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2. University Club of Washington, DC - Wikipedia

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   The first Clubhouse was located at 1726 I Street, NW. On the evening of March 11, 1904, the first President elected was then Secretary of War, William Howard Taft, an active Club member. Later the Club moved into its new quarters, a brownstone at 930 Sixteenth Street, NW. The Club developed a most appropriate theme: "Enter all of ye who have a ...

3. National World War I Memorial (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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   The National World War I Memorial is a national memorial commemorating the service rendered by members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I.The 2015 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the World War I Centennial Commission to build the memorial in Pershing Park, located at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.

4. Washington Union Station - Wikipedia

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   69000302. Designated. March 24, 1969. Location. Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak 's headquarters, the railroad's second-busiest station, and North America's 10th-busiest ...

5. Climate change in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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   Summers are 5 to 10% more humid in 2019 than they were in the 1970s, according the Washington Post. This results in up to a 5 °F (2.3 °C) increase in perceived temperature. Thus an 86 °F (30 °C) summer day, which felt like 89 °F (32 °C) in the 1970s, may now feel more like 91 °F (33 °C)–92 °F (33 °C) degrees.

6. Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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   In 1861, it had a perimeter of 168 yards and places for 10 cannon. In 1862, it was expanded to 375 yards and 19 guns. It guarded the northern approach to Washington City, the Seventh Street Turnpike. By 1864 Fort Stevens was one part of a 37-mile-long (60 km) arrangement of fortifications, consisting of 68 forts intended to defend the capital.

7. Dupont Circle - Wikipedia

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   Dupont Circle (or DuPont Circle) is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The Dupont Circle neighborhood is bounded approximately by 16th Street NW to the east, 22nd Street NW to the west, M Street NW to the south, and Florida Avenue NW to the north. Much of the neighborhood is listed on the ...

8. List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.

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   38°54′05″N 77°02′46″W. /  38.901444°N 77.046167°W  / 38.901444; -77.046167  ( Cleveland Abbe House) Cleveland Abbe, a prominent meteorologist who became known as the father of the National Weather Service, lived in this house from 1877 to 1909. Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James ...

9. Double take: 23 sets of twins graduate from a single ... - AOL

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   June 13, 2024 at 12:26 PM. NEEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Twenty-three sets of twins have graduated from a Massachusetts middle school, making up about 10% of the eighth-grade class. The identical and ...