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9 Great Ghost Tours Around DC
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (589+ words) This post was updated on October 6, 2026 There’s no better time of year than now for a candlelit ghostly walking tour. In these tours, you can explore some of the legends that haunt the nation’s capital, from horror movie locations to…...
Jefferson’s link to Sally Hemings’s children may have been settled by a hair
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (141+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A strand stuck in glue that Thomas Jefferson used to make a…...
Brits bury time capsule in America’s yard in show of solidarity
1+ week, 4+ day ago (93+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Another time capsule, a twin to the one now near the Washington…...
A woman fleeing the Nazis left behind a painting. Her family just got it back.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (105+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. In a rare restitution ceremony, a great-grandson called the artwork “one of…...
‘Stumbling stones' honor enslaved people who helped build Arlington
3+ week, 1+ day ago (227+ words) Nine new bronze markers line the streets of Arlington, Virginia, called “stumbling stones.” They memorialize nine enslaved people who helped build Arlington County and the U.S. Each of the stones are placed in the sidewalk of the last known…...
Arlington event shines a light on the history of three Black neighborhoods – WTOP News
3+ week, 1+ day ago (12+ words) Artist Zane Killgo will present digital collages he created depicting the neighborhoods....
The Roman Dictator Who Inspired George Washington
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (44+ words) In the Anderson House in Washington, DC, there's an unassuming statue of Ancient Roman dictator Cincinnatus, a figure that influenced George Washington. In the Anderson House in Washington, DC, there's an unassuming statue of Ancient Roman dictator Cincinnatus, a figure…...