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March 21, 1927. Washington, D.C. "Ruth Jardine (at right) and class at Amaryllis show. (Shorpy)

Ruth Jardine, Daughter of William M. Jardine and Secretary of Agriculture in 1927

Ruth Jardine was the daughter of William M. Jardine, Secretary of Agriculture in 1927 and Ambassador to Egypt during President Hoover's Administration. View a photo of Ruth Jardine taken in 1927.

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President Reagan signing National Minimum Drinking Age Act into law

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

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This Retro Metro Infomercial from the 1970s Is Amazing!

Lincoln Memorial in 1917

A Rare Look Back: The Lincoln Memorial in 1917 During Construction

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Senior Prom at the White House

Washington Times pocket directory of apartments - 1914

Now This is Cool: Check Out the Washington Times Pocket Directory of Apartments from 1914

Rayful Edmond

Rayful Edmond III: Washington D.C.'s Noted Drug Kingpin

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When Did Metro Open in D.C.?

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

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States..

Why is Washington, DC Called the District of Columbia?

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