History at Antietam Aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Washington County Maryland. This beautiful 140 ft, three arch stone structure is one of 11 such aqueducts on the canal. In July of 1864, Confederate General Jubal Early damaged the aqueduct to impede boat traffic. Mostly significantly, the stone berm wall seen here had been ripped out. The structure was built in 1834 of limestone from a quarry just to the east in Antietam, Washington County Maryland. | Metrotrails

On a day like today, November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, near Dealey Plaza, circa 12:30 p.m., in an episode that still sparks debate. The event occurred in front of the Texas School Book Depository, where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested hours later. However, multiple theories spread from Washington, D.C., to Moscow. Some point to tensions with the Federal Reserve due to Kennedy’s economic moves circa 1963. Others link it to his clashes with the CIA after the fai