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America’s First Major Landscaped Public Park
Posted by lingofacts | Jul 3, 2017 | History | 0 |
Oldest Building in Yellowstone National Park
Posted by lingofacts | Jun 22, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Who is the Statue of Liberty
by lingofacts | Jul 14, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
The robed female figure represents Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom.
Read MoreA Message Behind the Statue of Liberty
by lingofacts | Jul 5, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Lady Liberty’s feet is in fact standing among a broken shackle and chains, with her right foot raised, depicting her moving forward away from oppression and slavery.
Read MoreWho is the Statue of Liberty
by lingofacts | Jul 5, 2017 | History | 0 |
The robed female figure represents Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom.
Read MoreStatue Of Liberty’s Planned Sister Statue
by lingofacts | Jul 3, 2017 | History | 0 |
The Statue of Liberty was supposed to have a sister statue and lighthouse in Egypt, a large piece for the entrance to the Suez Canal called “Egypt Carrying Light to Asia”.
Read MoreWhy There Are Bedrocks in Central Park
by lingofacts | Jul 3, 2017 | History | 0 |
Thousands of years ago, the area where Central Park now stands is covered and surrounded by glaciers. But about 12,000 years ago, the last of them known as the Wisconsin Glacier finally melted away.
Read MoreAmerica’s First Major Landscaped Public Park
by lingofacts | Jul 3, 2017 | History | 0 |
Central Park in Manhattan was created in 1858 by a duo named Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and is now known as America’s first major landscaped public park.
Read MoreThe Beautiful Suicide from Empire State Building
by lingofacts | Jul 3, 2017 | History | 0 |
On May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale leapt from the observation deck and plummeted 86 floors to her death. Her body crushed the hood of a parked car. Despite the violent fall, she looked peacefully asleep.
Read MoreNap Pods in the Empire State Building
by lingofacts | Jul 3, 2017 | History | 0 |
At MetroNaps on the 24th floor, tired New Yorkers could kick back in a space-ship-like chair to catch some much-needed zzz’s in twenty minute intervals.
Read MoreSurvivor at the Empire State Building
by lingofacts | Jul 3, 2017 | History | 0 |
A woman named Betty Lou Oliver survived a 75-storey plunge in one of the building’s elevators. This happened during the 1945 bomber crash at the Empire State Building.
Read MoreOldest Building in Yellowstone National Park
by lingofacts | Jun 22, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Lake Yellowstone Hotel, is the oldest standing building in Yellowstone, dating back to 1889.
Read MoreMost Remote and Isolated Location in the United States
by lingofacts | Jun 22, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Thirty-two miles separates any road, residence, or establishment from the ironically named Thorofare area in Yellowstone National Park, which earns its designation as the most isolated location in all of continental America.
Read MoreThe Only Place in the U.S. with A Palace
by lingofacts | Jun 8, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Honolulu is the only place in the U.S. that has a royal palace.
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