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Capital BeltwayThe Capital Beltway: How It Was Built, How It Got Its Name, and Who the Original Beltway Bandits Really WereMar 8, 2012U.S. and Iraqi representatives standing on porch of White House (May 28th, 1945)Iraq’s Prince Abdul Ilah Visits Washington, 1945Feb 27, 2012Kids playing with guns at Woodrow Wilson High School (1943)This Shocking Photo of Kids Playing with Fake Guns During WWII at Woodrow Wilson High SchoolFeb 16, 2012N and Union St. SW (1942)This Photo From 1942 Is Stunning and Speaks for ItselfFeb 15, 2012Washington Lions 1948-89Washington Lions: DC’s AHL Hockey Team at Uline ArenaFeb 14, 2012Francis Biddle and J. Edgar Hoover seated at the 1942 Nazi saboteur trialSix Nazi Saboteurs Executed in WashingtonFeb 9, 2012The "Rainbow Row" of homes on Cliffbourne Pl. NWIf Walls Could Talk: The Blue House at 2509 Cliffbourne Pl NWJan 31, 2012The Looking GlassIf Walls Could Talk: The Looking Glass LoungeJan 20, 2012Roosevelt Inauguration 1945Watch as FDR is Inaugurated for the Fourth Time at the White House During WWIIJan 7, 2012
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