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September 16 to September 30, 2019

September 16, 2019

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To Kill a Mockingbird

September 4, 2019

Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," directed by Tony winner...

Labor Day 2019

September 2, 2019

The Grateful American Foundation wishes every person in America a Labor Day of Leisure.

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September 1 to September 15, 2019

September 1, 2019

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Patriotic Pick for August 2019

Patriotic Picks

August 16, 2019

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here are three such titles for this...

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August 16 to August 31, 2019

August 16, 2019

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Remembering Toni Morrison

History Matters
August 1 to August 15, 2019

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Historic mansion on land George Washington once owned is set to be demolished

July 22, 2019 by DeNeen L. Brown for The Washington Post

Some in Virginia bemoan losing Collingwood, a Potomac River landmark

50th Anniversary: 1969 Moon Landing

On this day in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the...

An edible token of esteem: The 1,325-pound cheese given to Thomas Jefferson

July 17, 2019 by Robert Mitchell for Retropolis, The Washington Post

The president’s foes dubbed it the ‘Mammoth Cheese’

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July 16 to July 31, 2019

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