JFK in 2008
Region: United States
JFK in 2008 by Richard Davis The seven-story Dallas County Administrative Building at 411 Elm Street is filled with employees, files and office equipment. So it may seem strange that each year about 325,000 tourist... more
Views: 1994Epitaphs: Life and Death in Stone
Region: New MexicoWalk through a modern-day cemetery and there's precious little to chronicle the ones who lie buried beneath the earth. Costs and size limitations now usually limit this unique encapsulation of one's journey on earth to the... more
Views: 1180A letter to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Region: Indonesia
In commemoration of the Martin Luther King Day on January 21 Dear Dr. King, I am writing to you because of your magnificent speech “I have a dream.” It is such an awesome speech that I would like ... more
Views: 2716Colors of Desert
Region: India
Rajasthan represents the ultimate confluence of history, chivalry, romance, rugged natural beauty and colour. As Col. James Todd, the celebrated writer once wrote: "Rajasthan exhibits the sole example in the histor... more
Views: 873The History of Suicide Attacks in Pakistan
Region: Pakistan
Peshawar: With the latest suicide attack on a Federal Minister Ameer Muqam's house in Hayatabad, Peshawar, the number of suicide attacks in Pakistan reached to 62 which has killed a total of around 800 people. The first s... more
Views: 9232The Three Daughters of China
Region: China
The Chinese Phrase,henduo yiqian,means, "a long time ago". A literal translation reads "a long way in front of me", which suggests a very different sense of the direction one faces to look at the past from the one we... more
Views: 1742Women and their place in history and the world
Region: United StatesWomen in the last 100+ years have contributed to many things throughout history and we take this time to recognize the many who’s positions have been duely noted in history for their contribution from Law to ... more
Views: 1112
SONNENBERG GARDENS, A TITANIC STORY
Region: New YorkSONNENBERG: A VISIT TO A DIFFERENT TIME By Warren D. Jorgensen I took a break from a Finger Lakes wine tasting tour to visit Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion, stepping into a reliquary of a gilded age, discovering a woman ... more
Views: 3034Cheyenne – a story from the Great Plains-- part 1
Region: IndonesiaThe Cheyenne Indians are one of the most notable of the western tribes who inhabited the Great Plains, the open country lying west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. They were famous among early trav... more
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