Now a D.C. landmark, the Chinatown Friendship Archway caused some controversy among neighborhood residents when it was built in the 1980s. https://t.co/zZQBfiTSPz #DCHistory Now a D.C. landmark, the Chinatown Friendship Archway caused some controversy among neighborhood resi…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Dec 19, 2021
Preparing for your wedding is stressful, but it was especially tough for Irene des Planques, a friend of Russian socialite Countess Marguerite Cassini. https://t.co/E6tX76WGyA #DCHistory Preparing for your wedding is stressful, but it was especially tough for Irene des Planq…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Dec 18, 2021
Miss Karin Peterson opened the Swedish Inn at 2641 Connecticut Ave NW in Woodley Park in January 1938. The eatery joined the Smörgåsbord Restaurant, at 17th and K Streets NW, in offering Swedish cuisine to DC diners. https://t.co/wQqOaw6gZ2 Miss Karin Peterson opened the Swedi…
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Even though the congregation moved out in the early 1900s, the Adas Israel Synagogue in #WashingtonDC held so much historical significance that the physical structure was moved to a new location instead of being demolished in the 1960s to clear space for a new Metro line. Eve…
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Today in History - December 18 https://t.co/QjhpIxbPh6 The New Jersey ratifying caucus approved the Constitution on December 18, 1787. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.
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Quote of the Day: "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." - George Washington
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Football fans at Griffith Stadium on Dec. 7, 1941 weren't aware that a national tragedy had just occurred until an announcer began paging newspaper reporters and later military personnel. https://t.co/KIrxz2tMgz #DCHistory Football fans at Griffith Stadium on Dec. 7, 1941 we…
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