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What to Know BEFORE You Visit the Oklahoma City Memorial
On a typical spring morning in 1995, a bomb exploded outside the Murrah Federal Building in Downtown Oklahoma City. Within minutes, a nine-story office building was reduced to rubble, and 168 innocent lives were lost in what remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history. This is what you need to know before …
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5 Fun Ways to Visit the San Antonio Missions in Texas
Including the Alamo, there are five Spanish colonial missions along the San Antonio Mission Trail in San Antonio, Texas. Of course, you can visit the San Antonio missions via car, but here are a few fun alternatives. Funded by the Spanish colonial government, dozens of missions were built throughout Texas, Arizona, and California in the …
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The Missions of San Antonio: More Than the Alamo
Even if you didn't grow up in the Lone Star State, chances are you've heard of the Alamo. But did you know the Alamo is just one of the missions of San Antonio? From where the Alamo overlooks the San Antonio River Walk stretching ten miles south along the San Antonio River, there are five …
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Must-See Destinations to Learn About Black History in the South
While they don't get the credit that is deserved, much of the United States was built on the backs of enslaved black Americans. From the horrific slave pens where enslaved people were held to the Woolworth lunch counter at the center of a peaceful protest, these are the best places to learn about black history …
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What You Need to Know BEFORE You Visit The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
While thousands watched in horror, a sniper's bullet took the life of President John F. Kennedy as he rode past the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas in November 1963. Today, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza recounts the events leading up to and immediately following the president's fateful visit to Texas. Here's what …
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9 Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE Visiting the Perot Museum of Nature and Science
The inside of the large, cube-shaped stone building standing 14 stories tall in the heart of historic downtown Dallas is filled with wonder. At the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, visitors can explore the universe, gaze at gigantic gems, experience an earthquake, analyze their jumpshot, and so much more. Here's what you'll want to …
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I can barely utter the word "Dallas" without seeing J.R. Ewing's coy smile beaming out from under a ten-gallon cowboy hat or hearing the iconic theme song from the long-running prime time series in my head. But the modern metropolis is so much more than cattle ranchers and oil barons. These are the four most …
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5 Little Known Facts About the Kennedy Family Graves at Arlington National Cemetery
When President John F. Kennedy's burial was televised on November 25, 1963, it was the first time Americans from coast to coast could participate in the funeral of a leader without being physically present. And by selecting the 624-acre site in the nation's capital, rather than a plot in the family's home state of Massachusetts, …
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Everything You Need to Know BEFORE You Visit Arlington National Cemetery
From the giant sarcophagus containing the remains of an unknown soldier who perished in World War I to a sea of white marble headstones dotting the green rolling hills, every American should visit Arlington National Cemetery at least once to pay their respects. Here's everything you need to know before you visit Arlington National Cemetery …
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The Day the Music Died – Places That Honor Legendary Musicians Who Died Too Young
Whether the result of a tragic plane crash, brutal murder, or a life lived in the fast lane, the music industry has mourned many talented musicians who died too young. Learn more about their incredible talent and honor the memories of legendary artists who impacted America's music scene across several music genres — from blues …
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10 Fun Facts About Trabant Cars, Icons of the Cold War
Like the Ford Model T or the Volkswagen Beetle, the Trabant (or Trabi) was the communist bloc's version of a "people's car." Although it aspired to be affordable and practical for the masses to own, the Trabant often missed the mark. But when the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, the boxy, diminutive car …
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