The Real Inventor of Monopoly Was From Arlington?
Yes, but she never made a penny off of it. Here's why.
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Yes, but she never made a penny off of it. Here's why.
The vaccine trial that curbed a nationwide epidemic started at Franklin Sherman Elementary School.
The "father of the blood bank" grew up in Arlington. And his legacy is lasting.
Voters didn't consistently choose Democratic presidential candidates until the 1980s.
The historic Ball-Sellers House has centuries of stories to tell.
The seven oil paintings are considered Arlington’s first works of public art.
Astronaut David M. Brown was as down-to-earth as he was starry-eyed. He perished on the space shuttle Columbia.
Fifty years ago, the Skyline Plaza construction disaster emitted a dust cloud so thick that it filled the stadium of Wakefield High School.
In the late '70s, the construction of this major commuter route elicited fierce protests, and even arrests.
Once upon a time, Holly Farms Chicken was the place to go for buckets full of comfort.
Music producer Barrett Jones got his start recording punk bands in Arlington. Now his discography includes some of the biggest names in rock, grunge and folk.
Remember the movie 'October Sky'? In the Sputnik era, Wakefield High School had its own cadre of rocket builders and moonwatchers.
During the Jim Crow era, the Henry Louis Holmes Library was created by and for Arlington's Black community.
W-L's historic crew team helped build the sport in Northern Virginia and beyond.
Some folks find their happy place at the beach. Paul and Ruth Siple had a thing for the southern continent.
Long before Rosa Parks made history in Alabama, our area saw acts of civil disobedience on segregated buses and trains.
Seventy years ago, The Hecht Co. department store at Parkington helped transform Arlington's retail landscape.
"I remember thinking that we would be in the ER for many hours receiving patients, but by 2 or 3 p.m. the influx had stopped." Arlingtonians reflect on 9/11.