Tagged With "President Reagan"
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Re: June 23, 2016: Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.
I like this memorial, especially at night time, when the bronze figure of Jefferson really stands out against the light colored dome. Thanks, Ottoman!
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Re: 100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
I empathize with your rainy, muddy experience. That is no fun. As I recall, Kitty Hawk is also very windy, one of the reasons the Wright brothers chose it. They knew if they could fly their plane into the wind for some distance, no one could challenge the fact that they had flown a heavier than air machine. I regard this as one of the greatest stories of the 20th century. Two creative guys from a bicycle shop in the midwest designed and developed a successful flying machine. It didn't take a...
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Re: 100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Great Piece! I've been to the Outer Banks several times and the wind always seems to make it cold. It is a neat area and I learned to always bundle up when headed there.
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Re: 100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Thanks for the comment guys. It has been a while and I did forget to mention the fact that the Wright Brothers were workers in a bicycle shop which makes their story even more amazing! As always DrFumblefinger, thanks for the input
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Looking for a quirky vacation spot? Here's "Northern Exposure"
Yes, Talkeetna, Alaska, the town that was the model and lent scenery to the TV series Northern Exposure has a well-tended reputation for quirkiness, and welcomes visitors. Although some may have found the welcome a bit rough: there are rumors that...
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Death Valley National Park
Death Valley is one of the most desolate place I have been. Others include central Greenland and the Dead Sea. Death Valley is the lowest place in the western hemisphere at 282 feet (86 metres) below sea level. The Dead Sea in Israel is 1,370...
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Delta tries video chat for customer service
Delta's next tech innovation is a test of a new video chat system for customer service, being tried out at Washington's Reagan National.
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May 20, 2020: Twenty Mule Team Wagon, Death Valley
DrFumblefinger visited Death Valley National Park and spotted these old wagons used to pull borax more than a century ago.
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United adds shuttle, ditches bag sizers
United makes a move into the hourly-to-DC shuttle market, and loosens the baggage reins at the gate.
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President Obama to Trek Through the Alaskan Wilderness
President's Obama's Selfie: Instagram During President Obama's trip to Alaska, he will go through the wilderness with TV reality show survivalist Bear Grylls for a future episode of "Running...
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Boeing Looks to China for its Future Success
Photo of Boeing's Dreamliner by GarryRF Boeing's counting on China's fast-growing airplane market and will host the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, next week at their main production facility in Washington State. Boeing's CEO, Jim McNerney. said,...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, November 12, 2015: Berlin TV Tower, Berlin, Germany
The Berlin TV Tower (German: Fernsehturm ) is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany (close to Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte). The tower was designed by East German architects Fritz Dieter, Günter...
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Walking the Center of Berlin
Jonathan L shares a walk through Berlin's heart and tells us how he fell in love with it.
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Virgin America gets American's Love Field gates
Two gates at Dallas' Love Field that American was required to give up as part of its merger deal will go to Virgin America, which will shift its Dallas operations there from DFW. They're adding flights between Love and SFO, LAX, and Washington Reagan...
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Best and Worst U.S. airports: No surprises
ThePointsGuy crunches the numbers and finds the usual suspects at both the top and bottom of the U.S. airport list.
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Nov. 7, 2016: Ministers Island, New Brunswick, Canada
Vivie takes you to Ministers Island in New Brunswick. See how the estate showcases the hobbies of the late Sir William Van Horne, President of Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Château Frontenac, Quebec City (Where Gumbo was #181)
Gumbo was visiting the most photographed hotel in the world, the beautiful Château Frontenac, in Quebec City.
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June 23, 2016: Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.
If you ever visit Washington, D.C., make sure to visit this beautiful memorial dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, a complex 18th century man with a wide ranging impact on the very makeup of America itself.
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HMY Britannia.
Ian Cook takes us on a phototour of the retired Royal Yacht Britannia, and provides a detailed account of her design and distinguished service to Great Britain.
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Feb. 23, 2017: Statues of the Presidents, Grand Forks, ND
Discovering these presidential statues made an ordinary trip to a shopping center extraordinary.
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Family Fun in Kent County, Delaware
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares some of the travel gems for you to enjoy when visiting Delaware's Kent County.
