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Amanda Karpeshov

DC References - 1 views

http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/about/history/ This website articulated the history of the Cherry Blossoms in DC, as well as the history of the festival. The rest of the website ...

DC Cherry Blossoms Shaw White House

started by Amanda Karpeshov on 13 Mar 14 no follow-up yet
Elizabeth Ebert

Crime In Washington DC - 5 views

http://bit.ly/1ekh2kG This article is focused on ways to prevent crime in Washington DC. Often times, the police will focus on one spot in Washington DC where the crimes happen the most. However, t...

dc washington history crime

started by Elizabeth Ebert on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
Alexander Koesters

Sports - 4 views

DC is home to many sports teams and one of the most popular MLS clubs with DC United. The RFK stadium which is home to DC United has held many international soccer events and even had attendances o...

dc washington history sport

started by Alexander Koesters on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
Elizabeth Purnell

The Design of the National Museum of Natural History - 4 views

http://www.jstor.org/stable/4127992 This museum was the first edition to the National Mall in Washington D.C. and was constructed from 1903-1910. The building was debated about for a long time and...

Diigo washington dc art history museum National Mall

started by Elizabeth Purnell on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
Ben Walsh

8th & I - 2 views

Washington D.C. is home to the oldest active Marine Corp post, which was formed in 1801. This post, which is also known as Marine Corps Barracks was founded by President Thomas Jefferson and then C...

washington dc history national President Marine Corps

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Elizabeth Purnell

The Lincoln Memorial - 3 views

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40073208 The Lincoln Memorial began construction in 1914 and was finished in 1922. And is faced directly across the reflecting pool from the Washington Monument. Many p...

Lincoln Memorial Washington DC history art photography

started by Elizabeth Purnell on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
Elizabeth Purnell

The History of the Washington Monument - 1 views

http://www.jstor.org/stable/1760884 The Washington Monument was a monument built on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to honor and remember George Washington for all of the service that he has ...

history Washington DC National Mall monument George

started by Elizabeth Purnell on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
Ben Walsh

Battle of Fort Stevens - 2 views

The Battle of Fort Stevens took place in Washington D.C. on July 11th and 12th 1864 during the Civil War. When Confederates. which was led by General Jubal Early went through Maryland only to find ...

Washington DC history war

started by Ben Walsh on 25 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
katie douthitt

The Cinco De Mayo Riot of 1991 - 8 views

In Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant a riot broke out on the 5th of May. A new officer tried to arrest a Salvadoran man for being drunk in public. The police man shot the Salvadoran who was unarmed and ...

Riots AdamsMorgan

started by katie douthitt on 25 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
katie douthitt

Union Station - 4 views

http://www.unionstationdc.com/info/infohistory Union Station opened on September 29, 1988 as a private/public ownership. In 1981 Congress restored the station with $160 million to preserve as a nat...

Unionstation DC Washington

started by katie douthitt on 25 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
katie douthitt

Library of Congress Established - 1 views

On April 24th 1800, President John Adams established the Library of Congress by approving $5,000 to purchase books. In 1801 the first books were shipped over from London and brought to the U.S. Cap...

Library Congress Washington

started by katie douthitt on 25 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
anonymous

The Art of D.C. Politics: Broadsides, Banners, and Bumper Stickers Faye P. Haskins - 3 views

DC is a political city and change comes through politics. The art of the city reflects the political environment. The DC Public Library Washingtoniana room holds much of that art.

dc history political art cartoons broadsides banners

started by anonymous on 19 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
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