Happy Birthday @kencen! The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opened #OTD in 1971. The name honored JFK's critical role in raising D.C.'s status as an artistic capital: https://t.co/wevXiVD65d https://t.co/6yQ6mX5gBD Happy Birthday @kencen! The John F. Kennedy …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 8, 2022
Today in History - September 8 https://t.co/9SlKew1VYn On September 8, 1900, hurricane winds estimated at speeds of up to 120 miles per hour ripped across the Texas coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading. The American Federation of Labor granted a charter to the…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 8, 2022
Quote of the Day: "I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage." - Arthur Schopenhauer
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 8, 2022
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…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 7, 2022
Voyager 1’s Mission to the Outer Planet Begins via NASA https://t.co/u51l9eydiw https://t.co/eb7WrJscGv
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 7, 2022
(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