"A People Without Murals is a Demoralized People": Read the story behind one of Adams Morgan’s most enduring murals, a vibrant tribute to the Latinx community that was nearly covered up https://t.co/hGl9vwNKWt @AdMoBID @PoPville Photo credit @HolaCultura …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 16, 2022
Whitman found his way to DC after receiving word that his brother, George, had been reported wounded. George's injuries turned out to be minor but other wounded soldiers made such an impact on Walt that he stayed in #DC for years as a hospital volunteer. https://t.co/OzIANuYXug…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 16, 2022
Today in History - September 16 https://t.co/YT6IqL85Xk Early on the morning of September 16, 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla summoned the congregation of his small Dolores parish church and urged them to take up arms and fight for Mexico's independence from Spain. Co…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 16, 2022
Quote of the Day: "If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it." - John Irving
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 16, 2022
They just don't make 'em like this any more... #OTD 1981, @amhistorymuseum proved it had the oldest locomotive capable of running when it dusted off the John Bull (built 1831) & went for a spin along the @COcanalNPS. Photo: The John Bull in 1893, when it was a wee 62 years o…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 16, 2022
From 1912 to 1941, 3 radio towers dominated the Arlington skyline. The largest was nearly 50 ft taller than the Washington Monument and powerful enough to receive a signal from the Eiffel Tower: https://t.co/c6Msvt2cH2 From 1912 to 1941, 3 radio towers dominated the Arlingto…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 15, 2022
Michael E. López-Alegría Poses During Spacewalk via NASA https://t.co/Y8v4sAJ8CZ https://t.co/vPFv0zGLKN
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