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Anti-German Hysteria

OHIO HISTORICAL MARKER ANTI-GERMAN HYSTERIA The United States' declaration of war on Germany in April 1917 resulted in a tragic display of hysteria directed against everything and anything German....

OHIO HISTORICAL MARKER ANTI-GERMAN HYSTERIA The United States' declaration of war on Germany in April 1917 resulted in a tragic display of hysteria directed against everything and anything German....

  • wwi
  • ohio
  • german

Nike Site Summit

    Nova Scotia Tree for Boston

    This is the home of the Nova Scotia Tree for Boston. Each year, Nova Scotia gives a tree to thank the people of Boston for their help in the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917....

    This is the home of the Nova Scotia Tree for Boston. Each year, Nova Scotia gives a tree to thank the people of Boston for their help in the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917....

    • boston
    • halifax
    • nova scotia
    • explosion
    • tree
    • holidays
    • christmas

    In Memory of David McKean

    IN MEMORY OF DAVID McKEAN 3RD AND YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE ROBERT McKEAN ESQ. OF KILMARNOCK, SCOTLAND; WHO DIED IN THIS CITY, OF YELLOW FEVER, IN THE MIDST OF HIS USEFULNESS, ON THE 7TH DAY OF...

    IN MEMORY OF DAVID McKEAN 3RD AND YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE ROBERT McKEAN ESQ. OF KILMARNOCK, SCOTLAND; WHO DIED IN THIS CITY, OF YELLOW FEVER, IN THE MIDST OF HIS USEFULNESS, ON THE 7TH DAY OF...

      Birthplace of the "Star Spangled Banner"

      THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER WAS BORN HERE -•- The flag that flew from the ramparts at Fort McHenry - and inspired the famous poem by Francis Scott Key - was sewn at this site in 1813.   ...  ...

      THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER WAS BORN HERE -•- The flag that flew from the ramparts at Fort McHenry - and inspired the famous poem by Francis Scott Key - was sewn at this site in 1813.   ......

      • baltimore
      • inner harbor
      • war of 1812
      • star spangled banner
      • francis scott key

      Millennium Park

      Mayor Richard M. Daley dedicated Millennium Park 16 July 2004as a gift to the people of Chicago.  This park is an enduring tribute to Chicago's long history of architectural and artistic...

      Mayor Richard M. Daley dedicated Millennium Park 16 July 2004as a gift to the people of Chicago.  This park is an enduring tribute to Chicago's long history of architectural and artistic...

      • chicago
      • millennium park
      • 2004

      Depoe Bay

      TO THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF DEPOE BAY THE COURAGE TO SUCCEED  The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...it is with an...

      TO THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF DEPOE BAY THE COURAGE TO SUCCEED  The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...it is with...

      • depoe bay

      Hooks Brothers Photography Established in 1907

      Covering much of the 20th century, the company chronicled and documented the history and lives of black Memphis and Memphians. Among the subjects and luminaries captured on film by the Hooks...

      Covering much of the 20th century, the company chronicled and documented the history and lives of black Memphis and Memphians. Among the subjects and luminaries captured on film by the...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Fowler Pear Tree

      FOWLER PEAR TREE  PLANTED AS PART OF AN ORCHARD CIRCA 1868 A. D. JACOB D. FOWLER, WHO WITH HIS PARTNER MORRIS H FROST, CLAIMED AS A HOMESTEAD THIS MAJOR PORTION OF THE AREA WHICH NOW, COMPRISES...

      FOWLER PEAR TREE  PLANTED AS PART OF AN ORCHARD CIRCA 1868 A. D. JACOB D. FOWLER, WHO WITH HIS PARTNER MORRIS H FROST, CLAIMED AS A HOMESTEAD THIS MAJOR PORTION OF THE AREA WHICH NOW, COMPRISES...

      • mulilteo
      • 1863

      St. Anthony's Hall

      ST. ANTHONY'S HALL The ancient hall of the guild of St. Anthony which was founded prior to 1418 and dissolved in 1627. From 1705 to 1946 it housed the York Blue Coat Boys' School. Submitted by @slashdotat

      ST. ANTHONY'S HALL The ancient hall of the guild of St. Anthony which was founded prior to 1418 and dissolved in 1627. From 1705 to 1946 it housed the York Blue Coat Boys' School. Submitted by @slashdotat

      • york
      • guild
      • anthony

      Temple Judea

        École Polytechnique massacre

        By Bobanny, Public Domain, Link

        By Bobanny, Public Domain, Link

        • montreal
        • massacre
        • 1989
        • engineering

        The Sydney-Emden Action

        Submitted by Big M Tours.

        Submitted by Big M Tours.

          Municipality of Mosman

          Submitted by Big M Tours.

          Submitted by Big M Tours.

            Mast of HMAS Sydney

            Submitted by Big M Tours.

            Submitted by Big M Tours.

              Ships and Sailors Lost in the Defence of Australia

              Submitted by Big M Tours.

              Submitted by Big M Tours.

                From the GPO to the Harbour

                Submitted by Big M Tours.

                Submitted by Big M Tours.

                  CU Folsom Field - Fred Folsom sculpture

                  FATHER OF COLORADO UNIVERSITY FOOTBALLFRED FOLSOM 1873-1944In 1895, Fred Folsom was named head football coach at the University of Colorado. That year, he coached CU to the first of three...

                  FATHER OF COLORADO UNIVERSITY FOOTBALLFRED FOLSOM 1873-1944In 1895, Fred Folsom was named head football coach at the University of Colorado. That year, he coached CU to the first of...

                  • football stadium
                  • boulder
                  • university colorado
                  • statue
                  • bust
                  • campus

                  Red Rocks Amphitheatre

                  RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATREPRINCIPAL CONSTRUCTION BY THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATIONCORPS COMPANY 1848, SP-13C MT. MORRISON, CO.1936-1941DEDICATED AS A MEMORIAL TO ALL WHO SERVED ATMT. MORRISON AND TO THE 3...

                  RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATREPRINCIPAL CONSTRUCTION BY THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATIONCORPS COMPANY 1848, SP-13C MT. MORRISON, CO.1936-1941DEDICATED AS A MEMORIAL TO ALL WHO SERVED ATMT. MORRISON AND TO THE 3...

                  • concert venue
                  • city park
                  • denver
                  • morrison

                  Grand Canyon National Park

                  Submitted by Darren Platt

                  Submitted by Darren Platt

                  • grand canyon
                  • common inheritance