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1979 – October 14 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights: First such march on Washington drew 75,000–125,000 gay men and lesbians to demand equal civil rights. 1979 – November 9 Iran Hostage Crisis: A sign said "Deport all Iranians" and "Get the hell out of my country". 1980 – March 23
October 6 October 9 Nine Inch Nails: The Jesus and Mary Chain Kite Base Cold and Black and Infinite Tour 11,290 / 12,000 $1,147,225 [94] October 10 October 11 Ben Howard: Wye Oak: Noonday Dream Tour — — [95] October 13 Goo Goo Dolls — Dizzy Up the Girl Tour — — [96] October 14 NF — Perception Tour — — [97] October 17 Death Cab ...
Including attendees, exhibitors, volunteers and staff over 200,000 people actively participating in this momentous Festival celebration over the three-day period. The DC Convention Center has reported that the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival is the second most attended event in the history of the Center! Sneak Peek Friday more than ...
Events DC is the official convention, sports and entertainment authority for the District of Columbia. Events DC is a quasi-public company based in Washington, D.C. that owns and manages the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, CareFirst Arena, the RFK Stadium Campus, and Nationals Park among other DC venues. It also promotes, sponsors and ...
Note that the White House, the Capitol, and the United States Supreme Court Building are recorded in the National Register's NRIS database as National Historic Landmarks, but by the provisions of the Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Section 107 (16 U.S.C. 470g), these three buildings and associated buildings and grounds are legally exempted ...
The theater, located on "Washington's Black Broadway", served the city's African American community when segregation kept them out of other venues. The Lincoln Theatre included a movie house and ballroom, and hosted jazz and big band performers such as Duke Ellington. The theater closed after the 1968 race-related riots. It was restored and ...
After 9/11, security concerns forced the event to move to a series of nearby locations over the next several years. In 2007 and 2008, the Cook-Off was held at the Center City Lot, formerly the location of the Washington Convention Center. In 2009, for the first time, the Cook-Off was held at RFK Stadium. [1] [2]
The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium (originally named the Departmental Auditorium) is a 750-seat [2] historic Neoclassical auditorium located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The auditorium, which connects two wings of the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building , is owned by the U.S. government but available for use by the public.