Candlelight Vigil on the Mall after 9/11
I remember this so vividly. I walked the length of the Mall, stood on the west front steps of the Capitol (which you can no longer do) and stared out onto a virtual sea of candles flickering on the Mall....
House Bill Proposes Renaming D.C. to Reaganstown in 2005
Believe me, this came as a shock to us as well when we came across an article in the Washington Post about renaming the nation’s capital after the 40th president, Ronald Reagan. The proposal came from Republican Congressman Henry Bonilla from...
Obama’s First Inauguration Seen From Space
This is one of the most incredible images we have found on the Internet. It shows the Inauguration of President Obama in 2009. I don’t know about you, but I was there, and I don’t think I’ve ever been colder...
Cool Satellite View of National Mall
Here’s a really cool, not often seen, view of the National Mall. This was taken by the IKONOS satellite on March 30th, 2001. Source: Archive.org
September 11th, 2001: The Worst Day
Source: U.S. National Archives If you lived in the area on September 11th, 2001, you’ll remember how beautiful that day was. It was a Tuesday, and I remember driving to work on the inner loop, just about to cross the American...
Michael Jordan Lands in D.C.
If you were living in D.C. in the fall of 2001, this was a big deal … although, there was a certain undertone of skepticism. Could he still play at the same level, despite being 38? Michael Jordan gave the...
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