Category: Travel History
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Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello:Dark side of his views towards slavery
Click here to check out a fascinating new Smithsonian article about Thomas Jefferson’s plantation, Monticello, and the new information that challenges the long held perception that he had been a benevolent slaveholder. The piece indicates that, around 1792, Jefferson worked to make a 4 percent profit every year on the birth of the black children…
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NYC: Look Both Ways!
As we all know, I love traveling to New York City. So many visitors are concerned about safety from crime in this big city, but one hazard that less people mention is the potential of getting hit while crossing a street. I always look to see if a speeding taxi is ready to jump a…
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Charles Lindbergh-Did His French Rival Make the Historic Trans-Atlantic Flight First?
The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article about whether Charles Lindbergh’s rival, French aviator Charles Nungesser, actually completed the historic, 33-hour trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris in 1927 first. Entitled, “Charles Linbergh Won the Prize, but Did His Rival Get There First?,” the article discusses how a French Countryman is trying to unravel the unsolved…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 