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Happy President’s Day from Washington, DC. With the primary in full swing, I thought I might review the roots of the first presidential election and the Learning Center at the home of George Washington.
In both the first and second election for President (1789 and 1792) after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, General […]
His place in history as one of our greatest presidents is memorialized with the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. And next year marks the 200th anniversary of his birth, and the memorial to his life will be rededicated in a major ceremony.
But one of the most notable moments in Lincoln’s life, […]
Here in Washington, DC, politicians love to make speeches. But often, their words are just that, words. In order to be effective, words must turn into action.
While many of the presidential candidates are quoting and posturing to put themselves closer to the civil rights movement of the 1960s, most of them could learn something […]
Is there a town in America with more monuments and memorials than Washington, DC? I doubt it.
So with so many of them, it’s easy to miss a few, so here’s a recap of Monument Monday posts from the past few months.
The Washington Monument - Just 897 steps to the top.
The Albert Einstein Monument […]
Located between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, the National World War II Memorial commemorates the 16 million American men and women who served, fought, sacrificed and died during the Second World War.
Surrounding the majestic plaza are 56 17-foot pillars, each inscribed with the name of a state (48 at the time of the […]
A memorial statute of Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th President of the U.S. stands on Theodore Roosevelt Island. The 88-acre island sits in the Potomac River and is accessible by a footbridge from the Virginia side.
The island has had several names, including My Lord’s Island, Barbadoes, Mason’s Island and Analostan Island; as well as several […]
Each Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery honors soldiers killed or wounded in the line of duty by placing a small American flag on their grave site. The service is called Flags In.
The annual Wreaths Across America began in 1992 when the Worcester Wreath Company started laying 20-inch diameter wreaths with a hand-tied red bow on […]
The annual “A Midnight Clear” at the National Botanic Gardens recreates the monuments on the National Mall. This past weekend I took a stroll through the gardens and it was delightful. Besides all the holiday decorations, the display of multicolored poinsettias and tons of wide-eyed kids added to the holiday spirit.
The exhibit starts outside […]
The 2007 Capitol Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. is decorated this year with 3,000 hand-made ornaments that are the handiwork of schoolchildren from across the country.
Personally, I think it’s far move attractive than this year’s National Christmas Tree, across from the White House. The decoration are ingenious and whimsical, many using recycled items, such […]
Perhaps the most unrecognized heroes of the Vietnam War were the 256,000 women who served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force during the war years. Among them, 11,000, mostly nurses and medical specialists, served in-country and in or near combat zones.
Working mostly in military hospitals, aboard ships and with evacuation squadrons, these brave […]
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