Local News: Ashburn, VA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Washington Monument

Washington Monument News Editors

News Widget

Display the Washington Monument news headlines on your website.

Get the Topix Headlines Widget

Share & bookmark

RSS icon mobile icon

Washington Monument News

News on Washington Monument continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

1 hr ago | Fox 23

Gehry refines design for Eisenhower Memorial in DC

A boy walks past the Washington Monument on the National Mall August 24, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The Washington Monument will remain indefinitely closed after yesterday's 5.8 magnitude East Coast earthquake left cracks near the top of the 555-foot-tall obelisk.

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks, National Mall, Natural Disasters, Earthquake

7 hrs ago | HawaiiNews

Long lost Bennett-Brubeck recording discovered Tony Bennett never...

But the tape of that memorable collaboration between two American jazz masters lay forgotten in a record label's vaults until its discovery by an archivist just weeks after Brubeck's death in December, and it's just been released as "Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions, Live 1962."

Comment?

Related Topix: Jazz, Tony Bennett, Theater, Arts, US National Parks, Entertainment

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Kansas City InfoZine

Stargazers, Pro and Amateur, Gather for Night on the National Mall

Donald Lubowich, 65, a Hofstra University astronomy professor and the coordinator of the viewing, said he wanted an event that could bring together experts with everyday tourists.

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks, Astronomy, Science, Hofstra University

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Philly.com

Finding the right spot to propose: Atop the U.S. Capitol dome

Whenever Kyle Blasy took his girlfriend to a place with a great view, he joked that it would be a good spot to propose.

Comment?

Related Topix: Jenkintown, PA, US National Parks, National Mall

Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Charlotte Observer

2 more deaths blamed on storm that hit East Coat

Kidwell Blanchard, left, 12, of Chandler, Ariz., sits with Andrew Sisk, 17, of Salt Lake City, Utah, as a storm moves through the area with the Washington Monument in the background, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Washington.

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks, Fire

Thu Jun 13, 2013

SFGate

Obama to meet relatives of shooting victims

Supporters and family members of the Newtown, Conn. shooting victims form a human "ribbon" on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 13, 2013, looking toward the Washington Monument, on the sixth month anniversary of the Newtown shootings.

Comment?

Related Topix: Newtown, CT, US National Parks, US News, US Politics, Harry Reid, US Senate, Democrat

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Star Tribune

A Washington monument to failure

The National Mall has monuments to heroism, freedom and sacrifice. Pretty soon it will also have a monument to failure.

4 comments

Related Topix: US National Parks, National Mall, Activism, Global Warming, New York, NY, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Opinion

The Washington Post

caitlin_dewey

The Vermont-based creamery is crowdsourcing "locally inspired" ice cream flavors in five major markets, including D.C. But this being Ben & Jerry's, neither the flavor options nor the crowdsourcing are quite what you'd expect.

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks, Sports

Tue Jun 11, 2013

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Winfrey Gives Millions To New African-American Museum In D.C.

Oprah Winfrey gave $12 million Tuesday to help build the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture, seen here in a scale model .

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks, National Mall, Arts, Theater

WHDH

Repairs begin on Washington Monument

The 555-foot obelisk is the world's tallest stone masonry structure and offers breathtaking views of the Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol and other iconic structures on the National Mall.

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks, Lincoln Memorial, National Mall, Earthquake, Natural Disasters

WTOP-FM Washington

Shuttered monument to be illuminated

Aug. 23 will mark two years since the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the Washington area and shut down the iconic Washington Monument.

Comment?

Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, US National Parks

Architect Online

When Architects Design (Miniature) Golf Courses

Please enter your email address to reset your password. An email will be sent with instructions to create a new password.

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks, National Mall

Mon Jun 10, 2013

The Huffington Post

D.C. Tornado Watch: Severe Weather Alerts Blanket D.C./Baltimore Area

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the entire Washington/Baltimore area, from Central Virginia all the way to the east of Baltimore until 10 p.m. According to the Baltimore Sun , a funnel cloud was spotted forming near South Baltimore and a tornado was spotted in Baltimore County: September 1, 2012 -- Ian writes: "This was ... (more)

Comment?

Related Topix: Weather, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Hurricane, US National Parks, The Washington Post Company

CED

Live From the Show: Cable Show 2013 intro

We're in Washington D.C., for the 2013 NCTA Cable Show. Eight of 10 buildings surrounding the convention center are being constructed, reconstructed, or deconstructed -- even the Washington monument is wreathed in scaffolding.

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks

Sun Jun 09, 2013

KIMT

Washington Monument Repairs a " Photo Gallery

The monument has been closed since the 2011 earthquake and half of the needed repairs have been funded by a $7.5 million donation from philanthropist David Rubenstein.

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks

Sat Jun 08, 2013

Examiner.com

Stars and Stripes Tours, for Gettysburg and more

If you are lucky enough to live in Gettysburg , you're lucky enough to know that you are in a historical hub of knowledge, sight-seeing and various attractions.

Comment?

Related Topix: us Travel, North America Travel, Travel, Washington D.C. Travel, US National Parks, National Mall

Fri Jun 07, 2013

Star Tribune

Washington is in stasis; cities are where the action is

The United States Capitol, with the Supreme Court, left, and Library of Congress, right, and RFK Stadium behind, is seen from the Washington Monument, Sunday, June 2, 2013 in Washington.

Comment?

Related Topix: US News, US National Parks, Opinion

KFOXTV

From 500 feet: a new view of Washington Monument

The St. Francis Yacht Club is hosting the North American Kite Racing Championships where Friday, June 7th, the best kite course racers in the world are going head to head in San Francisco's back yard.

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks

KXXV-TV Waco

Woman in "bunga bunga" scandal loved Berlusconi

Most birds don't fly high enough to see the top of the Washington Monument, though that didn't stop a group of government officials and philanthropists from clipping themselves into harnesses and climbing to... Most birds don't fly high enough to see the top of the Washington Monument, though that didn't stop a group of government officials and ... (more)

Comment?

Related Topix: Sex Scandal, Europe, Italy, World News, US National Parks

The Fresno Bee

From 500 feet, a new view of Washington Monument

Philanthropist David Rubenstein, left, and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, stand during an interview with The Associated Press at the 491-foot level of the scaffolding surrounding the Washington Monument, Sunday, June 2, 2013 in Washington.

Comment?

Related Topix: US National Parks, Earthquake, Natural Disasters