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Celebrating Cinco de Mayo: Past and Present

On May 5, people across the United States will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with margaritas, mariachi and parades and festivals. But few know the history behind the day that so many Americans celebrate.

Tags: Cinco de Mayo, Mexico, celebration, holiday, margarita, culture, Alex Beall

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Folklore or historical fact: How your favorite road earned its bizarre name

WTOP has assembled a list of some of the strangest road names in the Washington area. Many of these abnormally named arteries are even major commuting routes.

Tags: Road names, dave dildine, Accotink Creek, odd road names

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Inventor Bell's voice ID'd on early wax recording

Tags: Smithsonian, National Museum of American History, Alexander Graham Bell, inventors

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Washington's wartime 'oval office' getting remade

The future first president stayed in the field with his troops through the Revolutionary War, living and working in the tent that was the nation's first "oval office" of sorts. And a reproduction tent will be on tour ahead of the planned Museum of the American Revolution opening.

Tags: Mount Vernon, George Washington, Oval Office, Colonial Williamsburg,

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Military artifact whisperers shed light on family treasures

The National Museum of the Marine Corps held its fifth annual Artifact Roadshow offering experts to examine military objects and give owners insights as to what it was, where it came from and how to preserve it.

Tags: military, National Marine Corps Museum,

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Lost piece of military history to go on display

A piece of military history almost became history in the area, but now it will become part of a sports hall of fame in a local museum.

Tags: military, sports, Kathy Stewart, al houde

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Gettysburg teen finds history in his own backyard

Andrew Dalton loves studying the Civil War. "Not too many people can say history happened in their backyard."

Tags: Gettysburg, Andrew Dalton, Civil War, Battle of Gettysburg,

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