Not known for his successes, President Herbert Hoover was responsible for at least one major accomplishment: capturing Al Capone. https://t.co/05P3J7T86j Not known for his successes, President Herbert Hoover was responsible for at least one major accomplishment: capturing Al…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
The Capitol Building acted as a military barracks, a bakery, and a hospital for wounded soldiers during the Civil War. After the war, the soldiers left - well, all except one…👻 #spooky https://t.co/c4I2T1yLFd The Capitol Building acted as a military barracks, a bakery, a…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
🔔NEW ARTICLE ALERT🔔 During the Civil War, the Union used military balloons to collect information on Confederate movements. However, after only two years, the Balloon Corps was dissolved. What ended the use of this promising aerial endeavor? #DC https://t.co/OzN4kQNc7w 🔔…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
With RFK Stadium one step closer to demolition, let’s look back at one of the venue’s biggest performances: DC’s first multi-day rock show featuring the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers: #DCHistory https://t.co/uL4XyFBkkL With RFK Stadium one step closer to demolition, …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
Nick Berbakos (1917-1988), a native Washingtonian, opened The Black Steer, a steak and lobster restaurant, at 730 17th St NW, in 1957. Later called Nick and Dottie's Black Steer to include Nick's wife Dorothy, the Black Steer gained a next-door competitor in 1963: the Sans S…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
Today in History - October 29 https://t.co/1qjTA2MSSp African-American folk artist Harriet Powers, nationally recognized for her quilts, was born in rural Georgia on October 29, 1837. Continue reading. On October 29, 1855, recent German immigrant Carl Schurz wrote his wife,…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 29, 2022
In case you missed our “Worlds Revealed” blogpost last week called “Tracking Packages Across Space and Time,” you read it here: https://t.co/JzG9Tyld9t https://t.co/7y2Xshup12 In case you missed our “Worlds Revealed” blogpost last week called “Tracking Packages Across Space a…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 28, 2022