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July 11, 2023

Air Mail Memorial

Washington is full of memorials to people or events. Most are big and impossible to miss. But some are rather small and almost impossible to find, lik...

July 11, 2023

Live from NPR in Washington…

The tours of NPR’s headquarters are on hold because of the pandemic. But when they come back it is a must see for those coming to Washington for more...

July 11, 2023

Graduating from Electoral College

The National Archives is more than the place to see the constitution and the Declaration of Independence. It also has a key role managing the Electora...

July 11, 2023

The Radioactive Grave at Arlington National Cemetery

There’s only one radioactive grave at Arlington National Cemetery. It belongs to Richard McKinley who had the misfortune on being one of three soldier...

July 11, 2023

The House Where J. Edgar Hoover Dies

J. Edgar Hoover spent his entire life in Washington. He was born on Capitol Hill and lived there until he was 43. With his mother. When Mother Hoover...

July 11, 2023

Myths About the Lincoln Memorial

There are lots of myths and urban legends about Washington, DC’s sites. The Lincoln Memorial is the home of the myths I hear most often form visitors...

July 11, 2023

Two Dead in Truman White House

The presidency is thrust on Harry Truman in the last months of World War II when Franklin Roosevelt dies after being president for twelve years. No on...

July 4, 2023

A LGBTQ Hero at Congressional Cemetery

Soon after moving to Capitol Hill, I visited Congressional Cemetery. It was quite run down back then. And I came across this gravestone. It reads, "Wh...

June 21, 2023

Charles Pierce: Preventing Unknown Soldiers

No one wants to be an unknown soldier. During the Civil War, that was a real fear. Soldiers worried that if killed their bodies would not be identifie...