5 years later, DC remembers massive earthquake
An Aug. 23, 2011 earthquake shook Washington, D.C., sending federal workers outside and causing $15 million in damage to the Washington Monument.
Following the reopening ceremony, David Rubenstein, right, co-founder and Co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, talks to the press who were gathered at the foot of the Washington Monument.
Rubenstein donated $7.5 million to match the funds Congress allocated to the renovation of the monument after it was damaged by the Aug. 23, 2011, earthquake that shook the D.C. area.
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Listen to David Rubenstein talk about “patriotic philanthropy.”
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