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The events of April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington are well known. Actor John Wilkes Booth went into President Lincoln's box and shot him. The President was mortally wounded and died the next morning. What you may not know, however, is that there were others victimized that April night... and their story is haunting.

On March 2, 1889, President Grover Cleveland signed legislation establishing a zoological park along Rock Creek in Northwest Washington “for the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people.” But, of course, the backstory began years before and included buffalo grazing on the National Mall.

In March 2013, the National Museum of American History opened a special exhibit commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the National Women’s Suffrage Parade held in D.C.

In the wee hours of the morning on March 1, 1971, a disturbing phone call came in to the Senate telephone switchboard. A man “with a hard low voice” told the operator that an explosion would rock the U.S. Capitol in 30 minutes. It was not a false alarm.

On March 4, 1873, Ulysses S.

Around these parts it’s pretty common to have buildings named after politicians. But back in the 1890s, the Washington Post felt that Rep. Joseph G.

Long before frozen daiquiris became a summer staple, a Washington-based navy doctor brought the rum-and-lime concoction home after tasting it in Cuba during the Spanish American war. Johnson introduced the drink to the Army and Navy Club, where it became a regular part of the menu and spread across the U.S.

In the early 19^th century, taking a life was as easy as taking offense. Just ask Commodore Stephen Decatur. On March 22, 1820, he was killed in a duel leaving (as some claim) his spirit to wander and perhaps seek retribution from the parties that coldly arranged his death.

Chuck Brown, Trouble Funk, Rare Essence, Minor Threat, SOA... If you lived in DC in the 1980s, you probably recognize these as local Go-Go and hardcore bands.

April 14^th, 1865 was a pretty bad day for a lot of people. President Lincoln was assassinated, Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone had their lives torn apart, and Secretary of State William H. Seward was brutally stabbed along with most of his family and a few bystanders. Oh, you hadn’t heard about that last one?