The University of Texas Tower

The icon of the university dominates the campus. In 1966, Charles Whitman a student at the University of Texas at Austin, killed 14 people and wounded 32 others during a shooting rampage that began here.

A Quick Trip to California

February 5th 2010
Our second leg of the trip began leaving New Orleans. Our plan was to spend ten days in Joshua Tree National Park with one or both of our sons. We had ten days to get to Joshua Tree; enough time to enjoy a few special places along the way. We had a few more thoughts about the Big Easy and Louisiana in general as we left the city. Our first visit there was the winter after Katrina, four year ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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