On September 28, 1928, 127th Zeppelin took off from its factory in Germany. It was named Graf Zeppelin, in honor of the founder of the airship company, who had died about 10 years earlier. During the next nine years, the Graf Zeppelin travelled over one million miles and visited the US a total of five […]
Capitol Hill is, contra my usual focus, not just buildings. Today’s post concerns itself with a different Capitol Hill icon, Senator Ted Kennedy, whose passing robbed the Senate of an institution as well as the nation’s third longest-serving Senator. Edward Moore Kennedy first arrived in the Senate on November 7, 1962, to take over the […]
When Abraham Lincoln moved to Capitol Hill in 1847 as a freshman congressman from Illinois’s 7th district, he soon found lodging in Mrs. Sprigg’s Boardinghouse. Her house was the second from the north of a row of five houses fronting 1st Street SE, just across from the Capitol. Lincoln spent two years in this house, […]
When Barack Obama bowled in Pennsylvania during the primary, his poor performance made for political good humor for quite a while. His bowling talents, it turns out, give him further ammunition in comparisons with a previous president with whom he has already been frequently compared: Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln, however, bowled inside the beltway. Over […]
In my five years on the Hill, I’ve been incredibly pleased to see the changes, particularly in the restaurant scene. Lots of new favorites have opened up, while old ones keep getting better. Sadly, there are still a couple of niches that remained unfilled: 2 Amys should really consider opening a second store here. And […]