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WHO IS WASHINGTON DC?       DC HISTORY       DC MUSIC HISTORY       GOING OUT IN DC

DC DISASTERS & DARK DAYS

A RANDOM COLLECTION OF SOMBER DC MEMORIES

1814  -  THE BRITISH BURN WASHINGTON 
                   AUGUST 24th


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THE WAR OF 1812  -  WASHINGTON IS BURNED TO THE GROUND

1865  -  ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN          
                     APRIL 14th


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1865
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THE DAY LINCOLN WAS SHOT  -  ASSASSINATION SCENE

1922  -  THE KNICKERBOCKER STORM
                      JANUARY 27th - 28th


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KNICKERBOCKER STORM  1922

BLIZZARD OF 1922  -  KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE DISASTER

1940  -  BEARS CRUSH REDSKINS AT HOME 73-0
                      DECEMBER 8th


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TRIB

THE NFL'S BIGGEST BLOWOUT

1963  -  JFK'S BODY RETURNED TO WASHINGTON
                     NOVEMBER 22nd


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FLIGHT
TAPES
SAM D
ARRIVAL OF KENNEDY'S PARTY FROM DALLAS

1968  -  WASHINGTON BURNS IN RIOTS
                      APRIL 4th


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PHOTOS
STORY
SHAW
PETEY
THE 1968 RIOTS AND THOSE WHO BRAVED IT

1974  -  NIXON RESIGNS IN DISGRACE
                    AUGUST 9th


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LUNCH
WEIRD
NIXON BEFORE RESIGNATION AND FULL SPEECH

1975  -  LYON SISTERS DISAPPEARANCE
                     MARCH 25th


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NEW LEAD PROMPTS SEARCH FOR LYON SISTERS

1976  -  ASSASSINATION OF ORLANDO LETELIER
                     SEPTEMBER 21st


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HISTORY
STORY
ARCHIVE
ORLANDO LETELIER ASSASSINATION

1977  -  HANAFI SEIGE
                    MARCH 9th - 11th


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POST
STORY
HANAFI SEIGE IN WASHINGTON DC  -  PART 1

HANAFI SEIGE IN WASHINGTON DC  -  PART 2

1981  --  REAGAN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
                     MARCH 30th


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HISTORY
4 KIDS

1982  -  AIR FLORIDA FLIGHT 90
                     JANUARY 13th


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MORE
STERN
CHANNEL 7 - AIR FLORIDA FLIGHT 90 BULLETINS

AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION SEASON 13  -  AIR FLORIDA FLIGHT 90

1985  -  THEISMANN'S CAREER ENDED BRUTALLY
                      NOVEMBER 18th


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VIDEO
THEISMANN, AS IN HEISMAN

1986  -  LEN BIAS DIES FROM COCAINE OVERDOSE
                     JUNE 19th


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ESPN


DRUG
WAR
THE DEATH OF LEN BIAS

THE LEN BIAS DOCUMENTARY  -  TRAILER

1990  --  MAYOR MARION BARRY BUSTED IN FBI
                       JANUARY 18th


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CBS EVENING NEWS  -  JANUARY 19, 1990

2001  -  PENTAGON & OTHER ATTACKS
                     SEPTEMBER 11th


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POST
STORY
CNN LIVE COVERAGE PENTAGON ATTACK

2001  -  THE ANTHRAX MAIL ATTACKS
                      SEPTEMBER 18th - NOVEMBER 16th


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POSTAL

NPR
FBI

2002  -  BELTWAY SNIPER ATTACKS
                      OCTOBER 2nd - 22nd


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ABC
FBI
SERIAL KILLERS  -  THE DC SNIPER DOCUMENTARY

DC SNIPERS  -  BIG DOCUMENTARY FILMS

2006  - THE DEATH OF TOWER RECORDS
                      DECEMBER 22nd


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FLICKR
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GROHL
TOWER RECORDS COMMERCIAL BY JOHN LENNON

2009  -  DC METRO RED LINE CRASH
                       JUNE 22nd


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NBC
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DC FIRE 2009 METRO CRASH DOCUMENTARY

2013  -  WASHINGTON NAVY YARD SHOOTINGS
                     SEPTEMBER 16th


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NBC4
DC NAVY YARD SHOOTER DIES AFTER RAMPAGE

A FEW BAD DAYS    •    MACABRE TRAGEDY IN 1906

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