She was one of the first female government employees, was the first woman legally allowed on the battlefield in America, and she founded the American Red Cross. Clara Barton was an unstoppable force of the 19th century: https://t.co/mxoU8IQn34 #DChistory She was one of the f…
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The correct answer is the Washington Bears, D.C.'s best basketball team that you've never heard of: https://t.co/BBRyvytOoC The correct answer is the Washington Bears, D.C.'s best basketball team that you've never heard of: https://t.co/BBRyvytOoC — Boundary Stones (@Bound…
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Did you know that jousting — yes, knights galloping at each other on horseback — became the official sport of Maryland in 1962? https://t.co/WRDWsZ0sQR Did you know that jousting — yes, knights galloping at each other on horseback — became the official sport of Maryland in 1…
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In 1968, nine Catholics, including priests Daniel and Philip Berrigan, entered a Selective Services office in the town of Catonsville, Maryland. They grabbed hundreds of draft files, took them out to the parking lot, and burned them with homemade napalm: https://t.co/ilvkYmiPzd…
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Today in History - September 1 https://t.co/A5ujxzu6rk On September 1, 1773, Phillis Wheatley’s Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was published in London, England. Wheatley’s collection was the first volume of poetry by an African-American poet to be published…
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Quote of the Day: "Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change." - Confucius
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If you're currently scrolling Twitter on a fiberoptic connection — and if you aren't, you should upgrade 😉 — you can thank Alexander Graham Bell. His experiments at his L St. laboratory in D.C. played a critical role in developing the technology: https://t.co/2icDRbjNx3 If y…
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