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.
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.
A 1927 bicycle accident, a prominent patent attorney, an Axis Sally trial alternate juror and a body in Rock Creek: stories of 2509 Cliffbourne Place NW.
I’m really excited about doing this one and I’m sure there are a few of you out there that are really going to enjoy learning about our favorite spot, Kramerbooks. Since 1976, this place has been a favorite place to find a book, grab a bite, some beer, or have some coffee and chat over … Read more
Read about the horrific Eckington streetcar accident of 1919 that injured 35 passengers and resulted in the arrest of both the motorman and the conductor. Shockingly, amidst the chaos, two passengers were robbed of their belongings.
