Biography:
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lucian Perkins is an independent photographer and filmmaker based in Washington, D.C. Lucian’s focus on documenting human-interest stories encompasses daily life and social issues...
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George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration. When he was elected President, there was a king in France, a czarina in Russia, an emperor in China, and a shogun in Japan. Only the office of President remains.
The Washington Monument as it currently exists is actually a massive failure in comparison to the ambitious original design, which had called for a series of columns and statues of George Washington and 30 other figures from the Revolutionary War. Only the tower itself, composed of Maryland marble, was completed due to budgetary reasons.
The word "Lobbyist" originates from President Grant's disdain for the interest groups that "loitered in the Willard Hotel's lavish lobby." Here tourists visit the Supreme Court.
The Natural History Museum houses around 500 million specimens ranging from animals, fossils, gems, minerals, plants, rocks, cultural artifacts and meteorites.