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With all the rain that we have had recently, Great Falls literally disappeared.
Visiting now will give you a rare perspective on the falls, that you only see after massive rain storms.
Here’s a quick clip of the falls from Tuesday afternoon (May 13, 2008)
Great Falls Park9200 Old Dominion Drive at […]
Interested in aviation and flying? Then this weekend is for you.
It’s the best air show of the year in the Washington, DC area. Everything from vintage bi-planes to the military’s most aggressive fighter jets will perform a FREE airshow at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Maryland, this weekend.
Some of the highlights will […]
Did you know that Washington, DC has more than one professional baseball team?
Besides the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles, and 5 other mionor league teams, the Potomac Nationals, of the Carolina League, play home games in nearby Woodbridge, Virginia, just 40 minutes from Washington, DC.
The Carolina League formed in 1945 with just a […]
Here are a few photographs I took at this year’s running of the Virginia Gold Cup.
Special thanks to Jimmy and Sonya for the invite.
Images - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
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Last year, the Washington DC Race for the Cure® drew over 43,000 participants and raised $3.3 million to help fight breast cancer and to promote awareness.
The idea of a fund-raising walk/race in Washington, DC became a reality in 1989, when 5 years after Nancy Brinker made a promise to her dying sister. She promised Susan […]
The sport of polo was not a sport initially, but a form of training for mounted guards or elite cavalrymen in Persia (Iran). By the Middle Ages the sport had spread across the East. More recently, the British made it popular, after learning the game in India.
Polo was an Olympic event until the 1936 […]
Firearms have played an important role in America’s history. Starting with the first settlers to the New World, firearms were used for protection and to hunt for food. Without firearms in the hands of citizens, the armed revolution to free America from British rule may have never happened.
Yet the use of firearms continues to have […]
I recently wrote about the tall ship Schooner Sultana, which was part of the Alexandria Waterfront Festival.
The replica of a 1796 British Revenue Cutter and Dispatch ship intrigued me, so I did a bit of research.
The original Sultana was built in Boston in 1767, as a Revenue Cutter. It’s mission was to inspect […]
The U.S. Olympic Women’s Softball team will be playing an exhibition game against the National Pro Fastpitch league champions, the Washington Glory.
Before heading to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the team is touring the U.S., playing some of America’s best teams.
The powerhouse U.S. National team brought home three Olympic gold […]
At Old Dominion Speedway in suburban Manassas, VA, watch top sportsman, “rails”, motorcycles, and street stock cars race side by side down the 1/8 mile drag strip in the annual Spring Drag Spectacular.
Drag racing is an exciting sport, with multiple classes and levels of performance. National Top Fuel champions run in 1/4 mile […]
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Written by Jon Rochetti [email] for b5media.
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