It’s expected 75,000 people will rally at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to mark the 60th anniversary of the historic March on Washington.
Construction starts this spring on the lower level of the memorial.
As the Lincoln Memorial hits its 100th anniversary, the National Park Service is looking back on its role in pop culture, from Marian Anderson’s landmark performance to “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
A free concert production of the musical Come From Away, inspired by a true 9/11 story, will take place on Sept. 10.
The Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool was once a popular destination for ice-skaters, and in the mid-1960s a senior U.S. official proposed turning it into a rink for the winter months.
The lighting ceremony will take place at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
“Ask yourself: Do you need to be there?” says Mayor Muriel Bowser.
“I couldn’t escape the glaring stare of this ugly monstrosity,” on Yelp reviewer wrote.
An aquatic mystery of Washington, D.C. solved.
Nurtilek Bakirov was charged with destruction of property.
