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Daily Escape: Crown Palace
Posted Aug 13 2012 by vmack in Daily Escape with 0 Comments

Today’s Daily Escape is Crown Palace in Agra, India. More » Photograph by Dinesh Khanna / Axiom / Aurora Photos

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Daily Escape: Place de la Bastille
Posted Jul 14 2012 by vmack in Daily Escape with 0 Comments

Today’s Daily Escape is Place de la Bastille in Paris, France. More » Photograph by Getty Images

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Daily Escape: National Mall Fireworks
Posted Jul 4 2012 by vmack in Daily Escape with 0 Comments

Today’s Daily Escape are National Mall Fireworks in Washington, DC. Learn more » Photograph by Getty Images

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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted Jan 16 2012 by Kwin Mosby in Culture, History, Holidays, Museums and Memorials with 3 Comments

On MLK Day, we remember the life and struggles of Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American civil rights leader, who pushed the envelope, with countless others, to demand equal treatment of African-Americans and people of color. Remembering the passionate, non-violent champion for civil rights is …

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MLK Jr. Memorial: The Capital’s Most Unique Monument
Posted Jan 15 2012 by Allee Sangiolo in Culture, History, Museums and Memorials with 0 Comments

As our country’s history of racial inequality and segregation recedes slowly into the past, generations of future Washington, DC visitors will find it hard to fathom a time when African-Americans did not have the same rights as white Americans. But the civil rights movement isn’t …

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