Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge May 27, 1937 was Pedestrian Day in San Francisco. This kicked off a week-long celebration of the new Golden Gate Bridge. Pedestrian Day meant that the bridge was open to foot traffic for 25 cents per person. About 200,000 people paid the fee and crossed the 1.7-mile span in their walking shoes or on roller skates. For the first time, it was possible to walk across the San Francisco Bay, from the northern tip of San Francisco to the southern end of Marin County. Automobile traffic was permitted the next day at noon. Before…
Chartering a Yacht? The Benefits of Going with an Established Company Have you recently decided that you would like to charter a private yacht? Whether you are doing so for a family vacation, a romantic getaway, a small business meeting or party, or a honeymoon, you may be concerned with quality and reliability. After all, you will actually be entrusting your life and the lives of your passengers to the private yacht chartering company that you choose to do business with. That is why it is advised that you choose to do business with an established company, preferably one that…
Sixteen-hundred Pennsylvania Avenue is among the most famous addresses in the United States. The 132-room home and workplace has also been known as the Presidents House and the Executive Mansion, but since 1902 its officially been called the White House. When George Washington was President, government meetings were held in various cities. He and Martha Washington kept two homes in New York and one in Pennsylvania. Seeing the need for a federal city, the President and Congress agreed in 1790 to the Residence Act. This provided for a district not exceeding ten miles squareon the river Potomac. The new federal…
