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 2011_DC_LincolnAF_110611 | 38 | | Air and Space Lecture -- Family Day: Mr. Lincoln’s Air Force
Family Day: Mr. Lincoln’s Air Force
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, Thaddeus Lowe demonstrated to President Lincoln how a gas-filled balloon might be used to spy on the enemy, thus helping the Union Army and establishing the earliest "air force."
In celebration of this anniversary, the... |
| 2011_DC_DT101_110217 | 73 | | Capitol -- Domestic Terrorism 101
Domestic Terrorism 101
WMAL, The Heritage Foundation, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Westminster Institute invite you to a panel discussion to explore the various aspects of the growing threat of domestic terrorism: counter-terrorism, home-grown plots, staying ahead of the threat, Sharia... |
| 2011_DC_DC_Hist_111103 | 125 | | DC -- 38th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Conference Reception @ Goethe-Institut
38th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- November 3-6, 2011
The mission of the Annual Conference on Washington D.C. Historical Studies is to bring together the community interested and engaged in documenting the many varied aspects of the history of the Washington D.C. area and its... |
| 2011_DC_Pride_Festival_110612 | 52 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2011) |
| 2011_DC_Occupy_DCFP | 77 | | DC -- Freedom Plaza -- Occupy DC protest |
| 2011_DC_LSailor_Misc1_110922 | 149 | | DC -- Lone Sailor Award (2011) -- (1 of 3) Pictures from the opening reception
The Lone Sailor Award is given to Sea Service veterans who have excelled with distinction in their respective civilian careers while exemplifying the Navy core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. In receiving the Lone Sailor Award, the Bridges family, Lamb, Coleman and Feller join an impressive... |
| 2011_DC_LSailor_Pgm_110922 | 127 | | DC -- Lone Sailor Award (2011) -- (2 of 3) The program itself
The Lone Sailor Award is given to Sea Service veterans who have excelled with distinction in their respective civilian careers while exemplifying the Navy core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. In receiving the Lone Sailor Award, the Bridges family, Lamb, Coleman and Feller join an impressive... |
| 2011_DC_LSailor_Misc2_110922 | 106 | | DC -- Lone Sailor Award (2011) -- (3 of 3) Pictures from the dinner and closing presentation
The Lone Sailor Award is given to Sea Service veterans who have excelled with distinction in their respective civilian careers while exemplifying the Navy core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. In receiving the Lone Sailor Award, the Bridges family, Lamb, Coleman and Feller join an impressive... |
| 2011_DC_Occupy_DCK | 79 | | DC -- McPherson Sq (K Street) -- Occupy DC protest |
| 2011_DC_Quake_110823 | 18 | | DC -- Quake
People milling around after the quake hit. I was at a Meritalk innovation conference whose title this year was, appropriately, "Shake It Up." |
| 2011_DC_Smokin_110329 | 7 | | DC -- Smoke from the Franklin Towers building
There was a fire that popped up while I was reviewing the cherry blossoms. This is from WAMU's web site:
Fire Breaks Out In Franklin Towers In D.C.
Greg Peppers
March 29, 2011 - In the District, fire officials are trying to determine what caused Tuesday morning's fire at the Franklin Towers... |
| 2011_DC_Union_StationCC_111010 | 189 | | DC -- Union Station -- Columbus Day Ceremony
Civil Ceremony
Sponsored by
National Columbus Celebration Association
in cooperation with the
US Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Mall & Memorial Parks
Monday, October 10, 2011
Columbus Plaza -- Union Station
* Music Prelude -- "The President's Own" US Marine... |
| 2011_DC_Dalai_100709 | 65 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Dalai Lama (A Talk for World Peace)
July 9th - A Talk for World Peace
July 9, 2011 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders, will be making a HISTORIC VISIT to Washington, DC in July 2011. During this time, he will be conferring the Kalachakra for World Peace for the first time in the... |
| 2011_DC_Harvest_110616 | 132 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- "The Harvest" premier (w/Eva Longoria)
Join actor Eva Longoria at a reception and special screening of the documentary "The Harvest."
Actor and activist Eva Longoria, executive producer of "The Harvest / La Cosecha," U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, and MALDEF to announce push for stronger child labor laws for farmworkers.
THE HARVEST/LA... |
| 2011_DC_USCHS_110505 | 67 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol Historical Society: Emancipation During the Civil War (w/Gary Gallagher)
U.S. Capitol Historical Society presents: Emancipation during the Civil War. Eighth in the series. The National Capital in a Nation Divided: Congress and the District of Columbia Confront Sectionalism and Slavery.
