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James Bergman

On this day in Arlington history, October 22, 1964: native Arlingtonian James Bregman won a bronze medal in judo in the Olympic Games. James was born in 1941 and started […]

March on the Pentagon

On October 21, 1967 at least 35,000 anti-war protesters organized by the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam gathered for a demonstration at the Defense Department (the “March on the Pentagon”), where they were confronted by some 2,500 armed soldiers.

Hoffman-Boston Senior-Junior High School

On October 20, 1931, Hoffman-Boston Junior-Senior High School is dedicated with ceremonies.
The school replaced an older, 4-room school known as Jefferson, on approximately the same site. The school was named to honor two people who had served as principals in African-American country schools: Edward Clarendon Hoffman and Ella Boston.