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Veterans Day — Celebrating Those Who Served

heydayjoe — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:38:12 +0000

Major hostilities of World War I ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the time at which the Armistice with Germany was Continue Reading →

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Summer Whites & Summer Nights: Navy Band Concert

heydayjoe — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:08:57 +0000

Springfield rifles, disco, precision drills, bayonets, the presenting of the flag and “Jersey Boys” — how’s that for a hot date on a hot summer night? The Navy band concert Continue Reading →

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Folklife Festival 2014 Features “America’s No. 1 Enemy” and “Obama’s Birthplace”

heydayjoe — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:58:29 +0000

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is the annual event in which America feigns interest in cultural traditions that are not her own, typically from countries we consider to be our pals. Continue Reading →

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Today Washington DC Became Capital of the United States

heydayjoe — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:58:25 +0000

On June 11, 1800, DC became capital of the United States, leaving the country’s former capital of the previous decade, Philadelphia, to the fate of Pennsylvanians. While Washington, DC, was Continue Reading →

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United House of Prayer Has Sweet Daddy of a Parade

heydayjoe — Thu, 29 May 2014 15:38:21 +0000

Not to be confused with IHOP, UHOP is a big deal in DC. Bigger than all-day pancake breakfast. Big enough to have its own parade. IHOP doesn’t get its own Continue Reading →

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Born to Be Mild: Rolling Thunder Rumbles into DC

heydayjoe — Wed, 28 May 2014 00:13:34 +0000

On Memorial Day weekend, the patriotic motorcycle rally Rolling Thunder rumbled into DC for its annual tribute to our country’s veterans. Tens of thousands of Baby Boomer bikers roared down Continue Reading →

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Cowboy Indian Alliance Rally Ends with a Bang and a Whoop

heydayjoe — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 09:45:20 +0000

On Saturday, April 26, at 11 a.m., thousands gathered on the National Mall for the finale of a weeklong protest to reject construction of a transcontinental oil pipeline and protect Continue Reading →

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Holding Out for Some Heroes

heydayjoe — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:45:20 +0000

On Friday, DC’s Awesome Con, a self-described “comic-con that embraces all aspects of geekdom and pop culture,” attempted to break the Guinness World Record for most assembled costume players photographed Continue Reading →

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As American as Cherry Pie … and Sushi

heydayjoe — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:00:05 +0000

Each spring, thousands make their annual pilgrimage to DC to gaze in awe at the riotous blooming of the Japanese cherry trees. Poet Pablo Neruda, distinctly not Japanese, once wrote, Continue Reading →

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