The National Park Service has announced that peak bloom this year for the signature cherry blossom trees of Washington, D.C., will begin between March 28 and 31.

It wasn’t until 1833 that a group of citizens including Eliza Hamilton, Dolley Madison, Louisa Adams and others formed the Washington National Monument Society. By 1836, the group had elected a ...

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In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was winding down and peace talks were happening in Paris, Gen. George Washington came up with a way to sway any thoughts of rebellion. Congress was running out of money after years of war. Troops were hungry and unpaid and there was talk of mutiny.

The city was known as Columbia until 1791 when it was named in Washington’s honor. July 4, 1848: The cornerstone of the monument is laid with great fanfare. Within the 24,500 pound marble ...