As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation since 1776. …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including a requirement that members… WASHINGTON (AP) — Scouting America will…
Just months before the United States entered the War of 1812, the federal government began construction on a 641.6 mile, nearly $7 million road stretching from…
RIVER FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Up-and-coming dancers performed traditional and contemporary styles at the semifinals of the annual Youth America… RIVER FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Up-and-coming…
Ten documents from the nation’s founding era are leaving their home at the National Archives in D.C. and hitting the skies for America’s 250th birthday. This…
Martin Luther King Jr. III and his wife Arndrea Waters King took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial along the…
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The United States and Ivory Coast signed a health deal Tuesday requiring the U.S. to… ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The…
On most Monday nights, the sanctuary of All Saints Episcopal Church — with its vaulted ceilings, stone arches and stained-glass… On most Monday nights, the sanctuary…
WTOP spoke to volunteers with Wreaths Across America as they placed wreaths at the Vietnam War Memorial and the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National…
WTOP spoke to volunteers with Wreaths Across America as they placed wreaths at the Vietnam War Memorial and the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National…