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2007_DC_ALAC | 145 | American Library Association 2007 conference (Washington, DC) -- Authors |
2014_DC_KatzenO_140125 | 56 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2014A Winter Opening Reception (Public) |
2017_DC_DocHist1F_170428 | 215 | DC -- Celebration of the publication of the last volumes of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress @ Society of the Cincinnati The Society of the Cincinnati, The George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University Press, and the Editors
invite you to a reception celebrating the publication of Volumes 21 and 22 and the completion of the
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress
Partial list of planned speakers:
*... |
2009_DC_Hallowed_090522 | 111 | DC -- Embassy of France -- Event: Opening of "Hallowed Grounds" documentary From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.
— Abraham Lincoln
Many people are aware of the famous American military cemetery at Omaha Beach, Normandy, site of one of the D-Day landings in 1944. But few know there are... |
2011_DC_Tories_110105 | 29 | International Spy Museum -- Thomas Allen ("Tories: Fighting for King") Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War
Not simply a struggle between independence-minded colonists and the oppressive British, the American Revolution was also a savage and often deeply personal civil war. Conflicting visions of America pitted neighbor against neighbor and Patriot... |
2005_DC_NADN_051115 | 31 | Natl Archives -- David Nichols ("Eisenhower's Civil War") The Eisenhower Library and Eisenhower Foundation present a Herbert Brownell Memorial Lecture, "Eisenhower's Civil War: The Politics of Civil Rights in the 1950s," by Dr. David Nichols. Dr. Nichols examines the complexities—some groundbreaking, some controversial—of civil rights during this time period,... |
2005_DC_NABA_050504 | 4 | Natl Archives -- Paul Dickson and Thomas Allen ("Bonus Army") The Bonus Army: Paul Dickson and Thomas Allen will discuss their book, The Bonus Army: An American Epic (Walker and Company, 2005). In the summer of 1932, at the height of the Depression, some 45,000 veterans of World War I descended on Washington, DC, from all over the country to demand the bonus... |
2008_DC_NABBox_080131 | 52 | Natl Archives & Newseum -- Panel -- Back Rooms to Ballot Boxes Back Rooms to Ballot Boxes: Primary Reform, the People, and the Press: Major primary reform in the 1970s ushered out an era of political power brokers deciding the fate of candidates. What happened 30 years ago that fundamentally changed the nature of Presidential elections? How have big money,... |
2004_DC_NPC_BookFair_041117 | 23 | NPC -- 27th Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night (2004) The event was a bit of a disappointment this year. Fewer big names resulted in a smaller crowd. I had some interesting discussions however and picked up a few books.
Authors here: Norman Polmar and Thomas Allen, Lewis Sorley, Alex Kershaw, Joel Achenbach, George McGovern, Malachy McCourt, Eleanor... |
2005_DC_NPC_BookFair_051117 | 36 | NPC -- 28th Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night (2005) Authors include: Bonnie Angelo, Elizabeth Brownstein, Thomas Allen and Paul Dickson, Art Buchwald, Marfe Ferguson Delano, Gary Hart, Andrew Carroll, Michael Farquhar, Steven V. Roberts, Katherine Skiba, Larry Kane, Jake McGuire, Donald Ritchie, Bob Kinkead, Wendell Minor, Georgie Anne Geyer, Ed Barks,... |
2008_DC_NPC_BookFair_081118 | 89 | NPC -- 31st Annual Book Fair & Author's Night (2008) Authors pictured include: Michael Dobbs, Roger Mudd, James Reston Jr., Antonin Scalia, John Siceloff, C. Brian and Ingrid Kelly, Eleanor Herman, Helen Thomas, Chip Bok, Wendell Minor, Neil Connolly, Russell Baker, Jim Wooten, Thomas Allen, Bret Hart, Robert Schlesinger, Paul Dickson, Doug Evelyn, Robb... |
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2024_03_23A1_Lincoln | 181 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 1 of 2) Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
2024_04_09A2_Ghosts | 205 | Library of Congress -- Event: Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Event to Feature Panel with Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Rebecca Wisocky, Román Zaragoza, Library Items Curated for Each Ghost’s Time Period and Special Episode Screening
The Library of Congress will host cast members from CBS’s hi... (Partially reviewed) |
2024_03_23A4_Lincoln4 | 179 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 2 of 2) Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take | 196 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (Page 1 of 2) MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball"
Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF!
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat ... |
2024_02_13B1_USCHS_Freedom | 218 | USCHS -- Freedom Award (2024) to Cheryl L. Johnson (Page 2 of 2) Everything else We look forward to your attendance at the Freedom Award Reception honoring Cheryl L. Johnson, the 36th Clerk of the House of Representatives
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is honored to present its 2023 Freedom Award to Cheryl L. Johnson to recognize her exceptional leadership and pivotal role ... (Partially reviewed) |