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Monthly Archives: December, 2023

District of Columbia Population History -2023

December 2023 update. The District’s population rose to 678,972, still below 2020’s 689,548. Source: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: … Continue reading

December 19, 2023 · Leave a comment

Merry Christmas, Washington: Origin and Evolution of the Holiday in the Nation’s Capital

Merry Christmas, Washington: Evolution of the Holiday in the Nation’s Capital orginally PUBLISHED: DECEMBER 30TH, 2018  By Matthew B. Gilmore*  During December of 1923 a 48-foot balsam fir tree arrived in … Continue reading

December 8, 2023 · Leave a comment

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