October 2, 1991 -- 31 years ago today a couple hundred Washingtonians at the old @930club on F St were among the last to see #Nirvana before the band became a household name. A few weeks after the #DC show, the Nevermind album exploded. #OTD #DCHistory https://t.co/6X9JbqpArn …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 2, 2022
1910s postcard of 11th St NW facing north at M St, issued by Forster's Drug Store, located at 1017 M St NW. The drugstore building still stands, but all the others in this view are gone. This corner was the subject of Elliot Liebow's seminal 1967 study, "Tally's Corner." …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 2, 2022
Today in History - October 2 https://t.co/4pBlGKs2Pd On October 2, 1780, British intelligence officer Major John André was hanged as a spy in Tappan, New York. Continue reading. On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as a United States Supreme Court justice. Con…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 2, 2022
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— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 2, 2022
As #RFKStadium prepares to meet the wrecking ball, let's remember the role that the stadium played in integrating the @Commanders football team. #DCHistory https://t.co/y0nBZ949SE As #RFKStadium prepares to meet the wrecking ball, let's remember the role that the stadium pla…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 1, 2022
In the 1940s, #DC businessman Henry Berliner & his company, ERCO, sold thousands of Americans on the idea of "Ercoupe" personal planes. ERCO mass produced them at its #CollegeParkMD factory but the fad never really took off. (Pun intended.) #DCHistory https://t.co/WL029JgXYN …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 1, 2022
By mid 1950s, every team in the @NFL had African-American players... except one. Any guesses? https://t.co/y0nBZ949SE By mid 1950s, every team in the @NFL had African-American players... except one. Any guesses? https://t.co/y0nBZ949SE — Boundary Stones (@BoundaryStones) O…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 1, 2022