December 5, 2022
Titanic Memorial
At the end of this crumbling sidewalk near some docked sightseeing boats in SW Washington stands the Titanic Memorial. It’s dedicated “To the brave me...
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December 2, 2022
Transportation Walk - the Non-museum Museum
In the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood of southwest Washington, and I’ve come across Washington’s most unusual museum: The Transportation Walk outside...
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November 12, 2022
Guglielmo Marconi: Inventor and Fascist
Most of Washington’s memorials are for those making political or military contributions to our national life. But this is a rare example of the commem...
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August 19, 2022
The Canterbury Pulpit in Washington National Cathedral
When you come to a church service, you should expect to hear a sermon. And the site of sermons given at Washington National Cathedral is imposing. Ser...
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August 19, 2022
America's First Salute
Not far from this shore, there was canon fire that marked a changed world. In November 1776 Captain Isaiah Robinson sailed the Continental navy brigan...
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August 19, 2022
The Original FDR Memorial
Franklin Roosevelt was the greatest president of the last century. He led the country through the Great Depression and World War II and elected presid...
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April 25, 2022
DC's Memorial to the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide
Russian aggression against Ukraine is nothing new. In 1932 and 33 million Ukrainians starved to death in a man-made famine called the Holodomor. Josep...
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April 5, 2022
Adm. Grace Hopper - Dare and Do
The early days of computing were cumbersome and slow because data processing systems used a mechanical programing code that was very difficult to writ...
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April 5, 2022
Marguerite Higgins - More than just "His Wife"
The inscription "His Wife" on the headstone of Marguerite Higgins at Arlington National Cemetery doesn’t begin to do her justice. Her husband William...
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