Tag: History

Experts inspect the damaged Notre Dame cathedral after the fire in Paris, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Experts are assessing the blackened shell of Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral to establish next steps to save what remains after a devastating fire destroyed much of the almost 900-year-old building. With the fire that broke out Monday evening and quickly consumed the cathedral now under control, attention is turning to ensuring the structural integrity of the remaining building.

Beltway Confidential

These landmarks could be gone next if we don’t take preservation seriously

Erin Dunne · April 16, 2019 5:56 pm

Rwandans and others sitting in the stands hold candles as part of a candlelit vigil during a memorial service held at Amahoro stadium in the capital Kigali, Rwanda Sunday, April 7, 2019.

The Rwandan genocide, 25 years later

Washington Examiner · April 16, 2019 4:00 am

Flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris.

Beltway Confidential

The fall of Notre Dame isn’t just a tragedy for Catholics

Madeline Fry Schultz · April 15, 2019 8:44 pm

People watch as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris.

Beltway Confidential

Notre Dame — an ineffable sadness

Hugo Gurdon · April 15, 2019 8:08 pm

People watch as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday.

Beltway Confidential

Notre Dame will endure

Tiana Lowe Doescher · April 15, 2019 7:56 pm

Firefighters use hoses as Notre Dame cathedral burns in Paris, Monday.

Beltway Confidential

The heartbreaking fire at Notre Dame

Philip Klein · April 15, 2019 7:21 pm

Notre Dame cathedral is burning in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris.

Beltway Confidential

Yes, cry for Notre Dame

Erin Dunne · April 15, 2019 7:11 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden takes part in a forum on the opioid epidemic, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 11, 2019.

Biden boasted he was ‘good friends’ with segregationists: ‘The political system worked’

Emily Brooks · April 14, 2019 4:02 am

Magazine - Life & Arts

Drinking like Homer

Jamie Dettmer · April 12, 2019 4:00 am

Magazine - Personal Finance

Then and Now: From Eostre to Easter

Jay Caruso · April 12, 2019 4:00 am

Magazine - Life & Arts

The spies of Oak Hill Cemetery

Eric Felten · April 12, 2019 4:00 am

This undated photo provided by the Callao Cave Archaeology Project in April 2019 shows Callao Cave on Luzon Island of the Philippines, where the fossils of Homo luzonensis were discovered.

Ancient human species discovered in the Philippines

John Gage · April 10, 2019 10:00 pm