Dark Days of the Ku Klux Klan Parading Down Pennsylvania Avenue

Check this out. This is a French drawing from the early 19th century. It looks a little different than today. I don’t see the J.

This is a cool photo from 1918, showing a tank rolling through Washington. Any idea where this is? Source: Library of Congress

We received the following tweet the other day from GoDCer @HaroldPettigrew, and thought it was a good idea to dig up some stories on McKinley

With DC Beer Festival taking over Nationals’ Park last weekend (March 23-24), it provides a timely reminder of how closely intertwined baseball and beer are

Some of you may not know or remember that Donald Rumsfeld was once a Congressman from Illinois, representing the 13th district. He was elected in

It was perhaps the biggest baseball ‘scoop’ in Washington, DC history: Ted Williams to return to baseball in 1969 as manager of the Washington Senators.

This is an incredible photograph from the Civil War, showing three men at the Washington Arsenal. By the way, don’t forget to read our guest

3726 10th Street NE. That’s two blocks from me. I walk past that address everyday to the Brookland Metro.  Happened to dig up an application

This lovely painting shows Georgetown in the distance as it looked in 1855. Source: Library of Congress

View from the White House in 1848, looking at the Capitol Building.

Here’s an excellent photo from the DC Public Library Flickr photostream. This shows the Capitol Building fully lit up following announcement of the end of

Does this building still stand? I can see the “435” on the transom, but I’m not quite sure where this is. Let’s see if the