When Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band played with Chuck Berry at UMD in 1973, Berry ripped into The Boss for "playing his lead on his acoustic guitar": "'Only Chuck Berry plays Chuck Berry licks.'" https://t.co/OfETJRiiN5 When Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band p…
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On November 1, 1949, a surplus fighter plane from WWII collided with a passenger plane above the Potomac, killing 55 passengers. Who was to blame for what was then the deadliest incident in the 40-year history of American aviation? https://t.co/tznG00vTtv On November 1, 1949…
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Rockwood connects with the history of segregation and (eventual) integration within the Girl Scouts. The NATIONAL organization integrated camps well before the LOCAL #DC area council. #DChistory https://t.co/cKzanNtCFS https://t.co/ngB24IXxjf Rockwood connects with the hist…
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Constructed in 1869, the old Howard University Medical School was located on 5th St NW at the southwest corner of W (Pomeroy) St. The wooden structure visible in the left background is a baseball park on the site of the future Griffith Stadium. Circa 1916 postcard. @HowardU …
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Vintage postcards from Rockwood, the former Girl Scout camp in Montgomery County. Read John Kelly's history of the 1979 effort to save the camp: https://t.co/3Ej0i3kMkS https://t.co/ulaFpGQQdh Vintage postcards from Rockwood, the former Girl Scout camp in Montgomery County. R…
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Today in History - September 25 https://t.co/tUkD1yjPgV Novelist William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.
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Quote of the Day: "Life is an adventure in forgiveness." - Norman Cousins
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