Special buses take tourists to different parts of the city to see the various murals, which show the diverse ethnic groups that call Philadelphia home. 5 It is also a model for other cities throughout America seeking to help troubled youth.A.How did this come to be?B.What happened to ...
But, the Texas native goes on to say that recognizing the day is not enough. SEE ALSO: How whitewashed is TikTok? Let Kahlil Greene break it down for you. “The holiday has become a point in the year where people are acknowledging in some capacity what has happened in our country. ...
work had to be halted in July 1939 when funding became so tight that Congress, worried that Mount Rushmore would never be finished, mandated that all work had to be focused on only the four faces. What remains is a roughly hewn, 68-foot-long tunnel, that is 12...
You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861. Today, you can see for yourself where all the action happened by taking a ferry to the actual fort. Take your time exploring the thick stone caverns, which still house several Ci...
It happened because one of our creatives advocated for it with our CEO. It started bottom up. It’s what our employees wanted. Our industry is under financial pressure, but that cannot continue to be an excuse to support fossil fuels. As we transitioned from serving the tobacco industry, ...
6.Philadelphia is a city known for many things.It is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776,and it was also the first capital of the United States.(36)D It is home to nearly 3.000 mural(壁画) painted on the side of homes and buildings around the city.That's more mu...
Shannon Selin is the Canadian-based author ofNapoleon in America, which imagines what might have happened if Napoleon had escaped from St. Helena and wound up in the United States in 1821. She blogs about Napoleonic and 19th century history atshannonselin.com. You can follow her on Twitter@...
“Prominent however was his interest in all things Scottish and he held many volumes which reflected this, including works by Burns.”“It is therefore only fitting that we should help realise the dream to house all of his papers on his magnificent estate at Mount Vernon. I am honoured to ...
I stopped by to see what has happened in the eight years since then. The main transformation has been the growth of the trees and sumacs that surround the building. The graffiti has greatly increased and now covers most of the walls. I noticed that there was fresh blue paint on the ...
In secret, the former business partner of the guy at 40 Wall Street who also happened to be building the Chrysler Building, had the building’s spire made within the building. Once the building was finished and the spire added, the Chrysler Building had (temporarily) won the race to the ...