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Pre-Instagram, Facebook, DC musician ‘struck a pose’ in first photo ever shared on web

‘Wandering verses and wandering refrains’– the past and future of freedom music

Paul McCartney to play Balto. for 1st time since 1964

New contest enables Fairfax Co. teachers, students to recommend topics for historical markers

Biden’s ‘dagger’ speech hearkens to historic FDR speech at U.Va.

The challenge, and the opportunity, of teaching about Columbus in a new era

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A year later, DC church leader looks back on the clearing of Lafayette Square

Cinco de Mayo: What it’s all about

Artifacts help tell a more complete story of Maryland’s earliest colonial settlement

The Baltimore Riot, 160 Years Later: Shades of the Capitol Insurrection

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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?