Opening Keynote: Dr. Gary W. Gallagher the, John L. Nau III Professor in the History of... |
| 2011_DC_WHCD1_110430 | 253 | | DC -- White House Correspondent's Dinner (1 of 2)
This is the first half of pictures from the evening. I can recognize folks like Sean Penn, Ryan Kwanten, Russell Simmons, Rupert Murdoch (?), Eric Stonestreet, George Stephanopoulos, Bob Schieffer, Chris Wallace, Tom Toles, Jonathan Capehart, Chris Colfer, Andy Samberg, Bristol Palin, Newt Gingrich,... |
| 2011_DC_WHCD2_110430 | 256 | | DC -- White House Correspondent's Dinner (2 of 2)
And this is the second half of pictures. I can recognize folks like Paul Begala, Robert Gates, Joan Rivers, Cal Ripken Jr., Tyne Daly, David Arquette, Amy Poehler, Colin Powell, Donald Trump, Paula Abdul, Dennis Miller, Brian Williams, Ian Somerhalder, Chelsea Handler, Richard Wolfe, David Gregory,... |
| 2011_DC_Hispanic_110921 | 104 | | Dept of Commerce -- 2011 National Hispanic Heritage Month
The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency for International Development, and Customs and Border Protection, is pleased to announce its program commemorating 2011 National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from September... |
| 2011_DC_Locke_110505 | 75 | | Dept of Commerce -- Natl Asian Pacific Amer Heritage Month w/Gary Locke
The Federal Triangle Partnership, including the Department of Commerce, Agency for International Development, Environmental Protection Agency, and Customs and Border Protection, will hold its program commemorating 2011 Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month held on Thursday, May 5, 2011, from... |
| 2011_DC_Wilson_110318 | 58 | | Env Film Festival @ Natl Museum of Natural History -- E.O. Wilson
Lecture by E.O. WILSON, Biologist, Naturalist, Writer, Professor and Environmentalist
One of the world’s greatest biologists, E.O. Wilson has won two Pulitzer Prizes for his pioneering books, “The Ants” and “On Human Nature.” Professor emeritus and honorary curator in entomology at Harvard University,... |
| 2011_MD_Balt_NYE_111231 | 46 | | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2012) -- Except fireworks
Baltimore's New Years Eve Spectacular
Ring in 2012 alongside family and friends with live music by the 8 Ohms Band and a dazzling fireworks display at Baltimore's New Year's Eve Spectacular!
At the stroke of midnight, the skies over the Inner Harbor will explode with the region's largest fireworks... |
| 2011_MD_Balt_NYE_FW_111231 | 71 | | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2012) -- Fireworks
Baltimore's New Years Eve Spectacular
Ring in 2012 alongside family and friends with live music by the 8 Ohms Band and a dazzling fireworks display at Baltimore's New Year's Eve Spectacular!
At the stroke of midnight, the skies over the Inner Harbor will explode with the region's largest fireworks... |
| 2011_DC_BlessN_110409 | 24 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Blessing of the Fleets (2011) -- Indoor events
20th Annual Blessing of the Fleets
Passed down through generations of mariners and navies around the world, the annual Blessing of the Fleets tradition will be held for the 20th consecutive year at the United States Navy Memorial on Saturday, April 9 at 1:00pm. Held on the outdoor plaza, the event is... |
| 2011_DC_BlessF_110409 | 133 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Blessing of the Fleets (2011) -- Outdoor ceremony
20th Annual Blessing of the Fleets
Passed down through generations of mariners and navies around the world, the annual Blessing of the Fleets tradition will be held for the 20th consecutive year at the United States Navy Memorial on Saturday, April 9 at 1:00pm. Held on the outdoor plaza, the event is... |
| 2011_DC_Writing37_110418 | 81 | | Nixon Legacy Forum – Writing For 37
Join us for a historic reunion of former White House speechwriters for a freewheeling discussion about how they helped craft and communicate the message and vision of America’s 37th President.
Richard Nixon assembled one of the most brilliant and colorful collection of speechwriters and wordsmiths in... |
| 2011_DC_ECrisis37_111019 | 61 | | Nixon Legacy Forum & CSIS -- Richard Nixon and America's First Energy Crisis
Join us at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) for a lively discussion on how the 37th President responded to America’s first energy crisis.
For almost four decades America has had to deal with the costs and consequences on an ongoing energy crisis. But back in the 1970s, when the... |
| 2011_DC_Labor37_111205 | 72 | | Nixon Legacy Forum & Natl Archives -- Labor and Employment Policy in the Nixon Administration
Legacy Forum: Labor and Employment Policy
The 16th Nixon Legacy Forum will be a discussion on how under President Nixon, the White House and Labor Department promoted innovative legislative and administrative actions designed to appeal to Blue Collar workers including safety and health pension reform,... |
| 2011_DC_Courts37A_111117 | 100 | | Nixon Legacy Forum & Natl Archives -- Nixon and the Courts
It has been said that a President’s most lasting legacy is his appointments to the Supreme Court — because they decide cases long after he has left the White House. The impact of Richard Nixon’s judicial appointments is still being felt today in 2011. Nixon and the Courts examines the thirty-seventh... |
| 2011_DC_ColdWar37_110527 | 97 | | Nixon Legacy Forum & Navy Memorial – Richard Nixon as Cold War Strategist
Nixon's National Security Team Headline 12th Nixon Legacy Forum
The Nixon Foundation and the Navy Memorial invite you to the 12th Nixon Legacy Forum on Friday, May 27, at 10 a.m. at the Naval Heritage Center's Burke Theater. Nixon Administration national security officials will discuss how RN... |
| 2011_NV_LV_Bellagio | 73 | | NV -- Las Vegas -- Bellagio casino |
| 2011_NV_LV_BellagioS | 9 | | NV -- Las Vegas -- Bellagio water show |
| 2011_DC_OAS_FusionR_110121 | 59 | | OAS -- Fusion of Spirits Reception
Pictures here were taken of people at a reception that was held in the main building. |
| 2011_DC_OAS_WrestlingO_110121 | 74 | | OAS -- "Wrestling with the Image: Caribbean Interventions" -- Opening Event
Pictures here were taken inside the museum of the people attending the opening. |
| 2011_DC_Alumni37_110502 | 131 | | Richard Nixon Alumni Association -- Inaugural meeting
Ronald H. Walker, Chairman, The Richard Nixon Foundation and Sandy Quinn, President, The Richard Nixon Foundation invite you to the inaugural gathering of The Richard Nixon Alumni Association.
Bringing together the February Group, White House Policy Planning Staff and other Nixon Alumni devoted to the... |
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