Five Free Places To Visit While In NYC
When I was growing up, we used to visit New York City just about every year. I was completely clueless on the cost of the sights we would visit, but I knew there was plenty to see. New York City has never lost its appeal to me and I think that every one should visit this city should they get the chance. Make sure you pack a good pair of walking shoes, because that's the way to see the city - walking through the chasms of skyscrapers amongst the bustle of people. If you are thinking that the Big Apple is an expensive place to visit, you are right! However, tourists need not spend an arm and a leg while you are there - you can stretch that vacation dollar! Here are five free sites you can go to while visiting. I've even included some good deals in the advertisements on this page for the locals, as well! Read more...
Categories: Travel Tags: 30 rock, Big Apple, central park, ellis island, free stuff, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, new york, new york city, New York City Library, New York for Free, radio city music hall, Rockefeller Center, Simon and Schuster, Staten Island, Staten Island Ferry, statue of liberty, times square
Islamaphobia: What Is It Good For?
Are you shocked by some of the things that have been going on around this country in regards to Muslims? It's not on all of the news, but there are some terrible things being said on the news, on message boards, and in the newspapers. This is downright hatred and is no better than any group that hates others. Sadly, the truth of the matter is is that it has nothing to do with a mosque or community center going up in New York City. The news of that came up over a year ago. Where was the outrage, then? Well, it wasn't an election year. That's why you didn't hear about it. Now, mere months before the mid-term elections, it's a big deal. What makes this worse, here are five acts of hatred against Muslims going on around our country. Not since 9/11 - this is in the past two weeks! Read more...
Categories: Politics Tags: 9/11, 9/11 victims, arab countries, burn the koran day, ground zero mosque, hate groups, islam, islamaphobia, muslim, muslims, new york city, pamela geller, racism, racism in america, racists
Where On Google Earth Is The War On Terrorism?
Google Earth is one of my favorite sites. You can download it for free at earth.google.com. From there, you can see anything you want to in the world via satellite. Today, I thought that it would be interesting if people could see the locations of the War on Terror. Where it all started and what it exactly looks like. I know in 2001, about a month after the attacks, my wife and I were in Washington DC and missed our exit because we were gawking at the destruction of the Pentagon building, just yards from the highway. Now you can see it for yourself. Read more...
Categories: History, Technology Tags: 9/11, 9/11 hijackers, Afghanistan, al quaida, baghdad, crashed into world trade center, Flight 93, iran, iraq, new york city, Pentagon, shanksville, taliban, terrorists, tora bora, Washington D.C., World Trade Center, WTC
Five People Born On March 5
Today is March 5, 2010 and the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 300 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1022 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 1975, the Homebrew Computer Club, which had many pioneers in the computer industry, had its first meeting. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Read more...
Categories: Born On Date Tags: andy gibb, bee gees, birthday, birthdays, born on this date, born on this day, charles goodnight, charlie reid, chasing amy, craig reid, homebrew computer club, jay and silent bob, Karl Malden, kevin smith, mallrats, mar 5, march 5, murray head, new york city, scott mosier, the proclaimers, vampire, vampires
Five People Born on February 28
Today is February 28, 2010 and the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 305 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1027 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 1935, nylon was developed by Wallace Carothers for Dupont. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Read more...
Categories: Born On Date Tags: benjamin siegel, Bernadette Peters, birthday, birthdays, born on this date, born on this day, Broadway, broadway plays, bugsy siegel, charles blondin, dracula, feb 28, february 28, frank costello, frank gehry, lucky luciano, mafia movies, Mario Andretti, meyer lansky, new york city, new york city plays, niagara falls, syphilis, the great blondin
Sins of Our Fathers: Five U.S. Atrocities
America is considered one of the greatest countries in the world. However, there are some events that we don’t have exactly the right to be proud of. Certain occurrences have marred the upstanding history of America. While there are many more atrocities done in the name of U.S. expansion and national security, these five events stick out as particular black marks on our past. We need to remember: It couldn't happen here - or could it? Read more...
Categories: History Tags: 1863 draft riots, american indians, Andrew Jackson, anti-semitism, cherokee, civilized tribes, draft riots, FDR, franklin roosevelt, general order 11, grant, Japanese American Internment, jews, lincoln, new york city, trail of tears, Tuskeegee Experiment, Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiment, ulysses s. grant
