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  • The 2006 George Mason basketball team poses for a group photo
    11/21/2019
    George Mason's Impressive Ride to the Final Four
  • Bassin's Café before and after the Cottone's had it torched in 1978. (Photo credit: Library of Congress)
    11/5/2019
    “This is Serious, These Guys Will Kill You”: Salvatore Cottone and the True Story of the Short-Lived D.C. Mafia
  • “The Mercury 7 astronauts (left to right) Slayton, Shepard, Schirra, Grissom, Glenn, Cooper, and Carpenter all raise their hands in reply to a question about whether they felt confident they would return from space – Glenn raised both hands,” 1959 (Photo Source: NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/feature/60-years-ago-nasa-introduces-mercury-7-astronauts
    10/22/2019
    Dolley Madison and The Mercury 7

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  • The Starland Vocal Band in 1977, the same year they won 2 grammys for their 1976 debut album, which included the song "Afternoon Delight." (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
    9/30/2019
    "Skyrockets in Flight:" Starland Vocal Band Launched from D.C.
  • 7/18/2019
    Maryland was almost "Almost Heaven"
  • Bassin's Café before and after the Cottone's had it torched in 1978. (Photo credit: Library of Congress)
    11/5/2019
    “This is Serious, These Guys Will Kill You”: Salvatore Cottone and the True Story of the Short-Lived D.C. Mafia

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