Tag: Secretary of the Navy
Merry Christmas From the Secretary of the Navy (1922)
The family below is celebrating, what appears to be, a very formal Christmas. Look how stiff the father is ... he happens to be...
Arrival of First Japanese Embassy at the Navy Yard (1860)
In January 1860, the Tokugawa shogunate sent a delegation to the United States with the primary objective of ratifying the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce...
If Walls Could Talk: Napoleon Relatives Lived on K Street?
You read that correctly. As in Napoleon Bonaparte ... that is, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte III, the great-grandson of Jerome Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother. Oh,...
Three Random Stories About Farragut Square
What is the history of Farragut Square in Washington, DC? Read three great stories from its past.
