Did you know that the Green Line construction was so delayed following its 1968 approval that many officials worried it would never be built? It was the last of the original 5 lines to be built, finally opening in 1991: https://t.co/xS9IQGjXBl cc: @JWPascale #transithistory …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 23, 2022
Mary Church Terrell was born #OTD in 1863. A leader of D.C.'s civil rights movement for half a century, she played a crucial role in the desegregation of D.C. restaurants: https://t.co/I1DRea6MCC #BlackHistory Mary Church Terrell was born #OTD in 1863. A leader of D.C.'s civ…
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Did you know that D.C. radio broadcaster Felix Grant from @WMALDC was awarded Brazil's Order of the Southern Cross — the highest award Brazil bestows on a foreigner — for his role in bringing Bossa Nova music to the American public? https://t.co/fRKF2iYtlv Photo: @jazzaliveUDC …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 23, 2022
Today in History - September 23 https://t.co/3zgOLeo1ps Mary Church Terrell—educator, political activist, and first president of the National Association of Colored Women—was born on September 23, 1863, in Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in…
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We think you're on to something! #LocalHistory https://t.co/1aiOlyS5HA We think you're on to something! #LocalHistory https://t.co/1aiOlyS5HA — Boundary Stones (@BoundaryStones) Sep 23, 2022
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Not many houses in the United States can claim to have been blessed by the Pope. That is, except for this Alexandria condominium, which received a visit from a certain Polish cardinal in 1976. Two years later, that cardinal became Pope John Paul II: https://t.co/5WleAkhKQT N…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 22, 2022
Attention visitors! Our exhibits and store are closed today through Saturday (9/24) due to a COVID exposure. Thank you for understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Attention visitors! Our exhibits and store are closed today through Saturday (9/24) due to a COV…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 22, 2022