U.S. Capitol Building Saturday Afternoon 10.27.12
The U.S. Capitol on Saturday October 27th. A nice day. The crowds in DC were light.
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Ford’s Theater-Washington D.C.- Site of Lincoln’s Assassination
Inside Ford’s Theater site of the Lincoln Assassination April 14th,1865.
Tower Of Lincoln Books- At Lincoln Center Of Education And Leadership- Washington D.C.
Across from Ford’s Theater is the new Center for Education and Leadership. They have a 34 foot tower of books about the 16th POTUS.
Leon Czolgosz Assassin Of POTUS William McKinley Is Executed-This Day 1901
On this day in 1901 Leon Czolgosz the assassin of President William McKinley is executed by electrocution. Justice was quick in those days. The 28 year old Czolgosz assassinated McKinley […]
Cassius Clay FIghts His First Professional Bout- This Day 1960
On this day in 1960 Cassius Clay [to become Muhammad Ali in 1964} won his first professional fight against Tunney Hunsaker in 6 round decision. The fight was in Clay’s […]
Jonas Salk- Born This Day 1914- Discovered First Vaccine For Polio
Jonas Salk the medical researcher who came up with the first polio vaccine was born on this day in 1914. Salk died at the age of 80 in 1995. Salk […]
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