“All of Tidal Basin Cherry Trees Doomed By Jefferson Memorial Commission Plans,” a 1937 headline from the Washington Post read. While officials pledged to plant more cherry blossom ...

It’s truly a paradox that the light shining on the Jefferson Memorial contradicts an American principle that this Founding Father is known for defending. Here’s the storyline: A couple ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On this day 85 years ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt set the cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial in a ceremony. On Nov. 15, 1939, President Roosevelt laid ...