During the 1938 broadcast of “War of the Worlds,” DMV switchboards lit up as Federal, State and municipal officials struggled to calm thousands of frightened listeners. https://t.co/0DFOtrdCHi During the 1938 broadcast of “War of the Worlds,” DMV switchboards lit up as Feder…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Aug 13, 2022
During the height of the colonial revival movement, Alexandria, VA, took advantage of the new highway running through their city and crafted Old Town to draw in tourists... but urban renewal proposals set up a clash between preservation and redevelopment. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Aug 13, 2022
#DYK the campus of American University was used for chemical warfare testing during WWI? At the time, the new school (est. 1914) was thought to be an ideal location but the ghosts of what happened there lingered for decades. https://t.co/1S4JE01oB6 #DYK the campus of America…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Aug 13, 2022
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 …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Aug 12, 2022