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Cesar Chavez Day: Best places to explore Cesar Chavez work and history

Cesar Chavez was a champion for migrant workers and his birthday, March 31, marks a national and state holiday. Chavez helped farm workers by co...
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Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil historical marker and monument in Pennsylvania

Groundhog Day is February 2, and the crowds are gathering in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to brave the cold and find out whether they'll...
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September 11 monuments and memorials – tributes and instruments of healing

  • 9/11
  • September 6, 2011
One decade ago, on September 11, 2001, a new type of monument was born -- one we could never have imagined. The quadruple hijacking of four United...
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Weather behaving badly, as recorded in historical markers

A little under two weeks ago, Quartzsite, Arizona was hit by a massive thunderstorm that snapped 17 power poles like pencils and left residents...
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Fishing landmarks for National Fishing and Boating Week

This weekend marks the end of National Fishing and Boating Week, a celebration of two recreational pastimes that have filled many a happy...
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What are the words inscribed on the Statue of Liberty?

What are the rest of the words inscribed on the Statue of Liberty and where did they come from? They start: “Give us your tired, your poor ...
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The Netherlands City Spotlight: Rotterdam

Rotterdam courtesy of Lulu Related articles All that jazz Spring Break in Holland: Kinderdijk Spring Break in Holland: Euromast De Parade Le Tour...
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How the "Lemon Test" Shaped the Fate of a Cross in the Mojave Desert

Can the federal government permit a monument to World War I veterans, in the form of a Latin Cross, to remain on federal land? A federal district...
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Ten Commandments Monolith in Texas and a Memorial Cross in the Mojave Desert

Three years after a federal district court, in California, ordered the removal of a cross from Sunset Rock in the Mojave National Preserve, the...
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Spring Break in The Netherlands: Euromast

Euromast LEIRE13 Related articles All that jazz 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the Euromast Tower in Rotterdam. To commemorate this milestone...
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