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Washington Monument, 1975
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The Washington Monument decorated with Christmas lights stands out in the early morning sky in view from Charles Street. (Clarence B. Garrett / Baltimore Sun )
Monument lighting 1996
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Andrea Carros Schrenk, an instructor at the Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts in Pittsburgh, puts the finishing touches on the cake to commemorate the 25th lighting of the Washington Monument. (Doug Kapustin / Baltimore Sun)
Monument lighting 1999
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(Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun)
Monument lighting (2001)
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Spectators watch as fireworks burst over Mount Vernon during the annual holiday lighting of the Washington Monument. About 7:30 p.m. yesterday, Mayor Martin O'Malley flipped a switch that turned on nearly 1,000 bulbs in 28 vertical strands of blue and white as 1,000 pounds of fireworks boomed overhead and embers cascaded down the 178-foot-tall monument. (Baltimore Sun photo by Jerry Jackson)
Monument lighting 2002
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The 31st annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument in Mount Vernon kicks off the Christmas season. (Doug Kapustin / Baltimore Sun)
Monument lighting 2002
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Nick Sheridan, left, and Suzanne Shaw participate in a an anti-war protest during the monument lighting in 2002. (Doug Kapustin / Baltimore Sun)
Monument lighting 2003
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The 32nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument as seen from the Clarion Hotel. (Monica Lopossay / Baltimore Sun)
Monument lighting (2003)
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The 32nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Baltimore Sun photo by Monica Lopossay)
Monument lighting (2003)
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The 32nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Baltimore Sun photo by Monica Lopossay)
Monument lighting (2004)
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A crowd watches fireworks at the Washington Monument during the annual lighting ceremony. (Baltimore Sun photo by Karl Merton Ferron)
Monument lighting (2005)
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The 34th annual lighting of the Washington Monument. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr.)
Monument lighting (2005)
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The 34th annual lighting of the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr.)
Monument lighting (2006)
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Saneaka Anderson (left) and her cousin, 4-year-old Roshae Seymore, try to stay warm during the 35th lighting of the Washington Monument (Baltimore Sun photo by Monico Lopossay)
Monument lighting (2006)
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The 35th lighting of the Washington Monument (Baltimore Sun photo by Monica Lopossay)
Monument lighting (2007)
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The 36th lighting of the Washington Monument (Baltimore Sun photo by Algerina Perna)
Monument lighting (2007)
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This view of the 36th lighting of the Washington Monument was captured from the 11th floor of the Peabody Court Hotel. (Sun photo by Algerina Perna)
Washington Monument
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Mount Vernon Place celebrates the 39th annual lighting of the Washington Monument. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gabe Dinsmoor)
Peabody's view of monument lighting
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The 39th annual lighting of the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Square, from the Peabody Court Hotel. (Baltimore Sun photo by Amy Davis)
Light sabers
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Amelia Mogul, 4, from Bolton Hill, and Cameren Matthews, 3, from Baltimore, play with toy light sabers at the 39th annual lighting of the Washington Monument. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gabe Dinsmoor)
Overall view
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The 39th annual lighting of the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Square, from the Peabody Court Hotel. (Baltimore Sun photo by Amy Davis)
39th annual lighting
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The 39th annual lighting of the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Square, from the Peabody Court Hotel. (Baltimore Sun photo by Amy Davis)
Fireworks display
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The 39th annual lighting of the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Square, from the Peabody Court Hotel. (Baltimore Sun photo by Amy Davis)
Attending lighting
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Amariyah Guerra, 7, from Boston, attended the 39th annual lighting of the Washington Monument. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gabe Dinsmoor)
Morgan State University Choir
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The Morgan State University Choir performs at the lighting of the Washington Monument. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gabe Dinsmoor)
Fireworks
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The 39th annual lighting of the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Square, from the Peabody Court Hotel. (Baltimore Sun photo by Amy Davis)
Monument and fireworks
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Mount Vernon Place celebrates the 39th annual lighting of the Washington Monument. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gabe Dinsmoor)
Monument
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Fireworks dance around Baltimore's Washington Monument in a view from the east. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Flash
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Fireworks dance around Baltimore's Washington Monument in a view from the east. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Fireworks
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People are silhouetted as fireworks dance around Baltimore's Washington Monument in a view from the east (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Washington Monument
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A view of the annual lighting of the Washington Monument from the Park Plaza building on North Charles Street. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)
Lighting
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This is the annual lighting of the Washington Monument, to celebrate the start of the Christmas season. This was shot from the Park Plaza building on North Charles Street. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)
Silhouettes
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People are silhouetted as fireworks dance around Baltimore's Washington Monument in a view from the east. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
