500,000 People Vanish in Washington, DC

"Imagine 500,000 people marching down the meandering thoroughfares of Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street and Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. They are headed for a date with destiny and the promise of peace, conjoined with a challenge for justice. How could they vanish from the headlines?"

As magician Doug Henning used to say 'It's an illuuuusion'...