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Around these parts it’s pretty common to have buildings named after politicians. The 
It’s pretty cold right now, sure, and the city is in a flurry over the "snowquester," but none of that even comes close to the coldest March day on record, which was 140 years ago this week.
In the wee hours of the morning on March 1, 1971, a disturbing phone call came in to the Senate telephone switchboard. A man “with a hard low voice” told the operator that the U.S. Capitol would blow up in 30 minutes.
On this day in 1889, President Grover Cleveland signed legislation establishing a zoological park along Rock Creek in Northwest Washington “for the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people.” But, of course, the backstory began years before.
March is the time of year when we celebrate Women’s History and the Smithsonian has a gaggle of really exciting events prepared, starting with 
If you’re up on your Academy Awards news, then you know that people are loco for Lincoln. This historical drama is nominated for twelve out of seventeen applicable awards: Best Picture, Leading Actor, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Writing - Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Directing, Cinematography, Film Editing, Music – Original Score, Production Design, and Sound Mixing. Basically, if you haven’t seen it yet, Hollywood really thinks you should.
We're happy to have a guest post from local historian and friend of the blog, Garrett Peck who is the author of 
If Cupid strikes you in the heart today, you might decide to take a trip to a Las Vegas wedding chapel or your local courthouse for a quick wedding. If you wanted to get married in a hurry in the 1930s, however, there was only one place to go: Elkton, Maryland just inside the Delaware border.
Led Zeppelin's first live show in the DC area may have been at the 
So we beat on, boat against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.