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“Czar Reed”: The Speaker Who Broke the Filibuster
Thomas Brackett Reed rewrote the rules of Congress, crushed the filibuster, and walked away from power on principle. He died at the Arlington Hotel while a party raged downstairs.
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Fedlandia Emerges from L’Enfant Plaza: From Southwest DC Neighborhood to the Future
Before L’Enfant Plaza’s Brutalist towers, Southwest DC was a thriving neighborhood. We dug into the Evening Star archives to trace…
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1930s Washington D.C. Apartment Listings: A Glimpse into Great Depression Living
Delve into 1930s Washington D.C. apartment listings and discover how the Great Depression and the presidential campaign influenced living conditions.…
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1904 Columbia Heights Real Estate Ad
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Mid-1960s Vision for Washington’s Metro System
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Glenn Martin’s Predictions for the Future of Aviation in 1953
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A Historical Look at the Old Post Office Pavilion, Now the Waldorf Astoria
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Exploring Washington, D.C. From the Air: An Incredible 1922 Photo