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America’s 32nd and only 4 term President (1933-45), Franklin Delano Roosevelt led the nation out of the Great Depression and through most of World War II.
Growing up in upstate New York, FDR won a seat on the New York State Senate and later was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow […]
Across the street from Lafayette Park on H Street is the Stephen Decatur House, the former home one of American’s most famous naval heroes and the last private residence on Lafayette Square. It’s also one of DC’s oldest surviving homes, dating back to 1818.
Decatur served as a U.S. naval officer and held several important commands […]
On June 12th, 1776, by a unanimous vote, the Virginia Convention of Delegates drafted by George Mason approved Virginia’s Declaration of Rights. The 16 rights are the first modern Constitutional protection of individual rights for citizens of the New World.
The Declaration’s first Right was “That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and […]
Every year around this time, for perhaps the past four years, I’ve pledged to take a drive to enjoy the Fall colors on Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park. For some reason I always get detoured. The explosion of reds, oranges and yellows in the area are truly beautiful. I’ve driven around and even through […]
Here’s a rare chance to tour seven of Old Town Alexandria’s most beautifully restored and decorated homes. At the 66th annual Alexandria Tour of Homes you can take a self-guided tour of some of the most notable homes in Old Town.
While the list of homes will not be released for security reasons until just before the […]
One of my favorite places in Washington, DC to truly get away from the hustle of the city (without actually leaving the city) is the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens at Anacostia Park. Especially during the annual blooming of the sacred lotus flower, which happens this time of year. I took a walk through the gardens this past […]
Three years in the making, the Segway Personal Transporter is the world’s first two-wheeled, self-balancing, electric transport device.
With no accelerator or brake, the Segway is propelled simply by the rider’s posture and motion. Leaning forward causes the Segway to roll forward, lean back and it stops or reverses. A single knob on the left hand […]
In 1878, two men and a boy were looking for caves to explore when one felt a cool breeze coming up from a hole. For four hours, they moved the loose rocks and dug. Once the opening was large enough, they slid down a rope into the cave. Much to their surprise, they discovered the […]
Take an in-depth technical tour of Frank-Loyde Wright’s Pope-Leighey House in suburban Alexandria, VA.
This Wright designed home for the “common man” was built in the 1940s. With a planned cost of under $5,000, (excluding land), even the middle class could afford a small, yet comofirtable Wright home.
Loren Pope, a writer for the Washington Star newspaper […]
See over 30 different species of butterflies from Asia, North, Central and South America flying freely (indoors) among tropical plants in a lush garden environment.
Watch and learn about the butterfly’s life cycle — from egg, to caterpillar, to adult butterfly emerging from their cocoons in a tropical garden setting.
Brookside Gardens in suburban Wheaton, MD […]
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