The newly reopened Washington Monument, which typically offers sprawling views of Washington, DC from 555 feet high, now ...

(The Hill) – Dangerous heat closed the Washington Monument, which lies in the heart of the nation’s capital, as the region experiences intense temperatures. In an alert on its website, the National ...

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In a town full of monuments, there’s one that stands above them all. Paul Goldberger, professor of design and architecture at the New School in New York, calls the Washington Monument, in our nation’s ...

Feb. 21 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1848, The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. In 1878, the New Haven, Conn., Telephone Co. published the first phone ...

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A stone donated by Wilmington's Thalian Association in 1851 is located inside the Washington Monument. The stone, carved by James McClarahan, features a portrait of William Shakespeare and the ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Monument will stay closed through Wednesday because of extreme heat, the National Park Service said. A heat wave is continuing through Wednesday in the DC area, and the ...