Unveiled in 1965, this bronze statue pays tribute to the Cuban author and activist, who died in 1895 fighting for his homeland‚'s liberation from Spain.
Dedicated in 1913, this is a tribute to the more than 260 Americans who died when the battleship Maine exploded in the Havana, Cuba, harbor in 1898.
Dedicated in 1894, this statue depicts the explorer whose trans-Atlantic trips, starting in 1492, helped lead to European colonization of the Americas.
Whether you’re in NJ or Cali, same fair pricing applies and it amazes me how the staff consistently acts like they are on an island instead working in a market! - Dotsi, In the Big House
After visiting child brides in Ethiopia with CARE, Congressman Aaron Schock was inspired to reintroduce legislation to end child marriage. http://bit.ly/PkdzlH Photo: 2010 Justine Bettinger/CARE
This season’s print trend graces Giles Deacon’s Britain Creates window display at Selfridges. To up your style credentials wear patterns head-to-toe. See inspiration from the catwalk: bit.ly/QGzdqv Mehr erfahren.
President Obama talks with patrons during a stop at Lechonera El Barrio. Mehr erfahren.
Hair accessories are big news for autumn/winter 2012-13. Anthropologie’s pretty selection of bands, clips and combs are perfect for replicating the trend. See how to style the look here: bit.ly/Pq36bG Mehr erfahren.
The first Democratic National Convention televised coast-to-coast was held in 1952. #DNC2012
In 1798, the country's first bank robbery took place here, when a guild member stole more than $163,000 from the Bank of Pennsylvania, then located in the building.
Did you know Harvard University was named after John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his library and half his estate to the institution?
Brown moved to its current spot overlooking Providence on College Hill in 1770 and was renamed in 1804 in recognition of a $5,000 gift from Nicholas Brown.
