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‘We want to recover that spirit’: DC reverend recalls the Million Man March 30 years later

Today in History: October 17, Loma Prieta earthquake strikes California

Colonial ship parked behind Old Town Alexandria bar showcases little-known tale of US history

Today in History: October 16, Cuban Missile Crisis begins

Today in History: October 15, #MeToo movement goes viral

Today in History: October 14, Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier

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Today in History: October 13, Chilean miners rescued after 69 days underground

Today in History: October 12, Bali nightclub bombings kill more than 200

Today in History: October 11, Anita Hill testifies at Clarence Thomas hearings

Today in History: October 10, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns

Today in History: October 9, Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

Today in History: October 8, the Great Chicago Fire breaks out

Today in History: October 7, surprise attacks spark Israel-Hamas War

Today in History: October 6, Anwar Sadat assassinated

Loudoun Co. weighs historical marker to recognize first documented lynching

‘Migration at warp speed’: Artists detail fleeing El Salvador in new documentary showing in DC

Once-homeless blues guitarist holds DC show to benefit unhoused, disabled veterans

20 years later, Gulf Coast natives remember the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina

Historian reacts to ‘appalling’ White House directive to review Smithsonian museums

Carter Barron Amphitheater honors the past and looks to the future

50 years later, detectives hope new forensics analysis, tips can solve Kathy Beatty murder

Remembering Ozzy Osbourne backstage at Capital Centre: ‘Me mum was a nurse’

John Lyon, longtime DC radio host dies, spent decades quietly seeking answers, justice for murdered daughters

‘Lost Weekend’ photos on display in DC depict John Lennon through lens of one of his lovers