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• A History of Washington's Famous Cherry Trees

  

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  Posted on 28 March 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• What Today's Republicans Need

  

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  Posted on 26 March 2012 CULTURE, DEBATE, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GUEST BLOGGER David Taylor on the War of 1812 - Before the SEALs: When America...

  

  This print by T. Buttersworth depicts the January 1815 battle between President and Endymion that led to the capture of Commodore John Rodgers’ cherished... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• GUEST BLOGGER: Phil Olsson on Attacking Iraq. Is the USA Being Played the Fool?

  

  Iran's President Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility south of Tehran. AP In their recent Opinion piece in the February 27, 2012 Wall Stree... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• "Wings" (1927), the Last Silent Film to Win the Oscar for Best Picture

  In honor of The Artist last night being the first silent film in 84 years to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, this seemed a good day to peek back at the... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• POLITICS: President Obama's 2013 Budget

  A Viral History first: Rather than giving you a long, complicated post about President Obama's 2013 budget, with lots of confusing charts and small print, this... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Israel's Attack on Iraq's Nuclear Reactor, Osirak 1981. A Model for Iran 2012?

  

   Path of the Israeli jets on route to destroy the Osirak nuclear reactor on June 7, 1981. Late on the Sunday afternoon of June 7, 1981, sixteen Israeli F1... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GUEST BLOGGER: John McArthur on Researching Abraham Lincoln's Forgotten Good...

  

  Colonel Edward D. Baker (R-Oregon), the only sitting United States Senator ever to be killed in battle, being shot at Balls Bluff, Virginia, October 1861.... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Best Super Bowl Ever for the Washington Redskins.

  

  John Riggins breaks tackle on route to 43-year touchdown run in Super Bowl XVII.It was the John Riggins, Joe Theismann, Joe Gibbs era. If any DC newcomer... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2012 CULTURE, FOOTBALL, HISTORY, SPORTS

• Newt 1968: Gingrich Led Protests Against Nude Censorship

  

  Newt Gingrich as professor at West Georgia College, circa 1975. In the continuing spirit of our recent posts on the 2012 Republican candidates, we give you... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• POLITICS: Why Newt Gingrich Won South Carolina and May Become President!

  I think I have figured out the message that worked among Republicans in South Carolina, has been driving the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street-ers, and could wor... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• THE GOLD RING: Read the Opening Chapter.

  

  Today, just in time to make money in the new year, we give you the opening chapter of THE GOLD RING -- the classic story of speculators Jay Gould and Jim Fisk... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• GUEST BLOGGER: Joe Farris on a Soldier's-eye View of World War II

  

  Long before becoming a popular cartoonist for The New Yorker and other top magazines, Joe Farris shipped out to World War II from his home in Danbury,... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• GUEST BLOGGER: James Landers on the History of Customer Coupons

  

  One of the original consumer "coupons," innovated by Coca-Cola's Asa Chandler in 1887. Couponing has become increasingly popular in recent years, especially... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Mitt Romney, Part III: The Next "baby Boomer" President?

  

  That's 19-year old Mitt Romney on the right, holding the sign that says "Speak Out! Don't sit in!" Romney was one of about 150 students protesting against an... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Special Feature: Primary Schedule Map

  After Mitt Romney's big win yesterday in New Hampshire, it remains to be seen if the Republican presidential nomination race now will quickly finish, or... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Mitt Romney -- Some Relevant Family History. Part II, "Brainwashing."

  

  Yes, Mitt Romney has flip-flopped. In 2002, he ran for governor of Massachusetts as a pro-choice moderate. Today in 2012 he paints himself a dedicated pro-lif... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• REALITY CHECK: Mitt Romney - Some Relevant Family History. Part I.

  

  It is no secret that Mitt Romney -- this week's Iowa Caucus winner and now clear frontrunner for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination -- is not the... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Next Up, Rick Santorum.

  

  OK, yes, I confess again. I've met Rick Santorum, but also only once, and also having nothing to do with politics -- at least directly. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• REALITY CHECK: Newt Gingrich as Historian?

  

  OK, I confess. Yes, I've met Newt Gingrich. But only once, and it had nothing to do with politics -- at least not directly. I happen to belong to a very fine... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS