#ThisDayInHistory Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac
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On this day in 1912, a breathtaking ceremony unfolded in Washington, D.C., as Helen Taft, wife of President William Taft, and Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, gracefully planted two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River, close to the Jefferson Memorial.
#ThisDayInHistory Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac
#ThisDayInHistory Japanese cherry trees…
#ThisDayInHistory Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac
On this day in 1912, a breathtaking ceremony unfolded in Washington, D.C., as Helen Taft, wife of President William Taft, and Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, gracefully planted two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River, close to the Jefferson Memorial.