"Music, as any art, is not an end in itself, but is a means for achieving larger ends." #OTD in 1969 Pete Seeger performed at the Vietnam Mortatorium Day protest, although this was not the first (or last!) time #DC saw the songwriter: https://t.co/JeCGTiMJNO "Music, as any a…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 15, 2022
Today in History - October 15 https://t.co/5GA5hqlC0G On October 15, 1972, Jackie Robinson attended a World Series game that included a commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his breaking the color line. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 15, 2022
We have the perfect candidate for #FacialHairFriday: meet facial hair legend, Ambrose E. Burnside! https://t.co/EWSy8N3o3Z https://t.co/hnBsQW4dT3 We have the perfect candidate for #FacialHairFriday: meet facial hair legend, Ambrose E. Burnside! https://t.co/EWSy8N3o3Z …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 14, 2022
Any #Hoyas up for a challenge? #OTD the group HOCK stole the clock hands from Healy Hall, participating in one of Georgetown’s most timeless traditions (see what we did there?). https://t.co/2C8NaxXH2K Any #Hoyas up for a challenge? #OTD the group HOCK stole the clock hands …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 14, 2022
On the right side, the First American Bank building with the large classical Corinthian columns, designed by Waddy Wood’s firm and constructed in 1906, also still stands, as does the twin-towered Woodward Building behind it, from 1911. On the right side, the First American …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 14, 2022
Circa 1914 postcard of H St NW, looking east from Vermont Ave. The old Shoreham Hotel is the large tan building on the left, torn down in 1929. The white building behind it is the Southern Building, built in 1911 and still standing, sporting two additional floors added in 19…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 14, 2022
Happy reopening day to @airandspace!! 🎉 While you walk around the renovated galleries, imagine what it would be like if you and your neighbors all had your own personal planes. To Henry Berliner, that idea didn’t seem so far-fetched! https://t.co/WL029JhvOl Happy reopening d…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 14, 2022