Ghosts of DC took a little trip to the Bay Area this weekend and we wanted to sprinkle a little San Francisco flavor into this next post. We can think of no better subject than Alcatraz (aka, The Rock). A brief history of the island … it started out as the site for a lighthouse until President Millard Fillmore ordered ... Read More »
That’s right, the Senator from Mississippi and chairman of the Armed Services Committee was shot both in the chest and the leg, after he was mugged in front of his North Cleveland Park house (3609 Cumberland St. NW). He was returning home in the evening after work on January 30th, 1973. The Washington Post reported the following on the incident: ... Read More »
Today I’m kicking off another new series called “Three Things…” I will do my best to keep these brief and pack in three key points or “ah ha!” moments for the regular and curious GoDC readers. This first one will be about Dulles Airport and I’ll list three things that you (probably) don’t know about it. We already posted twice ... Read More »
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