Cartoonist and Penn alumnus Charles Addams is said to have used College Hall as his inspiration for the mansion of the Addams Family.
Cornell has been described as the first truly American university because of its dedication to its land-grant mission of outreach and public service.
Did you know that Brown became the third university in the nation to offer an academic medical education?
This monument, created in honor of the university's first benefactor, John Harvard, is a frequent target of pranks, hacks, and humorous decorations from Harvard students.
When the Yale Bowl opened in 1914, it was the first stadium with seating that completely surrounded the field. Today, it's famous for hosting soccer, lacrosse & countless other notable events.
Dedicated in 1894, this statue depicts the explorer whose trans-Atlantic trips, starting in 1492, helped lead to European colonization of the Americas.
The first clinical X-ray in America was performed here at the Geisel School.
Sterling Memorial Library was built with funds from the bequest of John W. Sterling, a NY attorney who graduated from Yale in 1864.
Uris Library is home to the Andrew Dickson White Library, which was built to hold the 30,0000 books that formed the personal collection of Cornell's first president, Andrew Dickson White.
Established in 1773, City Tavern once was frequented by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other notable figures of the American Revolution era.
Built as a U.S. military fort in 1811 in anticipation of the War of 1812 against the British, Castle Clinton went on to serve a variety of roles.
Over the years this building, opened in 1842, has been home to the New York Merchants Exchange and National City Bank (now Citibank), among others.
This Georgian-style brick house is a replica of the one where Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in June 1776.
On January, 21, 2013, President Obama took the oath of office and delivered his second inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Leggi tutto.
This was the home of 19th-century author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. The Missouri-born Clemens moved with his wife Olivia into this 19-room Victorian Gothic home in 1874.
This football stadium, built in 1923, is home to the University of California Golden Bears. The University of California announced a fundraising campaign in 1921 to fund a new stadium in Berkeley.
The natural thermal springs in this park, which flow from the Ouachita Mountains, were made a government-protected area by President Andrew Jackson in 1832.
The shipping trade in this port dates back to 1706, when Whetstone Port (near Fort McHenry) began officially shipping tobacco to England.
This Art Deco skyscraper, designed by Holabird & Root and completed in 1930, was the tallest building in Chicago until the Daley Center was built in 1965.
Stone Mountain was first used as a meeting place for members of the Cherokee and Creek Nations.
Cape May's World War II Lookout Tower, also known as Fire Control Tower No. 23, was built in 1942. It was one of 15 towers that served as part of a harbor defense system known as Fort Miles.
During Pontiac’s Rebellion, British forces claimed victory over a combined Native American Force, enabling white settlement in western Pennsylvania.
This location is home to Fort Necessity, built in 1754 under the command of George Washington during a prelude battle to the French and Indian War.
On Sep 11th 2013, New York marked the 12th anniversary of the 911 attack on the World Trade center. Always remember the ones we lost!
Created in 1959 by Jose de Creeft (1884-1982), this bronze sculpture features characters from the 1865 Lewis Carroll story‚ "Alice in Wonderland."
