Rockwood connects with the history of segregation and (eventual) integration within the Girl Scouts. The NATIONAL organization integrated camps well before the LOCAL #DC area council. #DChistory https://t.co/cKzanNtCFS https://t.co/ngB24IXxjf Rockwood connects with the hist…
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Constructed in 1869, the old Howard University Medical School was located on 5th St NW at the southwest corner of W (Pomeroy) St. The wooden structure visible in the left background is a baseball park on the site of the future Griffith Stadium. Circa 1916 postcard. @HowardU …
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Vintage postcards from Rockwood, the former Girl Scout camp in Montgomery County. Read John Kelly's history of the 1979 effort to save the camp: https://t.co/3Ej0i3kMkS https://t.co/ulaFpGQQdh Vintage postcards from Rockwood, the former Girl Scout camp in Montgomery County. R…
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Today in History - September 25 https://t.co/tUkD1yjPgV Novelist William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.
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Quote of the Day: "Life is an adventure in forgiveness." - Norman Cousins
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The Howard H. Mackey Building, at 2366 6th Street NW, was built in 1956 for the Howard University Law School, as seen on this vintage postcard. The building now houses the HU College of Engineering and Architecture. @HowardU @OldTimeDC https://t.co/aKv7oFNbgw The Howard H. Mac…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 24, 2022
In 1888, the Washington Evening Star extolled the benefits of the tight-laced corsets which were fashionable at the time: "reasonable tight lacing is fitted to increase mental and physical activity." https://t.co/RAqBKg4KVN In 1888, the Washington Evening Star extolled the b…
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