The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Fords Theatre
Ford’s Theatre was opened in 1861 in a converted church by theatre entrepreneur John T. Ford, in an area that attracted Washington notables from their mansions in Lafayette Square.
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Washington
The Smithsonian Museums and The American Story
The Smithsonian Institution is the world-renowned museum and research complex consisting of 17 museums and galleries in Washington, DC, including the National Zoo.
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The American Flag – The Story of the Star Spangled Banner
It’s arguable that TheNational Museum of American History is probably the best museum in the United States for summing up what it is to be American.
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The Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln’s Memorial is the best-loved of all DC’s commemorative structures. Proposals for a monument to the revered sixteenth president were raised as early as his year of assassination in 1865.
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Arlington and War
The 30sq miles across the Potomac River donated by Virginia to the capital city was demanded back in 1846. In the nineteenth century the river formed the boundary with the South; the Confederate commander Robert E. Lee lived on the Arlington heights for many years.
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