2012 Monument lighting
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Fireworks shoot skyward at the 41st annual lighting of the Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place to celebrate the holiday season. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2012 Monument lighting
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41st annual lighting of the Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place to celebrate the holiday season. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2012 Monument lighting
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41st annual lighting of the Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place to celebrate the holiday season. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2012 Monument lighting
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41st annual lighting of the Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place to celebrate the holiday season. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2013 Washington Monument lighting
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The 42nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2013 Washington Monument lighting
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Tap Dancing Santas from the Baltimore School for the Arts at the 42nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2013 Washington Monument lighting
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The Morgan State University Choir at the 42nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2013 Washington Monument lighting
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Audience watching the entertainment at the 42nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2013 Washington Monument lighting
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Deandre Fraling, 4, of Baltimore, center, got into the holiday spirit with his grandmother, Tanya Paris, at right in front, and their friend, Kiana Belton, at the 41st annual lighting of the Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2013 Washington Monument lighting
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The 42nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2013 Washington Monument lighting
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Audience watching the entertainment at the 42nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2013 Washington Monument lighting
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Audience watching the entertainment at the 42nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2013 Washington Monument lighting
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The 42nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
2013 Washington Monument lighting
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Audience watching the entertainment at the 42nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
Monument lighting through the years: 2013 Washington Monument lighting
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The 42nd annual lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
Protesters
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Protesters against the recent killings of black men by police in Missouri and New York came to the annual lighting of the Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
Demonstrators
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Demonstrators stage a die-in in attempt to disrupt the holiday lighting of the Washington Monument in Baltimore. Groups around the country are protesting a New York grand jury's decision not to indict officer Daniel Pantaleo in the Eric Garner case. (Jerry Jackson, Baltimore Sun)
Protest
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Demonstrators try to disrupt the holiday lighting of the Washington Monument in Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson, Baltimore Sun)
Monument lighting
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Spectators watch as the fireworks are set off during the holiday lighting of the Washington Monument. (Jerry Jackson, Baltimore Sun)
Protesters
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Protesters against the recent killings of black men by police in Missouri and New York came to the annual lighting of the Washington Monument. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun)
Monument lighting
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Spectators watch as the fireworks are set off during the holiday lighting of the Washington Monument. (Jerry Jackson, Baltimore Sun)
2015 Washington Monument lighting
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A decorative snowflake accentuates fireworks that reach up Baltimore's Washington Monument , which is surrounded by lights that glow to celebrate the holiday season, in a view north of Franklin Ave. on Charles Street. (Karl Merton Ferron, Baltimore Sun)
2015 Washington Monument lighting
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The Morgan State University Choir sings during the Washington Monument lighting ceremony at Mount Vernon Place. (Colin Campbell, Baltimore Sun)
2015 Washington Monument lighting
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Fireworks light the sky during the annual lighting of the Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place to kick off the holiday season. (Jerry Jackson, Baltimore Sun)
2015 Washington Monument lighting
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A decorative snowflake accentuates fireworks that reach up Baltimore's Washington Monument , which is surrounded by lights that glow to celebrate the holiday season, in a view north of Franklin Ave. on Charles Street. (Karl Merton Ferron, Baltimore Sun)
Monument lighting 2016
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The 45th annual Downtown Partnership Washington Monument lighting concluded with fireworks. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Monument Lighting 2017
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Dru Hill performing one of their new Christmas songs at the 2017 Monument Lighting. (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)
Monument Lighting 2017
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The Baltimore Rock Opera Society performs at the 2017 Monument Lighting. (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)
Monument Lighting 2017
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The 46th annual Downtown Partnership Monument Lighting in Mount Vernon. (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)
50th Annual Lighting of the Washington Monument - 2021
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Fireworks light up the sky at the 50th anniversary of the Monument Lighting in Mount Vernon Place on Thursday, December 2. (Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Sun)
50th Annual Lighting of the Washington Monument - 2021
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Fireworks light up the sky at the 50th anniversary of the Monument Lighting in Mount Vernon Place on Thursday, December 2. (Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Sun)