Eliza Scidmore Lobbied For Decades To Bring Cherry Blossoms To Washington DC

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

Today in 1912, the planting of two cherry trees along the banks of the Potomac River in Washington DC. There are now thousands of cherry blossoms in the nation's capital, and it all happened thanks to one very determined woman and a bunch of great minds all thinking alike. Plus: today in 1969, the birthday of singer Mariah Carey, who once threw herself a Mariah Carey-themed birthday party. How the Cherry Blossoms Came to Washington (American Heritage) Mariah Carey Threw Herself a Mariah Carey–Themed Party (Us Magazine)Help our show grow as a backer on Patreon

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