Now this is a rather interesting article that we dug up from the newspaper. It was printed in The Washington Post on October 20th, 1938, and though not often remembered today, was...
Frank Morris was from Washington, DC and the only person to escape from Alcatraz. He was declared dead in 1979, but he may still be alive....
From the Crazy Vault, Notable People & Places / 08.05.2012
Senator John Stennis Mugged and Shot in Front of Cleveland Park Home
That's right, the Senator from Mississippi and chairman of the Armed Services Committee was shot both in the chest and the leg, after he was mugged in front of...
Today I'm kicking off another new series called "Three Things..." I will do my best to keep these brief and pack in three key points or "ah ha!" moments for the regular and curious GoDC readers.
This first one will be about Dulles Airport and I'll list three things that you (probably) don't know about it. We already posted twice about the airport, so you won't be learning about Concorde or the airport's inauguration in 1962. The airport has been serving the Washington region for 50 years now, so it won't be difficult to find three random facts, but it will be challenging to pick the best ones.