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Day: February 3, 2014

A Look Back at Ulysses S. Grant’s 1873 Inauguration: A Print from 1873

November 3, 2021February 3, 2014 by ghostsofdc
1873 Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant

Take a look back at Ulysses S. Grant’s 1873 Inauguration with this amazing print from 1873. See the event from Pennsylvania Ave. with this incredible image from the Library of Congress.

Categories Historical Events Tags 1870s, Inaugurations, Ulysses S. Grant

Washington Post Exposes Corporal Punishment in District Schools in 1930

July 27, 2022February 3, 2014 by ghostsofdc
corporal punishment

This article from the April 17th, 1930 issue of The Washington Post exposes corporal punishment in the District’s schools. Read more about the shocking incident that was reported to the Board of Education.

Categories In the Paper Tags 1930s 1 Comment

Six Killed at McCrory’s on 7th Street in 1929’s Horrific Explosion

February 28, 2023February 3, 2014 by ghostsofdc
Aftermath of the McCrory disaster, a virtually forgotten chapter in the history of Washington, D.C.: At 1:32 p.m. on Nov. 21, 1929, a boiler in the basement of the McCrory five-and-dime store at 416 Seventh Street NW exploded, demolishing the ground floor and igniting a fire in a deafening blast whose final toll was six dead and dozens injured. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.

Discover the forgotten tragedy of the McCrory disaster in D.C. history. Six died and dozens were injured in a devastating boiler explosion in 1929.

Categories From the Crazy Vault Tags 1920s 1 Comment
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