This expansive map of Chicago highlights the elevated railways in the city as of 1908. The bright green patches across the map also showcase parks throughout the metropolis. See the detail here: https://t.co/PRL6V5v1dD https://t.co/SGTeDXBJl0 This expansive map of Chicago hig…
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Today in History - September 26 https://t.co/b8iYlWk43R Jonathan Chapman, born in Leominster, Massachusetts, on September 26, 1775, came to be known as "Johnny Appleseed." Continue reading. On September 26, 1777, British troops marched into Philadelphia and occupied the cit…
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When Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band played with Chuck Berry at UMD in 1973, Berry ripped into The Boss for "playing his lead on his acoustic guitar": "'Only Chuck Berry plays Chuck Berry licks.'" https://t.co/OfETJRiiN5 When Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band p…
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On November 1, 1949, a surplus fighter plane from WWII collided with a passenger plane above the Potomac, killing 55 passengers. Who was to blame for what was then the deadliest incident in the 40-year history of American aviation? https://t.co/tznG00vTtv On November 1, 1949…
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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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