Happy birthday to the late Robin Williams! Did you know that Williams once surprised audience and performers at DC Improv by showing up to give a surprise set the day before he was supposed to perform at a Democratic party fundraiser? https://t.co/Ym2mScWMnv Happy birthday t…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 21, 2022
A vintage 1918 streetcar, now in the collection of the National Capital Trolley Museum, turns the corner at 36th and P Streets NW in Georgetown on a fan trip in the 1950s. https://t.co/68gKTrnDIN A vintage 1918 streetcar, now in the collection of the National Capital Trolley M…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 21, 2022
#TBT to the 1973 Chinese American Summer Festival celebrating the community in DC. This banner hung above H and 7th Streets NW, just a few blocks away from the DC History Center. 📷 Banner announcing the Chinese American Summer Festival. Pete Copeland, CHN 049. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 21, 2022
Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a Confederate sympathizer, operated a moderate spy ring from her house in Washington D.C. during the Civil War, only to get caught and have her home turned into a Union Prison for other alleged Confederate spies. https://t.co/WQKR9hhJ2k Rose O'Neal Gree…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 21, 2022
It's CERTAIN via NASA https://t.co/p3xFZL5aBp https://t.co/0ITUjBFO14
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 21, 2022
Take a look at this map of the Russian Empire from 1890 featuring the location of precious metals. The map indicates regions that produced gold, silver, and platinum. Zoom in here: https://t.co/a8QMppf6Cg https://t.co/SdH6e8Dzkd Take a look at this map of the Russian Empire f…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 21, 2022
During the Civil War, two photographers had their own internal conflict. Matthew Brady and Alexander competed for the top spot in the Washington D.C. photography scene. https://t.co/OHLyNURXKj During the Civil War, two photographers had their own internal conflict. Matthew B…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 21, 2022