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Wounded servicemen arriving from Vietnam at Andrews Air Force Base

A Powerful Photograph from March 8th, 1968: Wounded Servicemen Arriving from Vietnam at Andrews Air Force Base

This powerful photograph from March 8th, 1968 shows a wounded serviceman being carried off a military transport plane after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base from Vietnam.

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Uncovering the History of Andrews Air Force Base: Who Was Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews?

Get to know the story behind Andrews Air Force Base and the man it was named after, Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews. Learn the fascinating history of the base and all the important figures involved.

Dulles Airport at night

Three Things You Didn't Know About Dulles Airport

Know the history of Dulles Airport outside Washington? It was born in the 1960s as the first airport specifically built for jet aircraft.

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This Retro Metro Infomercial from the 1970s Is Amazing!

February 27, 1923. "Miss Alice Reighly, 1409 Harvard Street, president of Anti-Flirt Club, which has just been organized in Washington, D.C., and will launch an 'Anti-Flirt Week' beginning March 4. The club is composed of young women and girls who have been embarrassed by men in automobiles and on street corners." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. (Shorpy)

A Look at the Amazing Anti-Flirt Club and Their "Anti-Flirt Week" from 1923

President Reagan signing National Minimum Drinking Age Act into law

History of the Drinking Age in Washington, D.C.

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What Did Columbia Heights Look Like After the 1968 Riots?

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Photo of Boyish Kennedy and Nixon

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Senior Prom at the White House

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Dulles Airport tower being built

Dulles Airport Opening Dedication Footage From 1962

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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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.

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