The Washington Post has been covering the capital since 1877, and its history is deeply intertwined with the city it covers. These posts explore the Post’s story, from its early struggles and multiple ownership changes to the Watergate coverage that defined American journalism and the Graham family era that made it one of the world’s great newspapers.
Officer Sprinkle is a DCPD badass. Read all about his daring rescue of a wild love triangle in the Washington Post on January 31st, 1892. Get a daily dose of DCPD badass Officer Sprinkle and his heroic deeds.
Explore the history of Petworth, DC, from its country estates and ancient city to its recent development as a hipster neighborhood. Read this blog for fun facts and more!
Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh was a man that appreciated beauty and the aesthetics of architecture. He was also a clear supporter of urban planning with an eye towards maintaining or enhancing the appeal of a city. Learn about his impact on architecture and urban planning in this article!
Check out this advertisement from the Washington Times in 1920 that makes a strong argument for Washingtonians to buy their own apartment, with rent of only $42.50! Read on to learn more about it.
The Washington Post ran advertisements for the Titanic’s maiden voyage weeks before it sank. Then came ads for the Carpathia, the ship that pulled survivors from the North Atlantic. Here are the original 1912 newspaper ads and the Washington, D.C. residents whose names appeared in both.
We haven’t done a ‘This Day in History’ post in a while, so here is one from 1955. We take a look at National Airlines, one of the premier domestic airlines of the 1950s and 1960s, and their role in the Jet Age.
I’m missing tonight’s slow braised pork shank, but a deal’s a deal (if you’re reading this on Friday, I wrote this Thursday night and ordered take out from Pho 14 … yum). Winner of the inaugural “If Walls Could Talk” reader poll is Pearl Dive Oyster Palace (@PearlDiveDC), taking 33% of the vote. Cleveland Park’s … Read more
Explore what was happening in Washington, DC on November 5th, 1955 – the date Marty McFly arrived in Hill Valley in Back to the Future. Read about Katherine Ann Haynes, the CIA, Robert Q. Lewis, and more!
Arthur Webster vanished inside the National Capital Brewery on September 17, 1912. Two weeks later, the fireman shot himself.
