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WAVES Washington Call Box
Cast-iron call boxes, part of D.C.’s emergency response system from the 19th century through the 1970s, have new life as art and…
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Sunny Days in WWII Washington
Government Girls got the full brunt of Washington’s notoriously hot, humid summers in 1943 with temperatures reaching as high as 100 degrees….
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Theodore Roosevelt Island
Many people who visit the FDR Memorial in D.C. don’t realize that his fifth cousin, President Theodore Roosevelt, also has a memorial…
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Iwo Jima Memorial
The Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, VA is an emotionally moving statue, which is impressive considering its massive size- the figures alone…
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Another White Winter in Washington
Today, D.C. is digging out from its first snowfall of the year. We got about 4”- a bit more than expected- and…
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