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Union Station
Opened on October 27, 1907 and completed
in 1908, Union Station is considered to
be one of the finest examples of the
Beaux-Arts style of architecture.
Architect, Daniel Burnham designed the
building to be monumental in every
respect and to serve as a gateway for
the capital city. |
Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial and
resting place of space shuttle
astronauts. There are 15
astronauts buried here. |
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Arlington
National Cemetery
'For the almost four million people who
visit annually, Arlington National
Cemetery represents many different
things. For some, it is a chance to walk
among headstones that chronicle American
history; for many, it is an opportunity
to remember and honor the nation's war
heroes; and for others, it is a place to
say a last farwell during funeral
services for a family member or friend" |
Arlington National Cemetery
Resting place of General Omar Bradley.
Omar
Nelson Bradley, 1893-1981), American
general, who during World War II
commanded the U. S. 12th Army Group in
Europe. |
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Capital Buildings - taken from the
National Mall.
The buildings of the US Nation's Capital
have been constructed with rocks from
quarries throughout the United States
and many distant lands. Each building
shows important features of various
stones and the geologic environment in
which they were formed. |
Eternal
Flame
Resting place of President and
Mrs. Kennedy son,
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
and stillborn daughter, . Mrs.
Kennedy had expressed a desire to mark
the president's grave with an eternal
flame similar to that of the French
Unknown Soldier in Paris. |
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On Nov. 22, 1963, while on a campaign
trip to Dallas, President Kennedy was
shot and killed |
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Was
buried next to President Kennedy. The
grave site was completed, with her grave
marker in place on Oct. 6, 1994. |
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Robert F. Kennedy
Brother of President John F.
Kennedy, former attorney general,
senator and presidential candidate, was
shot on June 5, 1968, and died the next
morning |
Lincoln Memorial
As a powerful symbol of Freedom the
Lincoln Memorial continues to serve as a
light to the rest of the world. |
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Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln
Memorial is a tribute to President
Abraham Lincoln and the nation he fought
to preserve during the Civil War
(1861-1865). |
Jefferson Memorial
Thomas Jefferson,
political philosopher, architect,
musician, book collector, scientist,
horticulturist, diplomat, inventor, and
third President of the United States |
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"It is from numberless diverse acts of
courage and belief that human history
is shaped each time a man stands up
for an ideal or acts to improve the
lot of others or strikes out against
injustice he sends forth a tiny ripple
of hope, and crossing each other from
a million different centers of energy
and daring those ripples build a
current that can sweep down the
mightiest wall of oppression and
resistance."
Robert F. Kennedy, South Africa,
1966
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And so, my fellow Americans: ask not
what your country can do for you - ask
what you can do for your country."
Inaugural Address - John F. Kennedy -
January 20, 1961
"Some men see things as they are and ask
'Why?'
I dream things that never were and ask,
'Why not?'"
Robert F. Kennedy, 1968 |
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