Category Archives: Civil War

DC Tourist – Day 6 (part two)

Posted on December 16, 2019 by 2 More Miles...

(October 7, 2019) So, after the National Law Enforcement Museum and Memorial, we headed further downtown, and happened upon Ford’s Theatre (a former First Baptist Church), where President Abraham Lincoln (our 16th president) was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, on … Continue reading →

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DC Tourist – Day four

Posted on October 16, 2019 by 2 More Miles...

(October 5, 2019) One of our favorite television “history” shows is Comedy Central’s, Drunk History. In this show, learned scholars with expertise in a specific area, historical event and/or person of historical significance, tells a story of said historical event/person … Continue reading →

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