A&E Television
History.com: What Was Flight 93's Target?
When the plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field on September 11, it was 20 minutes flying time from the nation's capital. On the morning of September 11, 2001, 46 minutes into United Airlines Flight 93, a nonstop flight from Newark, New...
Other
Architect of the Capitol: Pierre Charles L'enfant
An oil painting of Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754-1852) is found here.
Other
Gbt Television: The March of the Bonus Army
Read a brief description of the march on Washington, D.C., in 1932 by veterans of World War I. Find out which military leaders helped to rout the men from their Bonus Army camps,
University of Groningen
American History: Presidents: John Adams
Read the inaugural address of John Adams and his speech to the Congress concerning the XYZ Affair. Be sure to read his State of the Nation Address in 1800, the first delivered in Washington, D.C., the new capital.
Digital History
Digital History: Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, the Soviet Union and the United States went eyeball-to-eyeball and were on the brink of nuclear war. Surveillance photographs taken by a U-2 spy plane over Cuba revealed that the Soviet Union was installing...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Spotlight Biography Inventors
This site provides information on American inventors Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Singer, Wilbur Wright, Thomas Alva Edison, Elias Howe, and Alexander Graham Bell. It offers pictures from and...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: The State of Ecosystems
Christian Samper details The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a report highlighting the detrimental impact of human life on the ecosystems of Earth over the past fifty years. Ecosystems have been deteriorating from a variety of waste and...
American University
American University: Fourth of July Celebrations Database
This database was begun in 1995 by James Heintze, Librarian at American University in Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to bring together in one source selected examples of Fourth of July celebrations that have occurred throughout our...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Peter Paul Rubens
With this online gallery from the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., view two "roomfuls" of art by Peter Paul Rubens. All eight paintings have captions, and an overview of Rubens is included as well.
Library of Congress
Loc: Walt Whitman Notebooks
An amazing site, full of primary source documents, that offers a glimpse into the life and thoughts of American poet Walt Whitman. By paging through Whitman's notebooks, you can see a record of his ideas and witness lines of verse taking...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Thomas Jefferson Memorial
The official website for the Thomas Jefferson Memorial located in Washington, D.C. Be sure to click "In Depth" for more information about the memorial and Jefferson himself.
Other
Democracy Now: Cindy Sheehan Sets Up Antiwar Protest
In an interview with Democracy Now, Cindy Sheehan explains why she has set up camp in Washington, D.C. to protest the War in Iraq and to call on President Obama to end the War. (March 19, 2010)
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Edward Hopper Exhibition Brochure [Pdf]
From the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., this is the exhibition PDF of the brochure for the Edward Hopper Exhibition that runs through January of 2008.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Roadside Communities: Ring's Rest, Muirkirk, Maryland
The exhibition explores historical moments in the area of transportation. As more people took to the road, clusters of roadside businesses sprang up to accommodate motorists' needs including roadside cabins. Ring's Rest, located about 20...
CNN
Cnn en Espanol: Week of 11 4 13: El Rostro Humano a Los Ataques Con Drones
In Spanish. Article covers the story of a 9-year-old Pakistani girl who traveled to Washington D.C. to tell her story of surviving a drone attack.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Gerald R. Ford: Address Pardoning Richard M. Nixon
This is mp3 audio and text of Gerald R. Ford's speech to the nation pardoning Richard M. Nixon for his part in the Watergate coverup. It was delivered on September 8, 1974, Washington D.C.
PBS
Pbs American Experience: She Resisted: Strategies of Suffrage
Explores the final decade of the women's suffrage movement through powerful images, brought to life with color for the first time. Live through the epic 1913 Washington, D.C. procession, Ida B. Wells's successful voter registration...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Alma Thomas
Presents a timeline of Thomas' life in Washington, D.C.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Growing Opposition
George Washington's cabinet had strong personalities with often opposing opinions. Read about the differences between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson in regard to Hamilton's financial policies for the new country. See why these...
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: The Lincoln Memorial (3 5)
Find interesting facts on the Lincoln Memorial located in Washington, DC which honors president Abraham Lincoln.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Featured Image: Washington Monument
Washington Monument, Washington D.C., United States as viewed at twilight/dusk.
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Library of Congress: read.gov: National Book Festival
A color painting of the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Other
A View on Cities: Jefferson Memorial
A stop on the tour of Washington, D.C., the Jefferson Memorial is one of the most beautiful and photographed sights in Washington.