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[Samantha B @sbeaton2015]

I will never forget lying down on a 9/11 bench, water rippling beneath, and hearing my friends voices carry across the memorial. #dcskylion

[Samantha B @sbeaton2015]

A rainbow above the Washington Monument last night...a good sign! #dcskylion

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I love this painting, it's unique, especially in that time period! It talks about the fall of Babylon #dcskylion

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This is the model that, before heliocentric theories, people believed in (that space orbits around Earth) #dcskylion

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Fun Fact: Orvile Wright played the mandolin! #dcskylion

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No other statue in DC can be taller than the Capitol's Lady Freedom (this is the plaster model). #dcskylion

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Sandra Day O'Conner was the first woman Supreme Court Justice. #dcskylion

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The rotunda of the Capitol Building is used to celebrate our nation and honor the dead. #dcskylion

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Fun Fact: Which 5 presidents aren't buried in DC? The five that are still alive. -Steve the Tour Guide #dcskylion

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This photo is one of my favorites at the Newseum. It evokes utter happiness and joy. #dcskylion

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In 1838, America broke the treaty with the Potawatomi saying the Indians weren't allowed to stay on their reservations anymore. #dcskylion

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Treaty:security/land rights. The treaty passed but after 3 years it was broken, railroads were made, promises broken.

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Ferguson was hugely impacted by media and the press. It gained thousands of followers, uniting to look for a change.

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This journalist tried to get a story. It struck me how dangerous it can really be, how people guard the truth.

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This is my favorite headline. It shows what everyone's thinking in a very very light tone. #dcskylion

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Each and every single one of these people lost their lives to the show the world the truth. #dcskylion

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This is what it's like to be a journalist in the modern world. Green is free press, red is danger. #dcskylion to

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These are drawings from children from Auschwitz. Only 3 children of the 23 who drew these survived #dcskylion

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