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The Pentagon

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Pentagon construction site on July 1, 1942, with three sides framed up, parked cars and worker trailers in the foreground, and the fifth side still open groundWhen Was the Pentagon Built? The 16-Month Wartime Sprint9 min read1940s. "Arlington County, Virginia. War Department. Pentagon, aerial view." Safety negative by Theodor Horydczak.The Pentagon From Above in the 1940s1 min readAerial view of the Pentagon and the roads around it, about 1947Why Does the Pentagon Have Five Sides? The 1941 Story6 min readBest Of
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Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-4, the type of airliner that crashed as Flight 537 near Washington National Airport on November 1, 1949.Eastern Air Lines Flight 537: The 1949 Crash That Killed 55 Near National Airport10 min readaerial view of Washington National and the PentagonArlington From Above: National Airport, the Pentagon and Spout Run1 min readArlington Bathing Beach in 1923Arlington Beach: A 1920s Amusement Park on the Potomac1 min read
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