Hilltop Football Victory Wins Bride for Student: The 1928 Story of Marjorie Morris and F Stanley Nishwitz

Georgetown University football team in 1927 (source: georgetown.edu)

In 1928, a football victory at Georgetown University resulted in a surprise wedding for Marjorie Morris and F Stanley Nishwitz. Read the story of this unique bet and the final score that rang the wedding bells!

Ah, Kids Will Be Kids: A Look at a Wild Flapper-Era Party in Chevy Chase and a Burlesque Show at the Strand Theater

26 Grafton St. in Chevy Chase - August 19th, 1923 (Washington Post)

Ah, kids will be kids. Even your grandparents and great-grandparents were kids once, and they too got themselves into trouble. Read about this wild flapper-era “whoopee” party in Chevy Chase and a burlesque show at the Strand Theater in downtown Washington, D.C.