The Pope-Mustard House - Smyrna, Delaware
The dwelling was originally a two story house with a wing. It was built in 1790 for Colonel Charles Pope, on West Mt.Vernon Street. Colonel Pope served in the Revolutionary War. John Mustard, co-owner of the Peterson-Mustard Tannery, purchased the home in 1837. In 1850 the house was completely remodeled, resulting in what it looks like today. The tannery was located approximately one block north of the house.
NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Goddard Space Flight Center
The main base of the Wallops Flight Facility is located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, approximately 5 miles west of Chincoteague Island.
Established in 1945 under NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), Wallops is one of the oldest launch sites in the world. Support of scientific research and orbital and suborbital payloads places it at the center of NASA’s space and earth sciences.
WFF consists of three separate parcels of property totaling 6,200 acres which include the Main Base, the Mainland, and the Wallops Island Launch Site. The Mainland and the Wallops Island Launch Site are approximately 7 miles southeast of the Main Base.
Celebrate Veterans Day November 11, 2012
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 an armistice between Germany and the Allied nations came into effect. On November 11, 1919, Armistice Day was commemorated for the first time. In 1919, President Wilson proclaimed the day should be "filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory". There were plans for parades, public meetings and a brief suspension of business activities at 11am.
In 1926, the United States Congress officially recognized the end of World War I and declared that the anniversary of the armistice should be commemorated with prayer and thanksgiving. The Congress also requested that the president should "issue a proclamation calling upon the officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11 and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples."
An Act was approved on May 13, 1938, which made November 11 in each year a legal holiday, known as Armistice Day. This day was originally intended to honor veterans of World War I. A few years later, World War II required the largest mobilization of service men in the history of the United States and the American forces fought in Korea. In 1954, the veterans service organizations urged Congress to change the word "Armistice" to "Veterans". Congress approved this change and on June 1, 1954, November 11 became a day to honor all American veterans, where ever and whenever they had served.
In 1968 the Uniforms Holiday Bill made an attempt to move Veterans Day to the fourth Monday of October. The bill took effect in 1971. However, this caused a lot of confusion as many states disagreed with this decision and continued to hold Veterans Day activities on November 11. In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law 94-97 which stated that Veterans Day would again be observed on November 11 from 1978 onwards. Veterans Day is still observed on November 11.
Have you seen this?
An exciting photo of a kayaker who happened to find himself in the open mouth of a feeding whale, apparently neither being beforehand aware of the other until this instant.
If you look closely it is just too perfect. There is no water on the kayak or the paddler, and the situation seems too good to be true. And so it is. The photos were taken by the same photographer, at different times, then skillfully merged with a Photoshop program to be an exciting, if not true, photo. Just a reminder to not believe everything you see.
