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One of my favorite bucket list trips I’ve ever taken was attending the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. If you want to attend a Presidential Inauguration, it’s both easier and harder than you might think! Here’s what you need to know to get 2024 Inauguration tickets and tips for going to a … Read more
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Listen to the Episode “The Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C.” Subscribe in iTunes Other ways to listen & Subscribe For American history buffs, the Civil War can feel like covered ground. But if you put aside the big battles and turning points, there are still so many smaller, fascinating stories deserving to be told. … Read more
I have had the privilege of getting to tour the White House twice–once when I was 11 on an epic family road trip in a minivan from Oklahoma to Washington and again this week. Both times it was my mother, a lover of all things American history, who put in the ticket applications. Since … Read more