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National World War I Memorial unveiled in DC

April 16, 2021 9:00 pm

The elevator has been certified safe, even though the park service doesn't know what caused it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Park Service shutters indoor areas of National Mall amid coronavirus surge

Tyler Van Dyke -

January 24, 2021 5:59 pm

A sign reading "stop celebrating genocide" sits at the base of a statue of Christopher Columbus on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Providence, R.I., after it was vandalized with red paint on the day named to honor him as one of the first Europeans to reach the New World.

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Goodbye to Columbus?

Robert Royal -

October 12, 2020 2:13 pm

Magazine - Your Land

They can’t move the Washington Monument

Kaylee McGhee White -

September 11, 2020 3:00 am

Beltway Confidential

DC mayor has a problem with Ben Franklin and the Washington Monument

Becket Adams -

September 1, 2020 7:49 pm

A lightning bolt hits the ground behind the Washington Monument as a severe thunderstorm passes through Washington, D.C., late Wednesday, June 29, 1984.

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Two National Guardsmen injured by lightning in Lafayette Square after being deployed amid protests

Zach Halaschak -

June 5, 2020 10:31 pm

Protester Andie Baker, of Richmond, holds a US flag in front of the graffiti-covered statue of Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart after two previous nights of unrest due to the death of George Lloyd Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Gov. Ralph Northam issued a curfew for this evening.

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‘Pull together back and forth’: Professor explains how to topple ‘racist monuments’

Spencer Neale -

June 1, 2020 3:16 pm

Magazine - Features

The swamp: An affectionate farewell

Jack Butler -

January 31, 2020 4:00 am

Washington Secrets

Oops, ‘operator error’ in Washington Monument elevator ‘glitch’

Paul Bedard -

September 24, 2019 8:37 pm

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Washington Monument elevator breaks down days after reopening

Mike Brest -

September 22, 2019 3:08 pm

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National World War I Memorial unveiled in DC

Park Service shutters indoor areas of National Mall amid coronavirus surge

Goodbye to Columbus?

They can’t move the Washington Monument

DC mayor has a problem with Ben Franklin and the Washington Monument

Two National Guardsmen injured by lightning in Lafayette Square after being deployed amid protests

‘Pull together back and forth’: Professor explains how to topple ‘racist monuments’

The swamp: An affectionate farewell

Oops, ‘operator error’ in Washington Monument elevator ‘glitch’

Washington Monument elevator breaks down days after reopening

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