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– Ronald Reagan   June 27 1778 – The Liberty Bell is returned to Philadelphia from Northampton Town (now Allentown) where it is hidden until after the British depart following the Revolutionary War. 1833 – Prudence Crandall, a white woman, is arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury, Connecticut. 1893 – The New York stock market crashes. By the end of the year 600 banks and 74 railroads have gone out of business. This is why the period of time following the stock market crash of 1929 is called the “Great” Depression. 1922 – The first Newbery Medal for ...

This Week in History: June 26-July 2, 2017 for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.” Machiavelli June 26 1721 – Dr. Zabdiel Boylston of Massachusetts gives the first untested smallpox inoculation in America to his own son. 1797 – Charles Newbold patents the first cast-iron plow. He can’t sell it to farmers because they fear the effects of iron on soil. 1870 – The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the U.S. 1900 – U.S. Army physician Dr. Walter Reed begins research that, in 1901, leads to the discovery of how to beat Yellow Fever. His ex...

  SMITHSONIAN CASTLE AND GARDENS – The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. comprised of 19 museums and the National Zoo plus other research centers located throughout the U.S. and beyond, has gone virtual with online learning and exhibits for students and teachers during the pandemic. Courtesy Photo by the Smithsonian Institute   BY LAURIE HANSON • December 30, 2020 Unity and enlightenment in challenging times is brought to the nation and world through online education with the Smithsonian Institution. “The Smithsonian has the power to bring people together,” said Ashely Naran...

>> fi given that this is washington, i hardly need to give you a background of the story but i thought that i would breach alito fondital it came into being. in 18351 andrew jackson was president, the united states learned it had become the recipients of this extraordinary request, this mysterious englishmen names james smith who never set foot in the united states had left his fortune to the country to found here in washington under the name of the smithsonian and the sorrows and for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. the money was worth about half a million dollars ...

triggered by a wild animal. you see a deer smash through the window of a washington highlands library in southwest. causing quite the commotion. tom was there, and he was there for the aftermath. >> reporter: just before the normally quiet 1:00 opening of the washington highlands library branch, there was a crash. >> looked down the hall, and i'm like, what was that? a deer was laid out across the floor. he got up, he started charging back here. so we ran into the work room and closed the door and locked ourselves in the work room. we could hear him banging and running into the walls...