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WHFS was the call sign for three FM stations that broadcast progressive and modern rock music for nearly 50 years. The first station, WHFS-FM, started in 1961 and was the first in the area to use FM stereo and play R.E.M., The Cure, and other alternative bands.
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens is a National Park Service site located in the north eastern corner of Washington, D.C., and the near the Maryland state border. Nestled near the banks of the Anacostia River and directly west of the Baltimore–Washington Parkway, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens preserves a plethora of rare waterlilies and lotuses in the cultivated ponds near the river.
Learn about the history and mission of the DC History Center, an educational foundation that preserves and displays the history of Washington, D.C. The society operates a museum, library, and journal in the Carnegie Library building in Mount Vernon Square.
Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden: cards for Yoko Ono's 2007 Wish Tree for Washington, DC. Richard Koshalek (born 1942) was president of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, from 1999 until January 2009. Before that, he served as director of The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles for nearly 20 years. At both institutions, he ...
Ghosts of DC – A Washington, D.C. history blog "History DC Area Directory". DCpages.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011; The Seat of Empire: a history of Washington, D.C. 1790 to 1861; Ovason, David, The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital: the Masons and the building of Washington, D.C.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., United States. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.
Smith joined the Foundation Board at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 2014; in 2015, he was elected to the Board of the Smithsonian Libraries. [18] He also served on the board of the Washington, DC Jewish Community Center, Arena Stage, and President Lincoln's Cottage. In 2017 Smith was appointed to the History News Network Board.
The 2012 presidential campaign of Jill Stein was announced on October 24, 2011.Jill Stein, a physician from Massachusetts, gave indication in August 2011 that she was considering running for President of the United States with the Green Party in the 2012 national election.