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I was driving in Northern Virginia yesterday, at the time when the sun was just about to set over the trees and noticed this pond with some explosive colors of fall foliage.
I shot just a few seconds of video and here it is — my first mini-clip.
This upcoming weekend will be the best time to take a drive to […]
The fastest anyone has climbed the 897 steps to the top of the Washington Monument is 6 minutes, 42 seconds. But it’s probably best to just take the 70-second elevator ride up 550 feet to the top.
But if you have your heart set on walking it, walk-down tours are twice offered daily based on the availability […]
Tango, the dramatic and romantic tango style of dance, originated in Argentina and Uruguay in the late 1800s. By combining multiple dances from European immigrants with ancient African dance forms, tango was an instant hit in South America and quickly caused a tango craze in several major European cities.
America was introduced in part by dance […]
While not as controversial as the Vietnam War, the The Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Mall honors the 58,000 soldiers who were killed in the war and has it’s own history of controversy.
Six years after both the end of America’s longest war and the fall of Saigon, Congress authorized a three-acre plot of land […]
Every year around this time, for perhaps the past four years, I’ve pledged to take a drive to enjoy the Fall colors on Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park. For some reason I always get detoured. The explosion of reds, oranges and yellows in the area are truly beautiful. I’ve driven around and even through […]
When you think of Thomas Jefferson, the name brings to mind many thoughts - Colonial legislator, member of the Continental Congress, Virginia legislator and later Governor, Minister to France, Secretary of State, Vice President and finally, from 1801 until 1809, President. He also started the University of Virginia.
But he is probably best known for being […]
One of the nation’s greatest American presidents was Abraham Lincoln. He is remembered mostly for preserving the Union during the Civil War, for ending slavery and for paying the ultimate price, at just the exact moment in time when the war was ending and the Nation’s healing process was beginning.
At his his Inaugural Address he stated to the […]
If you planned to see the King Tut exhibit — Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia, you have only a few more days as the exhibit closes at the end of this month.
It’s a great exhibit (see my previous post) and one that […]
On the anniversary of Orville Wright’s birthday in 1939, the U.S. first officially celebrated the development of human flight
Perhaps “recognized” is a better word, because I’ve never heard of an “Aviation Day party. But I am thinking about starting a new tradition and hosting one. I did a quick search for aviation-themed cocktails and I never […]
Three years in the making, the Segway Personal Transporter is the world’s first two-wheeled, self-balancing, electric transport device.
With no accelerator or brake, the Segway is propelled simply by the rider’s posture and motion. Leaning forward causes the Segway to roll forward, lean back and it stops or reverses. A single knob on the left hand […]
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Written by Jon Rochetti [email] for b5media.
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