Washington Wins the World Series — 1924
CLICK: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1924-10-11/ed-1/ AND Washington Wins the World Series — 2019 CLICK: Parade – Saturday, November 2, at 2 p.m.; Constitution Ave and 15th St NW https://sportscapital.dc.gov/event/2019-nationals-championship-parade https://www.mlb.com/nationals How baseball’s changed … Continue reading
Faye Haskins – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “The Evening Star: The Rise and Fall of a Great Washington Newspaper”
The Evening Star: The Rise and Fall of a Great Washington Newspaper https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780742548725/The-Evening-Star-The-Rise-and-Fall-of-a-Great-Washington-Newspaper# Faye Haskins Tell us about the book: The book tells the story of the 129-year old history … Continue reading
Matthew R. Costello – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “The Property of the Nation: George Washington’s Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President”
https://kansaspress.ku.edu/978-0-7006-2827-8.html The Property of the Nation; George Washington’s Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President. University Press of Kansas, October 2019. Matthew R. Costello 1. Tell us … Continue reading
The Evening Star: the Rise and Fall of a Great American Newspaper, November 9, 2019
Sat, November 9, 2019 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST The Evening Star author talk with Faye Haskins https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-evening-star-author-talk-with-faye-haskins-tickets-74485637547 Event Information Description The Washington Evening Star was among the top … Continue reading
Non-mysterious Washington DC street names/naming
Recently published articles make much of the mystery behind the naming of Oklahoma Avenue: https://www.enidnews.com/news/state/oklahoma-avenue-thrives-despite-mysterious-history/article_07675fc8-7a66-5744-ac15-763d2d2b6d33.html and https://nondoc.com/2019/09/27/oklahoma-avenue-mysterious-history/ “…it has an untraceable history. In 1981, the Tulsa World published a story … Continue reading
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