- A Powell Davies, A Brief Biography
- A renowned social and``political activist, as well as an author, Davies lead important changes in DC from 1944 - 1957
- 1075 clicks since 20-Jan-2000
- DC Memories
- A growing site of photos and memories of``things unique to the D.C. area
- 4230 clicks since 14-Feb-2000
- Debi's DC Homepages
- Eight pages (and growing) of memories of growing up in the DC area. Also includes DC genealogy information.
- 532 clicks since 7-Aug-2004
- Destination: Scandal
- From sexual peccadilloes to Cold War conspiracies, we bring you Washington's more entertaining,``more human, more seamy side.
- 1242 clicks since 16-Sep-1998
- FBI : History : Famous Cases
- Since its founding in 1908, the FBI has been involved in many famous cases. Inasmuch`` as inquiries often are received about them, the Office of Public and Congressional`` Affairs (OPCA) has prepared monographs on some of the most frequently requested,`` closed investigations.
- 1001 clicks since 16-Feb-2000
- NSA : JFK Documents
- Under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-526), NSA is required``to review all records relating to the assassination and provide copies to the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB). The``Board, in turn, provides copies to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). NARA has over 170,000 records``relating to the J.F.K. assassination of which only a small number originated with NSA. The documents listed are the ones released``by NSA to date.
- 888 clicks since 29-Jan-2000
- Official Archived White House Web Site : Clinton Administration
- This directory contains the official archived White House web site of President William Jefferson Clinton administration.
- 438 clicks since 2-Nov-2001
- Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959
- Spanning from the mid 1920s through the 1950s, the Theodor Horydczak collection (about 14,350 photographs online) documents the architecture and social life of the Washington metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, including exteriors and interiors of commercial, residential, and government buildings, as well as street scenes and views of neighborhoods. A number of Washington events and activities, such as the 1932 Bonus Army encampment, the 1933 World Series, and World War II preparedness campaigns, are also depicted.
- 1079 clicks since 9-Aug-2002
- Portrait of the City
- Images of the nation's capital in the American Century.
- 3055 clicks since 3-Jan-2000
- Snapshots of a Washington Century
- A century ago, Washington was a small, segregated town illuminated by gas lanterns, traversed by trolley cars, cooled by hand-held fans and connected by switchboard operators. Four Washingtonians who have lived through the Great Depression, two World Wars, a Cold War and a myraid of social revolutions look back at the places and events that shaped their lives.
- 2262 clicks since 3-Jan-2000
- Washington As It Was: 1923-1959
- Spanning from the mid 1920s through the 1950s, the Theodor Horydczak collection (about 14,350 photographs online) documents the architecture and social life of the Washington metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, including exteriors and interiors of commercial, residential, and government buildings, as well as street scenes and views of neighborhoods. A number of Washington events and activities, such as the 1932 Bonus Army encampment, the 1933 World Series, and World War II preparedness campaigns, are also depicted.
- 2566 clicks since 7-Aug-2000
- Washington, D.C. Street Car Scenes
- Revisit the days when the trolley, not the Metro, was the favored mode of public transportation around DC. Fabulous interactive map.
- 1461 clicks since 7-Aug-2000
- Watergate
- Watergate is the popular name for the political scandal and constitutional crisis that began with the arrest (June 17, 1972)`` of five burglars who broke into DEMOCRATIC National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office building in`` Washington, D.C. It ended with the resignation (Aug. 9, 1974) of President Richard M. NIXON.
- 796 clicks since 14-Jan-1999
- William H. Rehnquist
- WILLIAM HUBBS REHNQUIST was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 1, 1924. He grew up in the suburb of Shorewood, the son of a paper salesman. Rehnquist's strongly conservative views can be traced directly to his childhood. According to a Washington Post report, the political heroes in the Rehnquist household were "Republican standard bearers such as Alf Landon, Wendell Willkie and Herbert Hoover." When Rehnquist was asked (during the Democratic administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt) by his elementary teacher about his career plans, he replied, "I'm going to change the government."
- 379 clicks since 21-Dec-2000
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