On September 26, 1957, Leonard #Bernstein's #WestSideStory opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway... but #DC audiences got to see it months earlier. cc: @BroadwayNatDC @nattheatredc #OTD #DCHistory https://t.co/j44SiNhLyG On September 26, 1957, Leonard #Bernstein's …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 26, 2022
Vintage 1950s postcard from the Dupont Laundry at 2535 Sherman Avenue NW in Pleasant Plains. https://t.co/KipPfM7ar9 Vintage 1950s postcard from the Dupont Laundry at 2535 Sherman Avenue NW in Pleasant Plains. https://t.co/KipPfM7ar9 — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) Se…
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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…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 25, 2022
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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