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In Leonardtown, Md., final recognition for a ‘witch’ who died 300 years ago
The legend of Moll Dyer — and her curse — has been passed down for generations.
- Mar 1, 2021
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Do you ever wonder what your life would be like if you took the path not taken?
What might have been: I still think about a mysterious letter from years ago.
- Feb 28, 2021
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In the numbers game of the 1950s, one man was on top: ‘Whitetop’ Simkins
Thousands across D.C. played the illegal lottery. Simkins bribed the cops to keep it going.
- Feb 27, 2021
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The beat goes on. And on. Readers sing the praises of the humble eggbeater.
Take their hand-cranked rotary beater? You’ll have to pry it from their cold, dead hands.
- Feb 24, 2021
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The Great Migration becomes a great subject for District high school students
A class called “Real World History” pairs students with seniors for oral histories.
- Feb 23, 2021
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A clean water group wants us to give the cold shoulder to excessive road salt
It melts ice and snow, but sodium chloride is bad for plants and animals.
- Feb 22, 2021
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The beat goes on, but without the classic, hand-cranked eggbeater
What happened to that gadget? Every kitchen had one.
- Feb 21, 2021
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He drove a truck in World War II, but he wasn’t allowed to drive a streetcar in D.C.
In 1956, Howard Stokes finally became one of the city’s first Black streetcar operators.
- Feb 20, 2021
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Photographers’ epic quest: Take a photo of every single building on 16th Street NW
It took nearly nine years, but the project is complete — and part of the DC History Center.
- Feb 17, 2021
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Two documentaries 50 years apart look at Bowie, Md., through competing lenses
A 1965 West German film was the catalyst for a new documentary about the planned town.
- Feb 16, 2021