... on Sunday. The weather was really nice. It was my first time to go into the Washington Square Park. It is a peaceful and beautiful park that borders New York University (NYU) and is home to New York City's iconic white arch. Strolling and sitting in the park, were ... the Bohemian capital. It is like being in an entirely different city than most of Manhattan. There are many nice little stores and markets, mature landscaping and tree-lined streets. Washington Square Arch is a manifest landmark in the park. The arch itself is 77 feet high. It was originally made of wood and stucco but re...

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... at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She later returned to the United States to earn a degree in French Literature from George Washington University. Her first job was for the Washington Times-Herald as the "Inquiring Camera girl." Her job was to roam the city with a camera and film people's reactions ... to the "Issue of the Day." While at a society dinner with the Washington Times-Herald, she met John F. Kennedy. At the time, she was engaged to a New York stockbroker, John Huston. However, she broke off the ... of the newly renovated White House in February 1962 on CBS. She also advocated...

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... , trimmed with aluminum and chrome-nickel steel from the 6th floor to the top. The designers needed 200,000 cubic feet of Indiana Limestone, 10,000 square feet of Rose Famosa and Estrallante marble, 300,000 square feet of Hauteville and Rocheron marble for the elevator lobbies and hallways on the office floors. The Framework was constructed at about 4.5 stories per week ... installed in 1998. Contractors used 1,061 air miles of telephone cable to serve the building. The building, which was opened on May 1, 1931, by President Hoover. Hoover pressed a button in Washington D.C. to turn on t...

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... , trimmed with aluminum and chrome-nickel steel from the 6th floor to the top. The designers needed 200,000 cubic feet of Indiana Limestone, 10,000 square feet of Rose Famosa and Estrallante marble, 300,000 square feet of Hauteville and Rocheron marble for the elevator lobbies and hallways on the office floors. The Framework was constructed at about 4.5 stories per week ... installed in 1998. Contractors used 1,061 air miles of telephone cable to serve the building. The building, which was opened on May 1, 1931, by President Hoover. Hoover pressed a button in Washington D.C. to turn on t...

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... city on the East Coast, Philadelphia ranks fifth in the nation, with a metropolitan population of 5.8 million. Philadelphia is located 88 miles south of New York City, 133 miles north of Washington, D.C., and 55 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean. B. History From its inception by Swedish settlers in the 1640's, and the official founding as a city by William Penn in 1682, the ... City of Brotherly Love", has been the scene of much important American History. Philadelphia is the birthplace of America Its Independence National Historical Park is one of the most famous square miles in the Uni...

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... works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe (An overview of the museum, para. 2). The two-million-square-foot building has a great variety of different collections. For example, "the American Wing houses the world's most comprehensive collection of American paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts, presently including 24 period ... for all future American firearms decoration (Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver, para 2). The revolver is made of a steel body and walnut handle. The gold inlay includes a bus...

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... Township was gradually divided and portions of the area went to other municipalities. But the township is still one of the largest in the State with some twenty-seven square miles (Woodbridge). George Washington also stayed in Woodbridge, at the Cross Keys Tavern on his way to be inaugurated in New York City ( Mc Ewen and Troeger 16). The Cross Keys Tavern ... ...

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