President Garfield served as President from March 4th – September 19, 1881. He was shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a…
The National Postal Museum is dedicated to the preservation, history and philately. This museum is an underrated adventure. The museum is…
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~Saint Augustine Prospero’s Books has…
Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War…
National City Christian Church, located on Thomas Circle in Washington, D.C., is the national church of the Christian Church (Disciples…
Scottish Rite is one of the two branches of Freemasonry in which a Master Mason (Third Degree) may proceed after…
Mount Vernon was originally called Little Hunting Creek Plantation and owned by John Washington. Augustine passed the estate to his eldest son Lawrence,…
During the War of 1812, 4,000 veteran Redcoats landed on the Patuxent River, marched in a wide arc around Fort Washington—the…
The Battle of Ball’s Bluff in Loudoun County, Virginia on October 21, 1861, was one of the early battles of…
We know her as Clara Barton, but her full name is Clarissa Harlowe Barton. She was named after a character…