The Georgian Hotel on the beach front in Santa Monica, California has enjoyed a 75 year history as one of Los Angles most charming properties. When the ocean blue hotel opened, in 1933, the decadent Art Deco landmark was an immediate draw for Hollywood movie stars. The Pacific oceanfront property has enjoyed a history as ...
Mention America’s “Heartland,” and most of us think of Kansas right away. The state actually traces its name to the Kansa Indians, known as “people of the wind.” The land was first settled by Europeans in the 1830s. After a tug of war over whether the territory would enter the Union as a free or ...
Born in London, England on May 29, 1903, Leslie Townes Hope was the fifth of seven sons, of a stonemason. His mother Avis Townes was a light opera singer. The family came to Ellis Island on the SS Philadelphia in 1908. At the age of 17 in 1920, Hope became an American citizen. As a ...
Kansas is a midwestern state in the central region of the United States. This area is often referred to as the American “Heartland”. It is named after the Kansas River, which flows through the state. The river was in turn named after the Kansa tribe who inhabited the aread. Kansa is said to mean “people ...
