Ghosts of DCThe lost and untold stories of Washington

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Washington has drawn fascinating characters throughout its history, from city planners and inventors to entertainers and scoundrels. These posts spotlight the people who shaped the capital in ways that didn’t always make it into the textbooks.

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Robert LeGendre setting the world broad jump record at the 1924 Paris OlympicsRobert LeGendre: Georgetown’s Olympic Champion and the 1930 Divorce His Family Wanted to UnderstandJun 17S. N. Alexander and Dr. Edward U. Condon inspect SEAC at the National Bureau of Standards, June 20, 1950, colorizedThe Electronic Brain on Connecticut Avenue: Washington’s 1950 AI DebateMay 6Lights, Camera, Laughs! Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone Charmed Washington, DCJan 3, 2024

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