- Hubs »
- tagged george washington
1-10 of 262 Hubssort by Hot Best Latest
76Mount Rushmore, Wall Drug, The Badlands and More: What to Do in South Dakota
Although South Dakota may seem like a drive-through state, there is actually plenty there to do. This article highlights four top attractions.
5 comments
79Grapefruits: Forbidden Fruits or Monstrous Oranges?
Even though grapefruits are familiar fruits, their origins are not so well known. Indicative of their mysterious origins is their traditional name as forbidden fruits and their traditional description as huge oranges. Even though questions linger over the circumstances of the fruit's birth, the name of grapefruit in English, and its equivalent in other languages, now seems secure.
6 comments
85Colonial American Coloring Pages
Find colonial American coloring pages for fun and teaching kids about this period in American history.
77Washington Irving - Tales of The Alhambra
Famous North-American writer, historian and foreign ambassador, Washington Irving was born of an English mother and a Scottish father, immigrants into the United States. Irving was born in Manhattan, New York, on 3rd April, 1783, his mother naming...
11 comments
81Important Men in World History #2
By Dexter Yarbrough. Thomas Jefferson was a great American. He spent his childhood roaming the woods and studying his books. At the age of 9, he studied Latin, Greek and French.
24 comments
79The New Obama Oval Office: Makeover and Decor in the White House
On August 31, 2010, the White House revealed that the Presidential Oval Office got a "not-so-extreme makeover" while the President was vacationing at Martha’s Vineyard. This article highlights some of those changes.
4 comments
97How to Become Rich
Down through the ages most people have wished they had more wealth and people today are no different. Here are some legal ways to acquire the wealth need to become rich.
219 comments
83A memorial to George Washington's character
In the early 2oth century, all of the Grand Masonic Lodges in the United States banded together to build a monume nt befitting Alexandria, Virginia's first Worshipful Master, George Washington. The George Washington Masonic Memorial is the result, not only paying homage to our first president, but also helping to educate the general public about Freemasonry. Visible from miles around, the Memorial remains one of the region's most prominent and visible hidden treasures.
6 comments
81The National Portrait Gallery - Off the Mall in DC
The National Portrait Gallery is part of the Smithsonian Museum system that is not located on the Washington DC Mall. The National Portrait Gallery on 8th and F Streets, a short walk from the mall, or near the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop on the Metro, features presidential portraits, historical, and contemporary portraiture.
19 comments
81The Causes of American War of Independence
Reminiscing the American War of Independence: A fictional conversation between Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson by Michael M. Nakade Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and was a famous newspaper magnet and a scientist in Philadelphia by...
3 comments
