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This article tells about the rioting and disastrous events that occurred in the Vite Cundie House Gardens after approximately 50,000 people gathered there to watch what they were told was the largest hot air balloon in the world take off. After being…

Porches are a significant reflection of American life, starting in the Victorian era. Neither Irish, French nor German houses had porches at the time the Academy was built. The creation of a porch for a school in this era is an attempt to create…

This popular article details the an account of the who, what, when, where and why of John Lennon's murder on December 8, 1980. While it might have been possible the "Imagine" Mosaic would have been created in the event John Lennon died of natural…

This excerpt from Oliphant’s autobiographical work, compiled after her death, acts a window into her own thoughts regarding marriage and gender. “The Library Window” exemplifies a female narrator who constantly struggles with unorthodoxy and…

This is a comic from the British comic magazine called "Illustrated Chips" which indicates a satirical perspective on receiving information on fate from a machine fortune-teller. This comic mocks fortune-telling as the results of a few fortunes told…

This bridge was erected to connect two parts of the park after a highway cut the park in two. The bridge has been raced on by famous runners of both the past and the present such as Steve Prefontaine, Matt Centrowitz, and more.

This photo shows us what the lobby of Yankee Stadium looks like. It is highlighted by large banners of Yankee legends from the past. It is very meaningful and important because it provides fans with an immediate presence and remembrance of some of…

A supporter of President Hosni Mubarak, on camel, fights with anti-Mubarak protesters in Cairo, Egypt

Here is the fountain in the Bethesda Terrace, one of, if not, my favorite places in Central Park to go. The actual name of the fountain is ‘Angel of the Waters.’ The statue was designed by Emma Stebbins in 1868 and revealed in 1873. According to…