National Mall Opens for Barack Obama’s Inauguration

The inauguration will take place at noon, on January 20, 2009 in Washington D.C. on the steps of the United States Capitol.  President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office with the following: “I...

Fireworks on the National Mall, July 4, 2007

Fireworks on the National Mall, July 4, 2007 Washington, D.C., celebrated Independence Day Wednesday, July 4, 2007, with a traditional fireworks display on the National Mall near...

Tens of thousands protest in Washington against Iraq war

""I grew up during the Vietnam War, but I never protested it and never had my lottery number called to go fight," said David Quinly, a 54-year-old carpenter from Prairie Village, Kansas, who arrived here Friday...

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