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Learn more about the history of Arlington National Cemetery on our local history blog, Boundary Stones.
On November 11, 1921, three years to the day after the armistice that ended World War I, President Warren G. Harding presided over the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. It was an emotional affair for Washington and the nation.
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Allow us to introduce you to one of Poland's greatest heroes, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, who took a hiatus from his career as a world-renowned pianist and composer to serve as that nation's first Prime Minister. What does this have to do with Arlington National Cemetery? Quite a lot, actually.
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On a warm, sunny day in June of 1914, a crowd of thousands gathered to witness the unveiling of a unique new memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. What was it and why were so many people clamoring to see it?
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The story of how the first official unknown soldier from World War I was selected for burial in the graves alongside Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a strange one.
Learn more →Arlington National Cemetery inspires all sorts of internal reflection and artistic expression, even opera as Classical WETA 90.9 FM host Nicole Lacroix found out.