In 1978, a group of Native Americans protested the innumerable injustices faced by ingifenious groups at the hands of the American government. Called “the Longest Walk,” protesters walked 3,000 miles from CA to DC and held a rally at the Capitol. https://t.co/FAUPB7KeJ4 In 1…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 17, 2022
Back in a time when mainstream America glorified the “vanishing west,” Dumbarton Bridge over Rock Creek Park was adorned with buffalos and a Native American. The indigenous person was modeled after Kicking Bear, who greatly opposed westward expansion. https://t.co/qATEXWa5zj …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 17, 2022
Did you know Alexandria was once a part of DC? Due to laws that didn’t allow government buildings on the VA side of the Potomac, Alexandria remained rural farm land. This along with the booming slave trade at Old Town’s port got Alexandria returned to VA. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 16, 2022
After George Washington decided where the nation’s Capital was to be, he had MD and VA cede the land. Most private land owners willingly sold their property to GW’s land agents for the sake of the country, but not one “Obstinate Mr. Burns.” https://t.co/a8MxB02Rdm After Geor…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 16, 2022
Today in History - July 16 https://t.co/ygoI1Uw1yg On July 16, 1790, the Residence Act, which stipulated that the president select a site on the Potomac River as the permanent capital of the United States following a ten-year temporary residence in Philadelphia, was signed i…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 16, 2022
July News from the Library of Congress https://t.co/gwx0RS9fYw News from the Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Lineup, U.S. Poet Laureate, Library’s Packard Campus Theater and More. Library of Congress National Book Festival Announces Full Author Lineup Th…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 15, 2022
Legend has it that the word “lobbies” originated in DC. The term supposedly has its roots in President Grant's interactions with favor-seekers in the lobby of Willard Hotel, which he frequented after long days in the Oval Office. https://t.co/KONCqLFKTO Legend has it that th…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Jul 15, 2022