The Black Sox Scandal
It was here at the Boston Hotel Buckminster on September 18, 1919, in one of the hotel's guest rooms that the Chicago White Sox first baseman Chick Gandil and bookmaker-gambler Joseph...
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"In the Gentle Breeze"
Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers
The Blue Front Cafe
The Blue Front Cafe opened in 1948 under the ownership of Carey and Mary Holmes, and African American couple from Bentonia. In its heyday the Blue Front was famed for its buffalo fish, blues, and...
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The Little White House
Built in 1890 as quarters for Navy officers, the Little White House later was used by American Presidents William Howard Taft, Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter and...
1936 Seminole Conference
On February 22, 1936, this pine hammock was the site of a conference attended by about 275 Seminoles and several representatives of state and local governments. Florida's New Deal governor, David...
Ochopee Post Office
Considered to be the smallest post office in the United States, this building was formerly an irrigation pipe shed belonging to the J.T. Gaunt Company tomato farm. It´s was hurriedly pressed into...
War of 1898
ON THIS SITE THE CATHOLIC CONVENT OF THE HOLY NAMES OF JESUS AND MARY WAS LOCATED Members of the following military units were treated here during the War of 1898. REGULAR U.S. CAVALRY, THE...
Tavernier
What is today Tavenier was originally inhabited by the Calusa and Tequesta Native Americans. The Tequesta occupied the area around Biscayne Bay, while the Calusa inhabited Southwest Florida....
Tamiami Trail
THE TAMIAMI TRAIL LINKS THE TWO GREAT CITIES FOR WHICH IT WAS NAMED -- TAMPA AND MIAMI. IT BRIDGES THE EVERGLADES. TYING TOGETHER SOUTH FLORIDA´S ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS. ITS OFFICIAL OPENING...
Federals Occupy Rocky Springs
FEDERALS OCCUPY ROCKY SPRINGS After U.S. Grant had planned much of his campaign at Mrs. Bagnell’s, four miles west, he arrived at Rocky Springs on May 7. He remained until May 10, allowing the...
Charles Darwin
Attached to the wall in the doorway of the Gardner's Inn pub. Plaque reads: Charles Darwin In January 1836 a young distinguished English naturalist by the name of Charles Darwin, arrived at Sydney...
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Charles George Gordon
Apparently Charlton Heston played him in the movie Khartoum and there is a twin statue in Trafalgar Square in London that was removed and then placed elsewhere at the behest of Churchill....
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Improved by Works Progress Aministration 1937 - 1938
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Bush Pilots Airways
In the departure lounge at Cairns airport Plaque reads: 'Bush Pilots Airways (Air Queensland) This airline ceased operating in 1988, having given 37 years of service to the communities of...
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- australia
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Greenfield Village
In 1929, Henry Ford created Greenfield Village. Guided by the philosophy of "learning by doing," Ford not only paid tribute to his friend and hero, Thomas Edison, but also gave Americans a chance...
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison 1847 - 1931 Commissioned by Henry Ford. Sculpted by James Earle Fraser 1918 Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers
Detroit Orchestra Hall
Orchestra Hall This concert hall was built in 1919 as the home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. It was constructed to satisfy the demand of its music director, the internationally esteemed...
The Everett J. "Vic" Firth Percussion Studios
The Everett J. "Vic" Firth Percussion Studios In recognition of his contributions to and impact on the world of percussion as a musician, teacher, and innovator, the studios are in honor...
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Marilyn Bell, Victoria
THIS CAIRN COMMEMORATES THE FEAT OF MISS MARILYN BELL WHO LANDED IN THIS BAY 23RD AUGUST 1956 TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST CANADIAN TO SWIM JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT FROM PORT ANGELES,...
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Stanford Fountain
It's a fountain fountain carved by a horse thief in prison outside the state parliament. Plaque reads: 'Stanford Fountain (1867-1970) William Stanford immigrated to Victoria to try his luck in...
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- melbourne
- australia
- 1854
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