Today in History - August 13 https://t.co/VBRvzjrZwE On August 13, 1942, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin drafted a memorandum to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt opposing their decision not to invade Western Europe at that time. Con…
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Quote of the Day: "Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth." - George Washington
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Hubble Peers at Celestial Cloudscape via NASA https://t.co/IaNtEnzQo6 https://t.co/rMpMi1wDTC
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This 1776 map of Dominica, published 13 years after Britain took control of the island, includes a detailed description of the legal status of Crown lands - and where forts or batteries could be erected without compensating the landowner. Check it out: https://t.co/JTZsM4muzj …
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The GAR complained that this location was remote and undesirable, and the statue was moved several times, ending up near 9th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. In 1930, it was finally moved back to its original location when work began on construction of the Archives buildin…
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19th century stereoview of the statue of Maj. Gen. John A. Rawlins, in Rawlins Park at 18th and E Streets NW. Sculpted by Joseph A. Bailly, the statue was cast from captured Confederate cannon and erected in 1874. https://t.co/5XeC1KJ5M7 19th century stereoview of the statue o…
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What existed on the site of the Pentagon before its construction in the 1940s? East Arlington was a tight-knit, but largely poor African American community that was pushed out. https://t.co/7LgpwKDFOz What existed on the site of the Pentagon before its construction in the 19…
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