Happy birthday, @uscapitol! George Washington laid the cornerstone #OTD 1793, back when #DC was more of a dream than an actual city. Photo: "Capitol Cornerstone Ceremony, 1793" by Allyn Cox https://t.co/t9XTtR5hO0 Happy birthday, @uscapitol! George Washington laid the corner…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 18, 2022
Today in History - September 18 https://t.co/ht0GdykF1g On September 18, 1895, Booker T. Washington delivered his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech also known as the "Atlanta Exposition Speech" at the opening of the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Geo…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 18, 2022
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— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 17, 2022
This 1930s public health assessment was not good news for #DC: "Tuberculosis is the curse of the alleys. There is not enough light and there is not enough air…. Disease starts in the alleys and it spreads." #DCHistory https://t.co/tMNhoWKpfF This 1930s public health assessme…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 17, 2022
Hey #DC! Happy @MuseumDay! Free admission to some great area museums. Make sure to download your ticket: https://t.co/BZGbNnjWUS Hey #DC! Happy @MuseumDay! Free admission to some great area museums. Make sure to download your ticket: https://t.co/BZGbNnjWUS — Boundary Ston…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 17, 2022
When the 1970 Census low-balled the number of Latino people lived in #DC, community organizers were outraged. They decided to "Let the press count us!" and organized #DC's first Latino Festival in #MtPleasantDC. cc: @FiestaDCOficial https://t.co/PzqWHzioCN When the 1970 Cens…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 17, 2022
The Purple Iris Inn opened c 1917 in Chevy Chase DC, part of the teahouse craze of the 1910s and 1920s. In the 1920s Berthold N Colle (1893-1965), a native of Luxembourg, bought the restaurant and ran it until it closed around 1950. Replaced by three new houses in the 1950s. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 17, 2022