An American barber and businessowner in Seligman, Arizona who has been dubbed the “guardian angel” of U.S. Route 66. He is the main founder of the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona.
The figure popularly known as “The Angel of Route 66” is Angel Delgadillo, an Arizona barber and businessman whose tireless advocacy helped save America’s most famous highway from fading into obscurity after it was bypassed by the modern interstate system. Born April 19, 1927, in the small town of Seligman, Arizona, Delgadillo grew up along U.S. Route 66 during the road’s golden age,
A large inland lake located in the desert of southeastern California within the low-lying Salton Trough.
The Salton Sea is one of the most unusual geographic features in the United States, a large inland lake located in the desert of southeastern California within the low-lying Salton Trough. Today it appears to be a natural lake, but in reality it was accidentally created in 1905 when floodwaters from the Colorado River broke through
I graduated from Milton High School, Alpharetta, Georgia, in 1976 on the Bicentennial. Hard to believe that was 50 years ago!
America’s Semiquincentennial marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, an event that formally announced the thirteen American colonies’ separation from Great Britain and articulated the philosophical foundations of the new nation. The term “semiquincentennial” combines the Latin roots for half (semi), five (quinque), and hundred (centennial),
A colossal robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty.
The Statue of Liberty, formally titled Liberty Enlightening the World, emerged from the political idealism and transatlantic friendship of the nineteenth century. Conceived in 1865 by French political thinker Édouard René de Laboulaye as a monument to American independence and the abolition of slavery following the Civil War, the statue was envisioned as a gift from the people of France to the United States.
Have you forgotten?
This post was originally published on 9/11/2020 and updated on 9/11/2021
Where were you on September the 11th, 1999 at 8:46 am? I was at work, D&B Software (Geac/MSA) watching on a TV, on a roll cart, that John Hilyer set-up quickly so we could all watch.
