Holiday cheer, fantastic fireworks and a bit of political discord highlighted the 38th annual lighting of the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon. Almost perfect weather brought out a large crowd to enjoy the...
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Washington, DC - The Smithsonian Kite Festival captured the meager wind to power many kites around the Washington Monument in 50 degree weather with overcast skies. This year's theme was going "green".
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WASHINGTON - The Washington Monument was evacuated Friday after a bomb threat was called in to local police.
U.S. Park Police Sgt. Scott Fear said the call came in at 2:24 p.m. EDT and the monument was evacuated...
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AP - The venerable Washington Monument, which serves as a sort of concrete exclamation point for the National Mall's historic sights, reopened to the public Friday after a monthslong security renovation.
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