Tag: videos

Check out this great footage out. This is from 1949, sent in by GoDCer Eric. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhrTaOIl5iI

Here's a cool documentary from YouTube on Thompson's Dairy, formerly on 11th St. near U St. Thanks to GoDCers Alex and Richard, U St....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrVZblIYljo This is some great old footage of FDR dedicating the NIH back in 1940. Thanks to GoDCer Jeff for sending this in a while...

I never thought about looking into the origin of REO Speedwagon's band name, but alas, coming across this old advertisement in The Washington Post from...

It's that time of year, again. Commencement speakers address graduating college and university classes, and inevitably their speeches are ranked, assessed, complimented, and criticized. This...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhsboFeKvMQ We found this great old film footage at the Moving Image Research Collection at the University of South Carolina. It shows Italian Army General...

Check out this great film footage from 1931 showing the Washington Senators during spring training. We found these at the Moving Image Research Collection...

Here's a great film of Washington in the 1930s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhlqMLGsGhA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avEa_cGNaKQ Here is an old film that we dug up at the National Archives. It's from 1968, showing the devastation of the riots following MLK's...

Like most of D.C., probably the country, we're obsessed with House of Cards. It's a little over the top, but sometimes that's the beauty...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvoiCvJycmc What a cool video! This was a find on the Library of Congress website. Below is the description from the site. "This most excellent picture...

This is a really interesting film that we found at the National Archives. It was made by the Ford Motor Company in 1922. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOhJ5IUVj0o Source: U.S....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h62ec3Ilgno Many of you will be familiar with these images from the Knickerbocker Theater disaster. We haven't yet written about it, but there's an excellent...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_mZZ4MkqH0 Here's a cool find from YouTube. The Senators lost the World Series to the Pirates, after having won the year before. Can you tell...

Now this is an interesting old film we found on YouTube. It's a bit long, but if you're from Alexandria, you'll find it entertaining...

This is a really cool old film that we dug up at the U.S. National Archives. Check it out and see what landmarks you...

That snowstorm wasn't as bad as we thought. I was really hoping for a mini-Snowpocalypse. You? Here are your morning links GoDCers! Animals love snow: You...

The airport was dedicated by President Kennedy and former President Eisenhower, a $110 million federal project, largely driven during the latter's administration.

Sweet concert! This is an ad in The Washington Post on February 11th, 1979 for a Kenny Rogers concert. Almost 35 years ago, this was...

Here are your morning GoDC links ... Today is the 83rd birthday of our nation's first African-American Governor, Doug Wilder, who served from 1990 to...

Now this is a really cool old video that we uncovered on YouTube. It shows a home run derby between Mickey Mantle and Harmon...