I may have covered this before, but I felt it was important in light of our government issues now. On this date in 1888, the Washington Monument was opened to the public. And now, of course, it is closed to us until the government shut down is over. I guess I shouldn’t post a picture of the monument since people are getting arrested for looking at national parks/monuments and taking pictures at these places. (Yes, I am saying this somewhat tongue in cheek.)
For more information:
http://dc.about.com/od/monuments/p/WashMonument.htm
http://famousdaily.com/history/washington-monument-opens.html
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