Even if you're only in town for a short trip, visiting the Washington Monument and the White House – two marble symbols of the U.S. – is a must for any first-time D.C. visitor. Standing just ...

Lightning struck the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Tuesday night as the storms rolled through the District. Safety advocate and former reporter Dave Statter captured the lighting strike.

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It wasn’t until the early 1830s that serious planning commenced for the Washington Monument, Washington’s first major memorial, which owed its origins to L’Enfant’s drawings. After the ...

The two new monuments -- the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands -- total nearly 850,000 acres, according to the administration.

It’s been a back-and-forth time, but the Sattitla National Monument, also known as the Medicine Lake Highlands, has received ...

The Washington Monument L’Enfant’s initial framework for Washington was largely ignored for decades, as the district remained in an undeveloped state of chaos at the end of the 19th century.