MLK Jr. Day: What to know about the holiday honoring civil rights leader
On the third Monday of January — close to King's Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and ...
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White Plains collector has MLK 'Dream' speech draft. Why the dream isn't in it
White Plains collector Seth Kaller has an original copy of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, which doesn't mention the dream. King improvised it.
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Lincoln Library & Museum announces MLK Day celebration
SummarySpecial Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at Lincoln Library to feature recital by local talent, music, and blood drive ...
Shatel: How Bill McCartney sparked a rivalry that shaped Tom Osborne's Nebraska program
Bill McCartney preached a message of respect — and hatred — to NU. The insults and rancor left their mark on Husker fans — ...
DC officials announce security measures, road closures for Inauguration Day
On Monday, D.C. officials held a security briefing ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration taking place on Jan. 20, ...
What to do in Washington DC after Trump is sworn into office
As Americans plan to travel to Washington, D.C., for President-elect Trump's inauguration, a travel expert is sharing ...
Why Washington’s most magnificent monuments barely made it on the map
The designs Pierre L'Enfant created for George Washington spearheaded the development of Washington, D.C., as it stands today.
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31 Best Things To Do in Washington, D.C.
Constructed to use the strong tides of the Potomac River to clear silt from the Washington Channel and to maintain steady water levels in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pools, it now also serves ...
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Friends of The National World War II Memorial mourn the passing of its architect
WASHINGTON — The man behind D.C.'s National ... collaboration between Henry Bacon and Daniel Chester French on the Lincoln Memorial,” said Raymond Kaskey, principal artist of the Memorial.
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Jimmy Carter’s Jan. 9 funeral plans, full schedule in D.C. and Georgia
The late president will then travel to Washington. At the U.S. Navy Memorial, his remains will ... The first was Abraham Lincoln, and the most recent was George H.W. Bush. The final stage of ...
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Jimmy Carter state funeral: President to be honored in Washington before burial in Georgia
Like 12 presidents before him, James Earl Carter Jr. will lie in state in Washington ... His casket will rest on the Lincoln catafalque, a wooden platform built in 1865 to support the casket ...