Wallblake House – The only surviving plantation house on the island in The Valley
June 2020
Nighthawks – The possible sites of the famous painting in New York
The 1942 painting portrays the customers at a city coffee shop through the window one dark night. The painting's setting has never been given.
Edward Hopper passed away in 1967 and left only the clue that the painting 'was suggested by a restaurant on Gr...
BMW Dixi – The First BMW automobile is being exhibited in Munich
Automobilwerk Eisenach was a small automotive maker from Eisenach, Germany. This company acquired the license to produce a German version of the British Austin Seven in 1927 from the Austin Motor Company. The car was called the Dixi 3/15 PS DA-1. The firs...
Grammy Museum – The history and winners of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
The Museum is an interactive, educational museum devoted to the history of the Grammy Awards. In addition to the original in downtown Los Angeles, there is also in Cleveland, Mississippi and a Grammy Museum at Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennesse...
Registan – The heart of the ancient city of the Timurid Empire in Samarkand
The name Rēgistan means "sandy place" or "desert" in Persian. The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations and a place of public executions. It is framed by three Islamic schools of distinctive Islamic architecture. ...
Charles de Gaulle – The birthplace of the French General in Lille
French army officer and statesman who led the French Resistance against Nazi Germany in World War II, and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to reestablish democracy in France.
In 1958, he came out of ret...