Robert Pohl worked for many years as a computer programmer but recovered from that and became a full time stay-at-home dad. With his son now in school, he has expanded his horizons and become a self-taught historian. He has written books about his house as well as Emancipation in the District of Columbia. You can reach Robert at Robert[at]thehillishome.com
January 1 of this year was an important moment for all of us who are interested in the public domain: For the first time since 1998, works that had before been under copyright were now free to be republished, edited, and combined with other works. The Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 (variously known as the […]
Last week, I ended my piece on aircraft at the Capitol with the stern admonition not to try this yourself. Today, I will add a –very small– caveat to that statement: Go ahead and do it if you are a pilot with the Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) and have been asked to do so […]
Over the last weeks we looked at a number of planes who landed or took off more or less successfully at the Capitol. Today, we will branch out a little by looking at a slightly different way of flying. Autogyros were the Next Big Thing for a number of years after being invented in the […]
Last week, we looked at an unfortunate aeronautic event near the Capitol, one that sent the would-be aviator into the hospital for a considerable time. Today, I want to look at a more successful – and much earlier – adventure. On March 22, 1922, those people hanging around the east front of the Capitol were […]