October is one of the best times to visit the nationâs capital as humidity is low, crowds are sparse, and the trees are just beginning to change colors. There are a number of special fall events happening throughout the month as well. Hereâs a list of our favorite things happening this October in Washington, DC.
Reggie Roby: Former Dolphin dead at 43. Former Dolphins punter Reggie Roby, known for his towering kicks, died Monday morning at home in Nashville, Tenn., where he lived with his third wife, Melissa, and four children.
Francis Scott Key died of pleurisy on January 11, 1843. Today, the flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1914 is housed at the Smithsonian Institutionâs Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.