DC history

Capital Pride has a unique story that started almost five decades ago, in part due to a bookstore owner. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

Capital Pride has a unique story that started almost five decades ago, in part due to a bookstore owner. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

The history of Capital Pride and the LGBTQIA+ pride parade in Washington, D.C., starts on June 22, 1975, the first officially recognized “Gay Pride Day” in the District.

Irvin Williams left his mark on American history, serving as superintendent of the White House grounds for nearly five decades and under nine presidents.

Items from the longest-serving gardener in White House history will be available through an estate sale this weekend. News4’s Mark Segraves got a sneak peek.

For decades, the C&O Canal boat tours were a fixture in Georgetown, but it’s been about a decade since they last ran. Now visitors can again take boat tours and learn about the canal’s lock system. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Briana Thomas wrote “Black Broadway in Washington, DC” to highlight a time when U Street was a hub for Black advancement. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports.

One hundred years later, a vigil was held at the site of the deadliest day in D.C. history. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

The worst snowstorm in Washington, D.C. happened 100 years ago. Not only was it the largest snowstorm in the District’s history, but also the deadliest. Ninety-eight people died that day at the Knickerbocker movie theater. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The Knickerbocker was a grand theater at the corner of 18th Street and Columbia Road NW in Adams Morgan.

What started as a few public comments from former first lady Michelle Obama has resulted in a new permanent public display in a Washington, D

The voice on the phone is steady and clear. “It is unnatural to kill anything,” the man says. “But once you’ve done it the first time, it becomes easier each time.” That chilling insight comes from inside Red Onion State Prison in Virginia. The voice is owned by Lee Malvo, half of a two-man sniper team that killed 10 and…

It was a day the world stood still. President Ronald Reagan was shot and nearly killed as he left the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 30, 1981 — 40 years ago as of Tuesday.

It’s been four decades since the attempt on President Ronald Reagan’s life. News4’s Pat Collins looks back on March 30, 1981: the day that shook the country.