These books have been popular with our recent web visitors. See our web site for our original list of children’s books about Washington, DC. 1 Scavenger Guides Washington, DC: An Interactive Travel Guide For Kids 098458661X Awesome Adventures at the Smithsonian: The Official Kids Guide to the Smithsonian Institution 1588343499 Family Guide Washington, DC 075669874X … Read more
Last month, California became the first state to establish a set of regulations on the bevy of new companies that summon rides-for-hire via smartphone apps. Most prominent among such services are Lyft (a pure “rideshare” in which the fee you pay is officially a donation) and Uber (which offers various services in 31 cities in … Read more
These quotes of James Madison are from Wikiquote. More Madison quotes can be found at Notable Quotes. Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes; and … Read more
The U.S. Botanic Garden’s annual holiday exhibit, Season’s Greenings, is on display November 22, 2012, through January 1, 2013. The Garden Railway Exhibit in the East Gallery features model trains through an Enchanted Forest with fanciful fairy dwellings along the rail line, all created with plant materials. Enjoy blooming plants throughout the Conservatory and a … Read more
George Mason is known, together with James Madison, as the “Father of the Bill of Rights.” However, George Mason would be better named the “Grandfather of the Bill of Rights” since the basis for the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution was the Virginia Declaration of Rights. That all men are born equally free … Read more
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue (NW) is a street in Washington, DC, the nation’s capital city. The Capitol sits at the eastern end of Pennsylvania Avenue NW, and the White House is located a little more than a mile to the northwest of the Capitol, at … Read more
A new YouTube video – “Land of Dreams” – featuring Rosanne Cash and other musicians, shows different tourist experiences in the United States. From Discover America. More Chinatown Bus Amtrak Hostels.com hostelworld.com CouchSurfing.org AirBnB Washington DC U.S. National Park Service – Experience Your America Visiting Washington, DC
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Seniority / Junior Senator / Senior Senator Cartoon explanation here. The status given members according to their length of service in the chamber, which entitles a member with greater seniority to preferential treatment in matters such as committee assignments. In the House, the Press Gallery … Read more
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Library of Congress / Congressional Research Service / CRS The photograph by Carol Highsmith is of the Main Reading Room in the Jefferson Building. The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is … Read more
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Capitol Subway System The U.S. Capitol Subway System Beneath Capitol Hill Underground subways in a tunnel system that connect congressional office buildings to the US Capitol building. A series of tunnels runs between the Senate and House Office Buildings and the … Read more