Recent Posts Tagged With 'us history'

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  Posted on Sunday January 18th, 2009 at 05:40 in events, atlanta, georgia, human rights, history, dc, freedom, washington dc, civil rights, monday, historical places, special events

  Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! This is a day where we in the travel world take a step back and are able to see the wide influence that Dr. King has had on our nation. Some of the most popular historic sites are dedicated to the memory of the man ...

• Presidential Memorials

  Posted on Sunday November 2nd, 2008 at 14:41 in dc, washington dc, 2008 presidential race, news and politics, American Politics, new york islanders, presidential election 2008, political economy, dc blogs, american history, presidential primaries, political culture

  In continuation of our goal to promote the vote in our Political Orientation Month, we thought we’d highlight some of our nation’s memorial sites that celebrate the lives of past presidents. The question on hand now…in a hundred years from now,...

• Political Orientation Month - Political sites in the U.S.

  Posted on Saturday October 18th, 2008 at 17:02 in Virginia, Presidential Election, New York City, history, dc, nyc, washington dc, 2008 presidential race, news and politics, 2008 presidential election, American Politics, Presidential Race

  It’s an exciting time in our nation with the upcoming presidential elections. I’ve heard this election called the most crucial ever—but don’t they say that every year? But with the crashing economy, Wall Street, the war in Iraq, gas and oil p...

• Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month!

  Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 18:03 in Culture, United States, museum, history, dc, celebration, washington dc, american culture, hispanic, museums, dc blogs, library of congress

  We are smack in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) and museums all around our nation’s capital are celebrating the life and history of the 44 million people in the United States who are of Hispanic origin. ...