Edward R. Murrow Park
Edward R. Murrow Park is a park located in Washington, D.C. at the corner of H Street (Washington, D.C.), H Street NW and 18th Street NW (Washington, D.C.), 18th Street NW. The National Park site is related to World War II, and is named after journalist Edward R. Murrow. Events In April 2009, a group of activists gathered at the park to protest the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. In 2011, the park served as a protest site as part of Occupy D.C. References External links

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Washington, D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (other) ...
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H Street (Washington, D
H Street or "H" Street is the eighth of a sequence of alphabetical streets in many cities. It may refer to: * H Street (Washington, D.C.) **H Street/Benning Road Line, streetcar line in Washington, D.C. **H Street Festival, yearly festival in Washington, D.C. **H Street Playhouse, theatre and gallery in Washington, D.C. *H Street station, trolley car station in San Diego, California *H-Street H-Street Skateboards is a skateboard company started by Tony Magnusson and Mike Ternasky in 1987. H-Street garnered popularity through their innovative videos and skating . History Magnusson and Ternasky went to George Hamad to pitch the ide ...

18th Street NW (Washington, D
18th Street Northwest is a prominent north–south street thoroughfare in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. History The "18th Street" roadway was part of the 1791 L'Enfant Plan for Washington by Pierre Charles L'Enfant. In the present day 18th Street also travels through downtown Washington and the Dupont Circle and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods. It is also one of the main streets in the Adams Morgan neighborhood; the other is Columbia Road. It passes through the Strivers' Section Historic District in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. Many bars, nightclubs, and restaurants are located on 18th Street in Adams Morgan, and on weekends it is frequently congested with cars and pedestrians, especially at last call. Notable residents * Margaret Cameron, daughter of Sir Roderick Cameron, commissioned Jules Henri de Sibour in 1912 to build her residence at 1706 18th Street. Today, the residence is home to the Russian News & Information Agency offices (also known as RIA N ...
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National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational properties with various title designations. The U.S. Congress created the agency on August 25, 1916, through the National Park Service Organic Act. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., within the main headquarters of the Department of the Interior. The NPS employs approximately 20,000 people in 423 individual units covering over 85 million acres in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories. As of 2019, they had more than 279,000 volunteers. The agency is charged with a dual role of preserving the ecological and historical integrity of the places entrusted to its management while also making them available and accessible for public use and enjoyment. History Yellowstone National Park was created as the first national par ...
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