What's Inside the Washington Monument?

What's Inside the Washington Monument?

In this episode of IT’S HISTORY, host Ryan Socash delves into the fascinating story of the Washington Monument. **Chapters:** 00:00 - Introducing The Washington Monument 03:32 - America’s Other Washington Monuments 01:53 - The History of George Washington 06:29 - What the Washington Monument Represents 07:13 - How Politics Almost Prevented the Washington Monument 08:38 - The Washington National Monument Society 09:37 - Washington Monument’s Design 10:48 - First Phase of Construction of the Washington Monument 13:05 - Why Politics Again Stopped Construction of the Washington Monument 16:07 - Finishing Construction of the Washington Monument 18:28 - The Recreates of the Washington Monument 19:13 - The Story of Washington Monuments Memorial Stones 21:03 - Modernising the Washington Monument 22:06 - When Earthquakes and Hurricanes Damaged the Washington Monument 23:24 - Washington Monument's 1982 Incident 24:37 - The Legacy of the Washington Monument **CREDITS:** Scriptwriter - Brandon Evans Editor - Karolina Szwata Host - Ryan Socash Music/Sound Design - Dave Daddario **DISCLAIMER:** Some media elements in this video are used under the fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law (Title 17, Section 107) for purposes of commentary, criticism, and education. Events of factual error/mispronounced words/spelling mistakes will be addressed in this section. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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