Below is a photograph of the Rex Smith aeroplane, being piloted by Antony Jannus around 1911.

What a stunning historical view of the nation's capital during the Civil War. Don't miss this one.

In 1958, Roy Sievers of the Washington Nationals (i.e., Washington Senators) was one of the best sluggers in the game. The previous year, he knocked out a league-leading 42 dingers and he would follow it up in ’58 with another 38 homers. Just before opening day in 1958, Mr. Sievers graced the cover of Sports […]

A great article in the Washington Post from November 2nd, 1902 is very apropos for this blog, or at least the name of the blog. We don’t really write about ghosts stories, except for the allegedly haunted suite at the Omni Shoreham and the Octagon House. Well, every now and then we make an exception, […]