Alexandria is famous for the conspicuous display of its history. Tourists marvel at the colonial homes in Old Town, and some residents still worship in the church once attended by George Washington ...
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What happened to the Lighthouse of Alexandria? Inside the slow demise of the ancient world’s most famous lighthouse
Starting in the third century B.C.E., ships sailing to Alexandria, Egypt would have been greeted with a jaw-dropping sight: ...
Alexandria overshadowed Pergamon, yet the Anatolian library rivaled Egypt in scrolls, scholarship, and parchment, shaping the ...
From a self-taught mathematician who mapped out the nation’s capital to abolitionist sisters who partnered with Frederick Douglass to the first Black player in the NBA, African Americans have shaped ...
The unmistakable touch of Italy is still very much present in Alexandria, bearing witness to the thriving Italian community that once lived in Egypt’s coastal city. With the live footage of people ...
2013-03-16T00:00:00-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/3db/1363098070.jpgJoin Book TV, American History TV and C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles look behind the ...
Brick-lined streets and cobblestone alleys in a historic downtown featuring more than 100 locally owned boutiques. An architectural wonderland from Georgian and Victorian to Mid-Century Modern. The ...
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