When an arrest warrant was issued for a three-year old boy for stealing eggs, it attracted the attention of the public, newspapers, and Walt Whitman. #DCHistory https://t.co/sRkXomMLno When an arrest warrant was issued for a three-year old boy for stealing eggs, it attracted…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Apr 9, 2022
Fleeing from secessionist states, African American ‘contrabands’ relocated to one of five camps in Virginia were paid to work in order to aid Union army food supply farming. #VAHistory #DCHistory https://t.co/1Kk4jj4KDY Fleeing from secessionist states, African American ‘con…
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Facing gale-force winds, torrential downpour, and major debris, the storm that hit DC during the British occupation of 1814 foiled both American and British battle plans in the city. #DCHistory https://t.co/ajdSw7MHwS Facing gale-force winds, torrential downpour, and major d…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Apr 9, 2022
Wanting nothing to do with the Union and its occupation of Alexandria, the women that joined their local Knights of the Golden Circle branch did anything to support the Confederacy. #VAHistory https://t.co/UGxHtNnzfn Wanting nothing to do with the Union and its occupation of…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Apr 9, 2022
He turned grave-robbing into his profession, and when caught, was arrested and jailed. How did George Christian continue to make headlines for crimes he may or may not have committed afterwards? #DCHistory https://t.co/MYgdgRD9Lx He turned grave-robbing into his profession, …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Apr 9, 2022
An undated postcard view of the Washington Tourist Camp in East Potomac Park, probably from around 1930. https://t.co/1QDHLObZuW An undated postcard view of the Washington Tourist Camp in East Potomac Park, probably from around 1930. https://t.co/1QDHLObZuW — Streets of Wash…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Apr 9, 2022
The Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers concert at RFK Stadium in 1973 attracted 80,000 attendees, with the two-day event having as much music as it did interesting stories. #DCHistory https://t.co/uL4XyFBkkL The Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers concert at RFK Stadium in 1973…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Apr 8, 2022