Atlanta, Georgia, December 13, 2016: Denzel Washington reads a book with his Mount Vernon, N.Y. childhood librarian, Connie Mauro. Atria Johnson Ferry/Facebook https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denzel-washington-helps-childhood-librarian-celebrate-her-99th-birthday/ OTD: July 4, 1776 – July 4, 2019 Dear Citizens of Mount Vernon, New York,...
Mount Vernon Public Library, New York. View of the Liberty Road Marker, a permanent reminder to Mount Vernon residents of their ties with the French city of Thionville, was dedicated at the main entrance to the Library on South...
The Obama Foundation Compte certifié @ObamaFoundation 19 H Today, @BarackObama and @MichelleObama became the first presidential couple to be painted by African American artists for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. http://obama.org/portrait #GRATITUDE #RESISTANCE #MDFDEFriendshipMerciTrain70 © The Official...
Paris, France Dec. 19, 1947: Drew Pearson, the most popular U. S. newspaper and radio commentator of his time, was awarded the French Legion of Honor, rank of Chevalier, yesterday in recognition of his work in organizing the “Friendship...
Dr. Henry J. Cadbury, Chairman of American Friends Service Committee of Philadelphia (1928 to 1934 and 1944 to 1960), circa 1947. Credit: Courtesy the American Friends Service Committee. http://explorepahistory.com/displayimage.php?imgId=1-2-F4A Latest: All roads to Democracy lead to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home...
G. Hocquard, Général Walton H. Walker et Commandant Guy de La Vasselais par Thomas K. Kone de Dallas, Texas – Coll. BMM http://missmediablog.fr/gabriel-hocquard-chez-les-indiens/ Latest: OTD: September 18, 1947 – September 18, 2017 70 years ago today, the...
WWI: French 40 & 8 troop train. http://www.82ndengineers.org/82nd-ourhistory.htm The Lone Star State “On January 5, 1944, just 22 days after arrival in Africa, we were again ordered to prepare for movement. This time we boarded a train,...
April 20th 2017: Alcorn McBride brings Siege of Yorktown to life at new American Revolution Museum. The nine-minute experiential attraction in the Siege Theatre plunges 70 visitors at a time into the heat of the battle. Guests view the allied...
NYC Sustainability @NYCSustainable Take #foodwaste #offthemenu on May 10th with @feedbackorg #Feeding5000NYC http://goo.gl/LBqiAv Feedback, Together With A Coalition Of Partners, Brings Popular Food Waste Awareness Festival To America To Take Food Waste #OffTheMenu Partnership of NGOs, Civic Institutions,...
Mr. Robin Inglis, curator of Arctic Ambitions: Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, WA, and the Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska. http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewLoitLo.do;jsessionid=903F418A2CF4A4F1A2B9B3EAD26D4612?method=preview&lang=FR&id=19670 With my very best wishes, Robin! Looking...