Did you know that during WWII, U.S. spy trainees ran missions out of a converted summer camp in Prince William County, VA, including a fake sabotage mission of a power plant in Fredericksburg, Virginia: https://t.co/2Cuj0UBKaN https://t.co/xDdnj9sT7s Did you know that durin…
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Voyager 1’s Mission to the Outer Planet Begins via NASA https://t.co/u51l9eydiw https://t.co/eb7WrJscGv
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(2/3) The then 93-year-old Adas Israel Synagogue, once the home of the @adasisraeldc congregation, was relocating from the block of 6th and G St. NW to 3rd and G St. NW. Here it is after the move: https://t.co/jzNO4F9RRO (2/3) The then 93-year-old Adas Israel Synagogue, once…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 7, 2022
Holy Rollers: If you were hanging out near G St. NW on December 18, 1969, you may have spotted a remarkable sight: a synagogue on the move! (1/3) Photos courtesy of @librarycongress https://t.co/d0y6P1xlSN Holy Rollers: If you were hanging out near G St. NW on December 18, 1…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 7, 2022
This 1906 Pocket Map by Rand McNally shows the extent of the Austro-Hungarian Empire a decade before its dissolution. The empire was internally divided and ultimately broke up under the strains of WWI. https://t.co/lse1GK13f1 https://t.co/JccsqBbihj This 1906 Pocket Map by Ra…
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1920s postcard view of Pennsylvania Ave NW at 6th Street. The St. James Hotel was on the SE corner from 1868 to 1927. The spot is now a small triangle park with a fountain, across from the National Gallery of Art. For more on the St. James, see https://t.co/Y2iEaIBl0k …
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James Nabrit Jr., born #OTD in 1900, waged "an outright assault on segregation" as a lawyer for the NAACP. He also served as President of @HowardU from 1960-1965. https://t.co/W8tZ51Lcve James Nabrit Jr., born #OTD in 1900, waged "an outright assault on segregation" as a law…
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