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Washington Dulles International Airport is named after John Foster Dulles, the United States Secretary of State under President Dwight D Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959. The airport was under construction when John Foster Dulles died in 1959, and US Senator Homer Capehart introduced a bill to posthumously name it in his honor. The airport, located some 26 miles (or 42 Read more...
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For the TigerTown Shopping Center in Opelika, Alabama, on Interstate 85 take Exit #58 for US-280 West toward Opelika. From the exit ramp, turn on to Gateway Drive towards Opelika. The TigerTown Shopping Center is located adjacent to the intersection. The million-square-foot outdoor shopping mall opened in 2004 and is anchored by retailers such as Kroger, Home Depot, Target, and Read more...
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Fox Island, Washington was given its present name in 1841 by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, commander of the United States Exploring Expedition, after the expedition’s assistant surgeon, Lieutenant John Laurence Fox. Long before white settlers arrived at Fox Island in the mid-19th century, Native Americans had used the island seasonally, calling it Bu-ta-u or Bu Teu. Read more...
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The bridge to Fox Island, Washington, crosses the Hale Passage between the island and mainland at Artondale on the Kitsap Peninsula. Opened on August 28th, 1954, the 1,950-foot-long bridge replaced a ferry service across the channel and provides the only road access on to and off Fox Island, with an estimated average of 6,800 vehicles crossing daily. The bridge is Read more...
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The annual La Vaquilla del Ángel festival in the city of Teruel, Spain, is celebrated over the weekend closest to July 10th, continuing until late on the Monday evening. Part of the wider Fiestas del Ángel celebrations in Teruel, dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Santo Ángel Custodio (or Holy Guardian Angel), La Vaquilla, draws large crowds to Read more...
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