As #RFKStadium prepares to meet the wrecking ball, let's remember the role that the stadium played in integrating the @Commanders football team. #DCHistory https://t.co/y0nBZ949SE As #RFKStadium prepares to meet the wrecking ball, let's remember the role that the stadium pla…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 1, 2022
In the 1940s, #DC businessman Henry Berliner & his company, ERCO, sold thousands of Americans on the idea of "Ercoupe" personal planes. ERCO mass produced them at its #CollegeParkMD factory but the fad never really took off. (Pun intended.) #DCHistory https://t.co/WL029JgXYN …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 1, 2022
By mid 1950s, every team in the @NFL had African-American players... except one. Any guesses? https://t.co/y0nBZ949SE By mid 1950s, every team in the @NFL had African-American players... except one. Any guesses? https://t.co/y0nBZ949SE — Boundary Stones (@BoundaryStones) O…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 1, 2022
Today in History - October 1 https://t.co/LiXhOHLpgL On October 1, 1903, the Boston Americans (soon to become the Red Sox) of the American League played the National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series. Continue reading. On Octobe…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 1, 2022
Quote of the Day: "God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them." - Franz Kafka
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 1, 2022
Did you know that there was once an aquarium located in the basement of the Department of Commerce building on 14th St. NW? D.C.’s own “National Aquarium” boasted hundreds of exotic fish, five alligators, and even a (nearly) 100-year-old turtle! #DCHistory …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 30, 2022
Great collection of D.C. papers in there as well! https://t.co/6gP3QWBHf8 Great collection of D.C. papers in there as well! https://t.co/6gP3QWBHf8 — Boundary Stones (@BoundaryStones) Sep 30, 2022
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 30, 2022