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ARCHIVE: Washington – 22 March 2023
1. Cherry blossom trees line the Tidal Basin and Jefferson Memorial
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ARCHIVE: Washington – 29 March 2021
2. Pan from cherry blossom trees to Washington Monument
3. Family takes photo with cherry blossom trees
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ARCHIVE: Washington – 1 April 2019
4. Band playing from cherry blossom festival stage
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ARCHIVE: Washington – 26 March 2006
5. Kites flying at kite festival in front of Lincoln Memorial
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ARCHIVE: Washington – 22 March 2023
6. Zoom out of bike rider riding through cherry blossoms
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Washington – 1 January 1909
7. STILL of President William Howard Taft and First Lady Helen Herron Taft taking a ride
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Washington – 31 March 1943
8. STILL of cherry blossom trees around the Tidal Basin
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ARCHIVE: Washington, DC – April 10, 2014
9. People on paddle boats in the Tidal Basin
10. Pan of people exploring the cherry blossoms
11. Sun shining through the cherry blossom trees
12. Cherry blossom branch hangs over water
13. Pan up of cherry blossom to the Jefferson Memorial
14. Pan up from Tidal Basin to cherry blossom trees
STORYLINE:
OVER 1 MILLION VISITORS WILL FLOCK TO WASHINGTON DC TO EXPERIENCE THE FAMED CHERRY BLOSSOMS.
THE TREES HAVE BECOME PART OF DC CULTURE EACH SPRING, AS RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS PARTAKE IN EVENTS LIKE THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, THE PINK TIE PARTY AND THE BLOSSOM KITE FESTIVAL.
THE ICONIC TREES WERE ORIGINALLY A GIFT FROM JAPAN TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1912 AS A SYMBOL OF THE TWO COUNTRIES’ FRIENDSHIP.
TWO OF THOSE TREES WERE PLANTED BY FIRST LADY HELEN HERRON TAFT AND VISCOUNTESS CHINDA, WIFE OF THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES.
THAT SMALL GATHERING BECAME THE ORIGIN OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, WHICH OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED 23 YEARS LATER IN 1934.
THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF A JAPANESE CHERRY TREE FALLS ROUGHLY BETWEEN 30 AND 40 YEARS, DEPENDING ON VARIETY.
MANY OF THE 3,700 TREES BLOOMING AT THE 146-ACRE PARK TODAY ARE OFFSPRING OF THE ORIGINALS.
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