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Lion Eats Woman At National Zoo

Can you imagine a more terrifying death? This woman met her end by climbing into the lion enclosure at the National Zoo. True story.

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Never-Built Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge

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Why Is It Named Ballston?

Washington, D.C. Mormon Temple from a distance (ldschurchtemples.com)

History of Washington's Mormon Temple

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History of Washington's Suburbs

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The Construction of Key Bridge Connecting Georgetown and Rosslyn

Photo shows night view of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., decorated with electric lights for the first inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Electric Lights and the New Era of Progress: Remembering President Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration

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Children playing in the Defrees Alley, NE Washington, D.C.; Near Capitol Building; One basement room rents for $9.00 a month, two rooms upstairs for $ 16.00, one bath and cold water in the hall for entire building.. Wolcott, Marion Post -- Photographer

A Look Back at Defrees Alley in Washington D.C.

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

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Babe Ruth Runs Into Wall; Knocked Unconscious

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