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No more germs in the airport bin
The company that brings us airport bins covered with ads is now ready to add anti-microbial agents to the plastic they're made of, starting with thirty U.S. airports this summer. That's good news for those who look at all the stuff dumped in trays and wonder where it was before it hit the tray. In theory, it should now not matter as SecurityPoint Media's new bins come on line. Company president Joseph Ambrefe says “Each tray has 100% antimicrobial protection. The additive is imbedded in the...
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The James Madison Museum, Virginia (Where Gumbo was #325)
Gumbo was visiting the James Madison Museum in the city of Orange, and exploring its broad and often unique exhibits.
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Montpelier, Home of President Madison
George G shares details of a visit to Montpelier, the home of President James Madison and his spouse, Dolly Madison, in Orange County, Virginia.
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100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Samantha shares memories and pictures of the centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' first flight.
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The 19th Century lives at Duff Green Mansion
In historic Vicksburg, the Duff Green Mansion, host to both Jefferson Davis and Ulysses S. Grant, serves as both living history and a bed-and-breakfast.
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Construction of SE Asia's first bullet train begins
Indonesian President Joko Widodo broke ground on Southeast Asia's first ever bullet train.
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February 14, 2016: Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
The Lincoln Memorial is featured as we approach the US holiday of "President's Day".
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United to use bigger planes to up DCA capacity
United needs more seats on routes from DC to its San Francisco and Denver hubs, and the only way is to fly bigger planes—the biggest DCA has seen.
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Is there room in the sky for a niche airliner?
Is there a market for this Russian-designed medium-haul widebody with its unusual shape and three-aisle seating? Rosavia thinks so.
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JetBlue tunes up its network
JetBlue is adding and dropping cities as it tunes its network for the coming year.
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Flight attendants ask FAA for heat regs
Flight attendants ask for regulations as a safety issue, not just comfort.
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Re: Nov. 7, 2016: Ministers Island, New Brunswick, Canada
A wonderful "step into the past". Looks lovely Vivie.
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TSA tries touch-free security checks
New technology has a machine, instead of an agent, determine whether you are a good match for your ID photo.
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Re: September 13, 2020: Around Solvang, California
Always made a fun day trip. Great drive too passing some beautiful horse farms. The Reagan Ranch is about 45 minutes away.
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Airlines catch FAA break on airport slots
FAA extends a waiver allowing airlines to keep all their airport slots without using them...for now.
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Smaller airlines headed for bigger airports
Several second-tier airlines are taking advantage of depressed traffic to find slots at larger airports than they have usually served.
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AA/JetBlue deal clear for take-off
The two airlines will be partners in the northeast, but are required to compete with each other elsewhere.
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Re: Crossing the Border in Uncertain Times
Garry - In this case, everyone was nice. And as a positive, I got to see a glimpse of Maine . I think I have a better understanding of how the border communities view each other as one. Prime Minister Trudeau quoted President Reagan before calling the US-Canada border “a meeting place, rather than a dividing line.” Hope it gets back to that.
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Harry S. Truman's "Little White House," Key West
DrFumblefinger visits the winter vacation/working residency of President Harry S. Truman, located in Key West.
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Washington: DCA untangles its concourses
Finally, it's possible to move between concourses without going through security again
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Philadelphia Museum of Art: Tasting a Vast Collection
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shows us how rich and varied are this major museum's collections
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Permanent Protest, Washington, DC
In Lafayette Park, protesters against nuclear war and for other causes have kept a protest going for over 40 years.
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Jefferson's Monticello: Our Unplanned Visit
Samantha and her husband had to change plans for the day and ended up doing a tour of Monticello in VA. She is happy the day worked out the way it did.
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Berlin Wall Exhibit, Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s largest Berlin Wall exhibits is located in Rapid City. Samantha shares some of the wall's history and how it was taken down.
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BWI Airport due for major upgrade
The DC area's busiest airport will soon get new systems, new terminal connections and more
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Dulles (finally) gets its rail link to DC
The long-awaited Metrorail connection to downtown DC opens November 15
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta
George G visits sites in Atlanta tied to the life and legacy of Dr Martin King Jr.
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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas
Samantha explores the life, assassination and legacy of John F. Kennedy through the many exhibits at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas Texas.