03Nov 15
At 50th anniversary, St. Louis’ Gateway Arch is still an engineering masterpiece
St. Louis’s well-known monument, the “Gateway Arch to the West,” was completed 50 years ago. Architect Eero Saarinen designed it to honor the pioneers who moved west. But did you…
29Oct 14
Boo! Statue of Liberty to get dressed up for Halloween
Even the Statue of Liberty is dressing up for Halloween this year. Kind of. The designer of a new menswear brand wanted some big advertising, so he decided to give Lady…
18Sep 14
From star-spangled to estrellado: US Anthem translator celebrated
On September 15, Americans celebrated the 200th anniversary of the USA’s national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner.” A siege on Fort McHenry in 1814 inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem.…
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