerihewDay! Here’s our’s: Pierre Charles L’Enfant French-American savant Designing DC gave him clout So he’s to thank for so many roundabouts! It’s #NationalClerihewDay! Here’s our’s: Pierre Charles L’Enfant French-American savant Designing DC gave him clout …
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