Alfred Nobel's will is spiritual, since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been honoring people around the globe for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and for work in peace
After the Battle of New Orleans in 1814 the square was renamed Jackson Square after General Andrew Jackson. Jackson Square has been featured in movies, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
The Ferry has been in regular service since 1827, connecting the foot of Canal Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans with Algiers on the West Bank.
Gerald Ford became the first President to donate his papers to the federal government while in office with a 1973 letter to the University of Michigan president and the Archivist of the United States.
Ford is the only president with a presidential library and presidential museum on separate sites. If you're looking to do research, head to Ann Arbor!
On Sep 11th 2013, New York marked the 12th anniversary of the 911 attack on the World Trade center. Always remember the ones we lost!
Opened in 1968, it is the longest active major sporting facility in the Metropolitan area & is the 4th incarnation of the arena in the city. The Garden hosts approximately 320 events a year.
This 42-year-old arena is preparing to undergo a wholesale overhaul for $775-$850 million. It'll include floor-level luxury suites and two pedestrian bridges suspended over the playing surface. En savoir plus .
The Viking Ship Museum presents great Viking ship discoveries from Gokstad, Oseberg and Tune as well as other finds from Viking tombs around the Oslo Fjord.
Eastern Market, a leafy, Capitol Hill neighborhood radiates from the city’s oldest remaining public market, built in 1873. Read this story by local Gene Weingarten. En savoir plus .
Former first lady, Helen Hayes, founded this organization in 1982. In 2006 this Center became an Organized Research Unit of the University of Texas at Austin.
This special place exists to introduce people to the beauty and diversity of wildflowers and other native plants. The Wildflower Center brings life to Mrs. Johnson's vision in its public gardens.
The Bears held training camp at St. Joseph’s College from 1944-74, the longest period of time at one site.
When the Bears left Wrigley Field after sharing it with the Cubs for 50 seasons from 1921-70, the facility had hosted the most NFL games of any stadium.
Come see us play a home game! Our renovated home stadium reopened in 2003. The first football game at the original facility was on 11/22/1924 when Notre Dame beat Northwestern 13-6.
The first telegraph message was received in Baltimore by Alfred Vail in 1844. It was 22 characters long. Take that Twitter!
Washington D.C. is the site of the first trials of modern cell phone towers – people here have a lot to talk about!
Opened in 1992, the Dome hosts the Atlanta Falcons, has hosted two Super Bowls & is the site of the annual NCAA Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly known as the Peach Bowl.
This place was built with 8,300 tons of reinforced steel to hold over 70,000 screaming fans. How does that stack up? It’s more than the weight of iron & steel in the Eiffel Tower.
This was the filming location for the Big Southern Classic competition in the movie 'Drumline' starring Nick Cannon. 40k extras & bands from Clark Atlanta, Morris Brown & SW DeKalb High were used. En savoir plus .
This sign, designed by neon artist Betty Willis and erected in 1959, has become a world-famous symbol of Las Vegas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
Did you know: American aviator George Crockett, descendant of frontiersman Davy Crockett, established Alamo Airport in 1942 on the site currently occupied by McCarran International Airport.
Welcome to McCarran International Airport, just five miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada. The airport covers over 2,500 acres and is named for former Nevada Senator Pat McCarran.
Check out the statue of Leo the MGM Lion on the corner of Tropicana and Las Vegas Boulevard. It weighs over 100,000 lbs and is the largest bronze statue in the U.S.
The MGM Grand is one of the world's largest hotel/casinos, with more than 5,000 rooms. It would take a person 13 years and eight months to sleep in every one of them.
Built by the Duke of Somerset (executed in 1552 before the building was complete), it was later a residence for the queens of Charles I and II, and was regarded as a dangerous hotbed of Catholicism.
Somerset House courtyard and the turning into it from Strand appeared in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) as James Bond drives his DB5 in on his way to meet M. En savoir plus .
The courtyard of Somerset House was used as a generic St Petersburg square in Goldeneye (1995) where Jack Wade's car breaks down and James Bond assists him while discussing about his mission. En savoir plus .
Elizabeth I lived here before she was made queen, and it later housed the body of Oliver Cromwell as it lay in state after his death in 1658 En savoir plus .
In the Tomorrow Never Dies filmmakers decided to show this building as the War Office instead of the real old War Office in London. You can see it when Bond attend an emergency meeting held there.
The market operated from 1873 until 2007. At the start of the 20th century the market was recognized as the unofficial "town center" of Capitol Hill. Badly damaged by fire in 2007, it reopened in 2009
One of three remaining public markets, constructed by the city's premier post-Civil War architect. Eastern Market was a noteable achievement in the development of modern and clean public services.
Cartoonist and Penn alumnus Charles Addams is said to have used College Hall as his inspiration for the mansion of the Addams Family.
The twin cities of Calcutta and Howrah,separated by the River Hooghly,connected by this historical linkage "Rabindra Setu", commonly known as "Howrah bridge". Oldest but still the Busiest Bridge ever.
