Barely a day goes by without images of Washington, D.C. being in the media. The US capital is the nation's political heart, and its iconic landmarks exude a sense of history. Washington's monuments and memorials are known around the world. They…
More than 35 years after American troops deployed to the Persian Gulf, a new memorial honoring those who served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm officially opened Saturday on the National Mall in D.C. The National Desert Storm and Desert Shield…
It’s been years in the making, but Saturday morning, hundreds of veterans from across the country gathered on the National Mall to cut the ribbon on the newest memorial in the nation’s capital: the National Desert Shield and Desert Storm…
Witnesses say Rogério Renato Mateucci, 55, was struck in the head and died instantly Friday, according to police in Scottsdale, east of Phoenix. He was killed by a piece of plexiglass roofing, said Sgt. Allison Sempsis, a police spokesperson. Wind gusts…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A cargo vessel named the Peggy Stewart burned bright over the Severn River on Oct. 19, 1774. Often referred to as Maryland’s version of the Boston Tea Party, the Peggy Stewart’s destruction occurred in Annapolis as our own state’s protest of…
The Michael Busch Library in Annapolis now has a new permanent fixture: a monument to civil and human rights advocate Malcolm X, which includes images of the celebrated activist smiling, sitting with his family, and engaging with the Rev. Dr.
For the first time since July, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has water in it again and, as of late Monday afternoon, was partially refilled. By now, most every Washingtonian knows the Reflecting Pool’s recent saga: It was drained in…
Today is the 283rd day of 2026 and the 19th day of autumn. TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy (then known as the U.S. Naval School) opened in Annapolis, Maryland. In 1957, the core of a nuclear reactor caught fire in Cumbria, England. In 1973, Spiro…
Most people look at dikeland as wide open, unfenced fields where hikers and hunters can roam unhindered wherever they please. The fact is that most dike fields are in private hands and have been for a couple of hundred years.
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