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We may think of salads as leafy and green, but the Watergate salad is only the latter. A combination of pistachio pudding mix, canned pineapple, whipped cream and chopped nuts, the salad is the shade of a Shamrock Shake ... sort of a minty chartreuse.

Watergate Salad: A Fluffy Green Bite Of Washington, D.C.'s Past

Thirty years ago, if you walked into a deli in Washington, D.C., you might find a dish called "Watergate Salad." And it's not bad. Soft. Tangy. You can taste why this caught on. And why it went away.

A bugler plays "Taps" in honor of our fallen heroes during the National Memorial Day Concert, broadcast live from the U.S. Capitol.

National Memorial Day Concert 2020

Airs Sunday, May 24, 2020 at 8 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, May 25 at 8 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App, YouTube & Facebook

Members of the Taliban delegation gather ahead of Saturday's signing ceremony with the United States in the Qatari capital of Doha.

U.S. Signs Peace Deal With Taliban After Nearly 2 Decades Of War In Afghanistan

The agreement follows 18 months of negotiations and comes after a seven-day "reduction in violence" period in Afghanistan. Here's what to know about the agreement and what may come next.

Anna Deavere Smith as Angela King, Rodney King's aunt, in “Twilight: Los Angeles.”

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Twilight: Los Angeles

Stream now or tune in Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

The FBI has reported a surge in background checks for gun sales. Here, firearms are for sale at a shop in New Castle, Pa.

Amid Protests And Virus Fears, Firearm Background Checks Hit All-Time High

The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System set a record in June with 3.9 million background checks. The previous record of 3.7 million background checks was set in March.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is seen in this undated photo.

Biden Wins Presidency, According To AP, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race

With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden's column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.

A man waves an upside-down American flag during a protest in Las Vegas following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.

Trump Seems Likely To Use Law And Order As A Wedge Issue After George Floyd's Killing

President Trump called Floyd's death a "grave tragedy" that "should never have happened." But once he was back on Twitter, he again inflamed tensions, with machismo and politics at the forefront.

Trump Seems Likely To Use Law And Order As A Wedge Issue After George Floyd's Killing

President Trump called Floyd's death a "grave tragedy" that "should never have happened." But once he was back on Twitter, he again inflamed tensions, with machismo and politics at the forefront.

<strong>Monday, October 26, 1970</strong><em> DOONESBURY © G. B. Trudeau. Reprinted with permission of ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION. All rights reserved.</em>

'I Just Followed My Interests': Garry Trudeau On 50 Years Of 'Doonesbury'

Doonesbury was the first daily comic strip to win a Pulitzer Prize for tackling social issues, politics and war. It all began as an irreverent strip in the Yale Daily News when Trudeau was a junior.

From the moment he launched his campaign, Joe Biden focused on what he called a "battle for the soul of our nation."

Biden Wins Presidency, According To AP, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race

With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden's column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.

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