Today in History - September 5 https://t.co/c85Zfbmvs0 The infamous Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847. Continue reading. On September 5, 1882, some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City to participate in America's first Labor Day parade. Continue reading. Cli…
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DC Transit streetcar 1053, a Brill Streamliiner that was a forerunner of the ubiquitous PCC cars, waits at the end of the line in Takoma, on 4th Street NW just south of Cedar Street. June 1959. https://t.co/696w74K5qB DC Transit streetcar 1053, a Brill Streamliiner that was a …
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Quote of the Day: "What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens." - Ellen Glasgow
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Did you know that the first ever instance of long-distance wireless communication took place between the Franklin School (the current home of @PlanetWordDC) and a laboratory on L St NW, in 1880? https://t.co/2icDRbjNx3 https://t.co/FCzC1MNN7i Did you know that the first eve…
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A little local labor history for #LaborDay from @AlexTimesNews. Meet #AlexandriaVA's Lucy Randolph Mason! https://t.co/i49qvsexz9 A little local labor history for #LaborDay from @AlexTimesNews. Meet #AlexandriaVA's Lucy Randolph Mason! https://t.co/i49qvsexz9 — Boundary St…
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In the early 1960s, a quarter of people living in Southwest D.C. had no electricity, and nearly half of residents still used outdoor toilets. But the program ostensibly designed to improve the neighborhood razed it completely: https://t.co/MrPtVsLMfB In the early 1960s, a qu…
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Early 1900s postcard view of Georgetown University's red-brick Dahlgren Chapel, completed in 1893 and designed by Francis C. Schroen. https://t.co/yxBwqFeozg Early 1900s postcard view of Georgetown University's red-brick Dahlgren Chapel, completed in 1893 and designed by Franc…
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