When Countess Marguerite Cassini, daughter of the Russian ambassador to D.C., sought public support for Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1914-15, she had an ingenious plan to shift America's official stance of neutrality in her favor... #DCHistory https://t.co/rfvUEksSWq …
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Perspective | A rare painting of Lincoln restores the emancipator to his full height https://t.co/dis4hONwkd Perspective | A rare painting of Lincoln restores the emancipator to his full height https://t.co/dis4hONwkd — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) Feb 20, 2022
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A century ago, Mississippi’s Senate voted to send all the state’s Black people to Africa https://t.co/pMQdkXw2xL A century ago, Mississippi’s Senate voted to send all the state’s Black people to Africa https://t.co/pMQdkXw2xL — Streets of Washington (@StreetsOfDC) Feb 20, 20…
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An air of mystery shrouded the 16-year-old “Countess” who accompanied the Russian ambassador to D.C. in 1898. Who was she? And how did she end up in D.C.? #DCHistory https://t.co/tNUp639qUW An air of mystery shrouded the 16-year-old “Countess” who accompanied the Russian amb…
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In 1967, the National Gallery of Art scored the art deal of the century: a painting from Leonardo da Vinci. #DCHistory https://t.co/QIuvaKBE7C In 1967, the National Gallery of Art scored the art deal of the century: a painting from Leonardo da Vinci. #DCHistory …
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While celebrating the “new wooden pavement on Pennsylvania Avenue” with a carnival in 1871, the festive event soon snowballed into an enormous Mardi Gras. #DCHistory https://t.co/Sz2AT92K1q While celebrating the “new wooden pavement on Pennsylvania Avenue” with a carnival in…
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Quote of the Day: "I didn't think; I experimented." - Anthony Burgess
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