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Divorced 🚺 Novelist ✨ Investor 💰 World traveler 🌎 Animal lover 🐩 Peace lover. Ban Pornography. Love America and proud of it 💖
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White House Home-Brewed Beer: A Look Back to 1934
Take a look back to 1934 for an account of a White House beer party just after the repeal of Prohibition. Find out the official White House beer recipe and more about the President's stance on alcohol...
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January 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Four New Sites for the White House
Last week we posted a detailed topographical map of Rock Creek Park from 1866. There were some great comments on it, including GoDCer Elizabeth's
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January 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Sheep Grazing at the White House in 1919 - The Story Behind the Photo
Discover the story behind a Nation's Attic photograph of sheep grazing at the White House in 1919. Woodrow and Edith Wilson had the sheep roam the grounds to save money and also to raise money for the...
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January 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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What D.C. Looked Like in 1970: Check Out This Amazing Photo from DDOT
Take a look back in time to see what D.C. looked like in 1970 with this amazing photo from DDOT. See how different the city was and how far it has come since then!
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January 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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#19 Remember That Photo Of The Construction Workers Having Lunch On A Unfinished New York Skyscraper? Well Here's The Photographer Charles Ebbets. 9/20/1932
January 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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3 British monarchs whose deaths were more than a little bit mysterious
Was William II murdered and did Alexander III really fall off his horse?
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January 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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The 12 days of Tudor Christmas
Many of the Christmas traditions that we still celebrate today have evolved from the practices of the Tudors
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January 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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'She smashes stereotypes': Liberté star on Noor Inayat Khan WW2 spy and heroine
Sam Naz on why playing Noor was one of the most incredible experiences of her life
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January 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Alone
This season on Alone, participants will face the most punishing environment yet
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January 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Mari Lwyd: Wales’ skeletal Christmas horse
Wales’ Mari Lwyd custom brings together Christmas mischief, song and the great Welsh tradition of poetry.
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January 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Ancient Aliens: Ultimate Evidence
Ancient Aliens: The Ultimate Evidence sees investigators circle the globe in search of evidence that could tell us if life on Earth began in outer space
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January 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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American Godfathers: The Five Families
Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades, these Five Families ruled New York and built the American Mafia into an underworld empire
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January 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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5 accidental consequences of the US nuclear bomb tests
The United States’ nuclear bomb testing regime had widespread effects detectable throughout the world. Some of these effects persist to this day…
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January 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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7 times the world was predicted to end
Johannes Stöffler predicted a flood would cause the world to end in 1524, leading to mass panic when it started to rain
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January 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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How the Great Smog of London killed thousands in 1952
In 1952, a dense smog settled over London, killing at least 4,000 and sending many more to the hospital. Its causes? A deadly mixture of weather and coal
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January 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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What was the worst year in history?
Is 2021 the worst year on record? Check out these other truly terrible years and decide
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December 31, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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The 12 games of Christmas: History's forgotten festive pastimes
Violence, nudity, and fire hazards: our ancestors' Christmas games were very different to our own
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December 30, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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4 little known 'prophets' whose predictions came true
As one of America’s best-known psychics and astrologers, Jeane Dixon achieved lasting fame for predicting the assassination of JFK
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December 29, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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7 inspirational female spies from World War II
There were plenty of female spies in World War II who made a huge impact due to their bravery and resilience. Read on to find out more about them.
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December 29, 2024 at 2:03 AM