Tag: history
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Visiting Superstition Mountain Museum
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Some of the things I truly cherish around my parents’ new home in Mesa, Arizona, which is almost 30 minutes away from the capital of Phoenix, are the endless mountain views you can see not too far including the Superstition Mountains. Growing up from suburban neighborhoods and being raised in…
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AirFest in Rio Grande, NJ & Visiting Cape May, NJ again
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On September 4th and during Labor Day weekend, I attended AirFest, which is an annual event with live music, food trucks, vendors, activities for kids, displaying WWII aircraft, and presenting scheduled flights for those who want to experience what it’s like to ride in one. It’s located in the Naval…
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A Guide to Pearl Harbor
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We have read all about it in our history textbooks. It was an important and crucial time in American History. It happened on the morning of December 7th, 1941. Pearl Harbor, a lagoon harbor with a United States naval base, was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. This…
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Newseum in Washington DC
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What would we do in a world without news? The media? What would influence our thoughts or inform us to be aware of disasters and tell us about trends that are shaping humans to be the way they are? I sure don’t know but I do know there’s a place…
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Library of Congress in Washington DC
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When I was away in Washington DC, my friend let me stay in her dormitory where she currently resides in while she interns in the city. The dormitory is called the Thompson-Markward Hall. It is a place with a rich history and has been established since 1833(!!!). Thompson-Markward Hall (TMH)…