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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

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Weekend Area Travel Woes

Aug 28, 2008

Besides normal heavy Labor Day holiday weekend traffic in and around Washington, DC, there’s a couple major issues to plan around this Labor Day weekend. If your travels take you to Reagan National Airport , expect a …

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MLK’s "I have a Dream" Speech

Aug 28, 2008

On a warm night on August 28 in 1963, the famous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom rally in Washington, DC drew over 250,000 people to the National Mall. After the march, which ended at the Lincoln Memorial …

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Body Worlds in Baltimore Closing Sept. 1st

Aug 25, 2008

I really enjoyed the preserved bodies exhibit and so did close to 300,000 other visitors to Body Worlds 2 , at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The exhibit is closing on September 1st, 2008, so …

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Labor Day Concert on The Mall

Aug 25, 2008

Associate Conductor, Emil de Cou, conducts the National Symphony Orchestra for the annual Annual Labor Day Concert on the West lawn of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. National Symphony Orchestra Labor Day …

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Kids Free at the Newseum

Aug 23, 2008

Washington, DC’s museum of the news, The Newseum , is offering free admission to children (3 kids get in free with each paid adult) for the rest of August. That’s a $13.00 savings per child. Newseum 555 Pennsylvania …

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