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The United States National Park Service manages 424 national monuments, national parks, historic sites and other protected areas. Among these are the 63 national parks that draw 350 million visitors each year. For more than 150 years, the National Park Service has managed millions of acres solely for the “enjoyment, education and inspiration of this and future […]
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Every year on 4th July, people across the United States celebrate Independence Day. The day marks the moment in 1776 when the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain by adopting the Declaration of Independence. It is one of the country’s most important national holidays and celebrates freedom, unity and the nation’s history. The Declaration of Independence was […]
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“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”. So reads the inscription on the Statue of Liberty from Emma Lazarus’ 1883 sonnet “The New Colossus”. While Lady Liberty […]
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Jump in to our image slideshow time machine as we take you back 100 years to the United Sates in 1925. What was going on in the daily lives of people, what events were happening? Are there things we do now that were surprisingly similar all that time ago? When you do see something in […]
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On Monday, January 20, 2025 Donald J Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. The United States’ Inauguration Day has occurred every four years since 1789 when George Washington recited the same oath that President-Elect Trump will state: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of […]
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024, is Election Day in the United States. While so much attention is focused on the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump, there’s a lot more at stake on November 5 for all voters in every state. In addition to the race for president, 34% of all […]
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Jump in to our time machine as we take you back 100 years to the United Sates in 1924. What was going on in the daily lives of people, what events were happening? Are there things we do now that were surprisingly similar all that time ago? When you do see something in these images […]
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Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado is home to remarkably well-preserved archaeological sites constructed more than 1200 years ago. The ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesa tops and in the cliffs beneath them. The Pueblo lived in the four corners region of the southwestern United States for more than 700 years. Towards the […]
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Jump in to our time machine as we take you back 100 years to the United Sates in 1923. What was going on in the daily lives of people, what events were happening? Are there things we do now that were surprisingly similar all that time ago? When you do see something in these images […]
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World Turtle Day is an annual event that has been taking place since 2000. It was founded by American Tortoise Rescue (founded in 1990), a non-profit organisation that rescues and rehabilitates all species of tortoise and turtle. It also does a lot of work on protecting the environments in which these animals live. The purpose […]
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