Kate Michael

Kate Michael, @kstreetkate, is a Writer/Model/On-Camera Host and Event Emcee. Notable as the Founder and current Editor-At-Large of K Street Magazine, Kate started the site while serving as Miss District of Columbia 2006 and competing in Miss America (2007). Currently, Kate works as a professional spokesperson and model, walking the runway for such industry icons as Valentino, Derek Lam, Naeem Kahn and Oscar de la Renta. Her media portfolio includes a spread in Elle magazine and features on Inside Edition and BBC World News’ “The Real Cities” series. You’ll catch her interviewing guests on DC’s NewChannel8′s Let’s Talk Live and showcasing products on BestBuy.com, as well as work appearing on NBC, Fox, Comcast and local print publications.

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Antietam

Posted on February 24, 2008 in Uncategorized

I stopped here on my way back to DC from the pageant (I love being a History Dork! Plus, it fits in with the New Years’ resolution to see new sites!). My favorite new knowledge… six generals died here, three on each side. How’s that for fairness in a battle that ended up a decisive turning point in the Civil War?!

Known for being the “Bloodiest One Day Battle in American History,” at the Battle of Antietam (or the Battle of Sharpsburg) 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of fighting on September 17, 1862. Antietam led to Abraham Lincoln’s issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.