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Proposed design for the Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: A Look at the Proposed Design and the History Behind It

Take a look at the proposed design for the Kennedy Center and the history behind it. Learn how the idea for a national cultural center dates back to 1933 and how it eventually became the Kennedy Center we know today.

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1906 map showing the original boundary milestones of the District of Columbia

Map of All D.C. Boundary Stones From 1906

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Why Is It Named Reston?

The Beatles in 1966

More 1964 Photos of The Beatles in Washington, D.C.

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Murder Bay in 1855 (Smithsonian)

Where Was Murder Bay in Washington, DC?

1921 map of Trinidad

Why Is It Named Trinidad?

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Awesome Old Pan Am Advertisements

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Looking toward the west side of the United States Capitol building, a panoramic view of the city of Washington, D.C. shows the Mall area in the foreground before the railroad tracks were removed. A train is visible on the tracks. The domed structure in front of the Capitol is the Botanic Garden original octagonal greenhouse of 1859 and behind it the central pavilion added after the Civil War. The buildings were razed in 1932. The Botanic Garden was on a site previously occupied by the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences in Washington, D.C.

Exploring the City of Washington D.C. Around 1900

construction of Memorial Bridge

A Look Back at the Construction of the Memorial Bridge in the 1930s

soldiers rolling through Washington on trucks

Pictures Tell a Story: Exploring a 1918 Photo of WWI Soldiers in DC

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