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January 13

We do solemnly swear you’ll enjoy this inauguration trivia quiz

Who had the first Thanksgiving? Virginia

Champion boxer fights back after being shot, stabbed by husband

Nintendo is reviving Game & Watch, one of its oldest handhelds from the ’80s

Dig begins in search for house of Harriet Tubman’s father in Md.

Gone in 23 seconds: DC radio towers demolished, new homes coming

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November 2

Secret Service salutes officer who died protecting president 70 years ago

300-year-old slave quarters found in St. Mary’s Co.

New fellowship to shed light on history of slavery in DC

Columbus Day? Indigenous Peoples Day? What is Monday’s holiday all about?

Dulles Greenway turns 25; underused pioneer looks ahead in evolving pay-to-drive region

Alexandria driving tour offers deeper look at city’s Black history

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September 25

WWII plane flyover postponed

Artifacts from centuries-old Hagerstown home in historic Black neighborhood being studied

1963 march was blueprint ‘to make Congress hear you,’ says DC Delegate Norton

‘We were a little bit nervous’: Virginia Ali of Ben’s Chili Bowl on 1963, 2020 MLK marches

Revisiting the Alexandria Library sit-in on its 81st anniversary

Historians draw comparisons between victims of 1918 H1N1 pandemic, modern coronavirus

Maryland Civil War sites receive $5.1M grants to preserve history, support tourism

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July 1

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July 1

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Friendship International Airport, now BWI, dedicated 70 years ago this week

Historians look back at earlier efforts at DC police reform

‘This is personal’ — former WTOP reporter’s memoir recounts family’s role in Montgomery bus boycott