every American visitor is attracted by the stained-glass panels in the east window (top) which show the arms of the Washington family.” This would be the crest/shield of George Washington, who became the 1st President of the United States of America in 1789, and whose ancestor one John W...
One of the first, Capital Radio, began broadcasting to London and the home counties in October 1973. Everett joined the station and was given a weekend (recorded) show, where he further developed his distinctive ideas. From January 1974, following poor audience figures which in turn followed a...
A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom, and certain other countries and territories, to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a histori
If all maps must necessarily be selective, choosing what to show and what to leave out, surely map books must do the same. That thought came to mind as I perused Treasures from the Map Room—no relation—a book that presents maps from Oxford University’s Bodleian Library, collected and ...
The three villages, Ogimachi, Ainokura, and Suganuma, have beendesignated World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Lake Bohinj, Slovenia While Lake Bled may have the name recognition, another body of water in theJulian Alpsshould also be on your radar. More remote and just as breathtaking,Lake Bohin...
Everyone is getting ready for the big Total Solar Eclipse of 2024. The weekend of April 6 through the 8 will be a once-in-a-lifetime weekend and there will be a full schedule of fun events for the whole family in Hope, Arkansas.
Hillary might even decline the roll in this horror show. Read more … Little later. • Apocalypse Now or Later? (Johnston) It’s carnage out there in the markets, and things have been moving with the force of a tsunami. Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunged more than 12% on Monday in ...
9/19 Migrants Are Settling in Thriving Blue Counties — Not the Red Counties That Need Them –Bloomberg 9/19 Hunger Games is Fiction No More –Epoch Times 9/19 The Pillars for $5000 Gold –321Gold 9/19 Dot plot of Fed projections suggests 1-2 more quarter-point cuts this year –Mish...
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According to BBC News, the room is so quiet that all some people can hear in there isthe sound of their own heart beating and stomach digesting—which could be therapeutic, unsettling, or downright panic-inducing. If you're interested in seeing how you'd react (and how long you'd last...