This was a first for me. I’ve caught the bus home a few times. A relatively easy decis as there is a big hill, part of which is called “Steep Hill” between downtown and our house. However I rarely actually go downtown and catching the bus really felt like I was joining the gr...
There are too many things to list here but some of our bucket list highlights so far include theDiefenbunker. I think the last time we visited was 15 years ago. There have been a few updates since then, but some things haven’t changed, like the blast tunnel: ...
When new military personnel would arrive, myself included, when a mortar or rocket hit nearby you would duck or run to the nearest bunker. However after three weeks of persistent bombardment everyone stopped running and instead went about their business and not even reacting. We were all mentall...
a public vote passed a referendum to end the long-held height restrictions in 1956, and a spate of skyscrapers in the former Bunker Hill neighborhood followed. Towers replaced old Victorian homes, and the city
A protest in Kaunas after the self-immolation of Romas Kalanta. Similar protests took place in the Lithuanian communities abroad. Under the Soviet rule, the city had been expanding northwards and was connected to Vilnius and Klaipėda by four-lane highways. Continuing urbanization increased...
A popular community for retirees in Texas, Bunker Hill Village has some very pricey real estate. According to Niche, the median home value is just under $1.5 million.Nearly 100% of the residents own their homes, as well. The majority of the population is between 45 and 65+, and 32% of...
Cooper visited Boston in person in 1824 to study buildings and terrain, examine battlefields, read affidavits, consult records of the weather, and compare primary sources. George Bancroft declared in 1852 that Cooper had ‘described the battle of Bunker Hill better than it is described in any oth...
Season 1 was a riotous introduction to these wonderful characters — Jack (Dylan Llewellyn, Derry Girls), Danny (Jon Pointing, Sweetpea), Corinne (Izuka Hoyle, Boiling Point), and Yemi (Olisa Odele, It's a Sin)— whereas Season 2 moves them all into the bunker together for a second ...
bunker with 30 rooms built inside the hill as a commando central. In 1942, the decision to surrender Singapore to the Japanese was made here. Today, the bunker (formerly the Underground Far East Command Centre) is known asBattle Box. You can join an organized tour of the bunker. ...
There are too many things to list here but some of our bucket list highlights so far include theDiefenbunker. I think the last time we visited was 15 years ago. There have been a few updates since then, but some things haven’t changed, like the blast tunnel: ...