Discover how gas lighting & heating was financed in Washington, DC in 1906. Learn about the Washington Gas Light Co. and their role in the city since 1848. Plus, read a related article about gas ranges in 1916.
The Ludington brothers set a world record for air passengers carried in 1932. Learn about Washington's Ludington Airlines and the astonishing feat of getting from Washington to New York City in two hours!
Check out this fascinating video from the mid-1950s of former Senator and President Eisenhower messing up on camera. It's a great reminder of how far we've come since then!
Explore the history of the Blaine Mansion at the turn of the century, built in 1881 and former home of James G. Blaine, former Speaker of the House, Senator, and twice the Secretary of State. See a color photo and what the area looks like today.
Take a look at this photograph from 1922 of the Washington Monument from within the newly opened Lincoln Memorial. Learn more about the dedication ceremony attended by Lincoln's son.
Take a trip back in time to 1926 Columbia Heights and learn the Charleston with basketball. Enjoy your evening and stay out of trouble - if you're lucky enough to have the long weekend, relax and have a good time!
Take a look at this amazing color photo of Miss Elizabeth Ramey from 1924. She was a GWU graduate and a teacher in Alexandria, Virginia, and the proud owner of a Model T Ford. Courtesy of Shorpy.com!
This is a horrible story that I came across in the Washington Post. Read this in the context of it being the 1940s because it’s very disturbing.
In early June of 1946, the murder of a Don Glendening was front-page news. He was found dead in his apartment on Capitol Hill, having been bludgeoned to by a club.
Joseph Sturiale, the son of apartment’s owner, discovered Glendening after he. I can’t imagine a more gruesome and disturbing scene to come upon. On the floor next...
