Franklin D. Roosevelt

Posted by Robin on Jul 31, 2013 in The Arts | Comments Off on National Gallery of Art

It’s impressive what one man with a vision – and lots and lots of money – can accomplish. Andrew W. Mellon loved art,...

Posted by Robin on Nov 7, 2011 in Americana, Featured | Comments Off on Hoover Dam

I should have written this dam article a long time ago. It’s one of the best dam feats of engineering in American history, which you...

Posted by Robin on May 26, 2011 in Food | 1 comment

Nathan Handwerker made his way from Poland to Brooklyn in 1912, and soon found a job at the popular Coney Island called Feltman’s...

Posted by Robin on Mar 7, 2011 in People | 1 comment

Again, I tread lightly when selecting a person from the political realm. But as with Ronald Reagan, I admire Harry Truman for the kind of...

Posted by Robin on Jun 7, 2010 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: The Lost Colony

The people of Roanoke Island, part of the Outer Banks on North Carolina’s coast, were looking for the proper way to celebrate the...

Posted by Robin on Jun 6, 2010 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: Air Force One

Technically, any Air Force airplane transporting the President of the United States is designated as Air Force One. For our purposes,...