New York City Harbor, February 2, 1949: Pennants streaming, the Tricolor of France and American Flag flying at her mast, the French freighter SS Magellan — with “MERCI AMERICA” painted in huge letters on each side of her hull...
The Kibler Family from Alsace, France sailing to America on the SS De Grasse in early Dec. 1948. Standing proudly “à la Leo DiCaprio sur le Titanic” with her older sister, parents and relatives — at the bow of the...
Statue of Liberty NM Compte certifié @StatueEllisNPS 24 hours #OTD November 3rd 1954, the Ellis Island Immigration Station officially closes. The height of immigration processing was from 1892 to 1924. However; the station remained open, serving in a variety of...
A painting of spectators watching the dedication of the Statue of Liberty from Lower Manhattan. In truth the fog for most of the day would have made it difficult to see. https://untappedcities.com/2016/10/27/throw-back-thursday-1886-the-statue-of-liberty-is-dedicated/ Latest: 10/29/18 Update: 5 of these...
Dr. Clive Lamming, railway historian and author. https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Clive-Lamming/14218 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dr. Clive LAMMING is joining our Executive French-American Committee #MDFDEFriendshipMerciTrain70 celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Merci Train and the Friendship Train in 2019-2020. « Tant...
Sylvain Kalache et Julien Barbier, les fondateurs de la Holberton School. Crédits : Holberton School. https://www.frenchweb.fr/insiders-la-holberton-school-ouvre-un-second-campus-sur-la-cote-est/334659 Dear Julien and Sylvain, Well done Julien BARBIER, Sylvain KALACHE and the entire HOLBERTON SCHOOL TEAM! Thrilled to hear about VANITY...
Human Statue of Liberty (Goddess of Liberty), Camp Dodge, Iowa. From the Collection of the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum at Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA. goldstarmuseum@iowa.gov OTD: August 22, 1918 – August 22, 2018 My Fellow Americans, Dear...
Photos: The best photos of the 2018 World Cup French players celebrate with the World Cup trophy after defeating Croatia in the final on Sunday, July 15, 2018. 1 of 197 https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/17/football/kylian-mbappe-france-croatia-world-cup-final-spt-intl/index.html Obama on embracing our common humanity: “Just...
Capital Gazette shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder By Madison Park, Hollie Silverman and Janet DiGiacomo, CNN Updated 0957 GMT (1757 HKT) June 29, 2018. The five who were killed are: Robert Hiaasen, 59, an assistant editor; Gerald Fischman,...
Le Pont de Fismette célèbre la mémoire des hommes de la 28e Division américaine venus libérer la ville en septembre 1918 puis en août 1945. Fismette’s Memorial Bridge commemorates the sacrifices made by the soldiers of the 28th Infantry...