Did you know that actor Sidney Poitier came to D.C. to protest against segregated seating at the Tivoli Theatre in Columbia Heights in 1963? The plot twist: he was the star of the movie the theater was showing: https://t.co/YLuqi6t9nU #BlackHistory https://t.co/dK9c2GAQar D…
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The population of Washington, D.C. exploded during WWI – increasing from 330,000 before the war to 526,000 in November of 1918. But the poor sanitation and overcrowding that resulted made the city especially vulnerable to diseases, like the Spanish Flu: https://t.co/ykY8hme6EU …
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Today in History - September 10 https://t.co/s73Tg5UABw Explorer, writer, and cartographer John Smith became leader of the Jamestown settlement when he assumed the presidency of its governing council on September 10, 1608. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in H…
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Mediterranean Cities Light Up the Night via NASA https://t.co/aJjmg8V3zk https://t.co/TdsbF0C8Vo
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Queen Elizabeth II dances with President Gerald Ford during the queen's 1976 state visit. @wetatvfm broadcast the occasion, though there were a few hiccups in production: https://t.co/1dFfP0AqRb https://t.co/eDxtlNKAci Queen Elizabeth II dances with President Gerald Ford du…
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#otd in 1739 the Stono Rebellion, the largest uprising of enslaved people in the British mainland colonies before the American Revolution, occurred about 20 mi SW of Charlestown, SC on the banks of the Stono. View the area c1711: https://t.co/URG3aGjmKz https://t.co/D33rEZAOqG…
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Did you know Arlington was once home to the one of the most powerful radio stations in the world? The Arlington Radio Station, callsign NAA, once successfully broadcast a signal to Pearl Harbor – a distance of over 4600 miles! https://t.co/c6Msvt1ERu #NOVA Did you know Arlin…
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