Memorializing the Korean War Veterans This memorial is memorializing the millions of Americans who had fought in the Korean War. The Korean War, fought between 1950 and 1953, was a conflict between North and South Korea. After WWII there was a division in Korea. After Japan’s defeat in 1945, Korea, …
Who was Theodore Roosevelt? Theodore Roosevelt was born into a very wealthy and well-known family on October 27, 1858. He was the 26th, and youngest (42), President of the United States. Physical well-being was one of the only struggles he had watched others deal with. His mother and wife passed …
Who Was George Floyd? George Perry Floyd Jr. was an African American man born on October 14, 1973, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was raised in Houston, Texas, in a historically black neighborhood. Floyd then attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville and got involved in the rapping scenes. He faced several legal …
When you think of historical monuments that memorialize famous soldiers or wars, they can illustrate and portray a multitude of positive feelings that resonate with the monument. Two influential words that stick out are courage and sacrifice, which is exactly what the Battle of Bunker Hill and its monument represents. …
What was the Stonewall Uprising? The Stonewall Uprising, also called the Stonewall Riots, or simply Stonewall was a turning point for LGBTQ rights in the United States. On the late night of June 27th, 1969, or in the very early morning of June 28th, 1969, Police raided a well-known gay bar …
Who is she? Fearless Girl is the Statue of a young girl in New York City’s Financial District; she is made out of Bronze, stands with her hands on her hips, her chin raised, and portrays herself with significant confidence. Ever since the launch of Fearless Girl, she has become …
Photo by Vitalyazub on Wikimedia Commons, CC-SA 4.0 This statue commemorates the Yalta Conference, a meeting of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin in February of 1945. Amidst the waging World War II, the purpose of this conference was threefold: “to consider the political problems arising out …
Background Information on The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument The Stratford Civil War Monument, located in Stratford, Connecticut, is a 35-foot tribute to the town’s Civil War veterans and their commitment to preserving the Union during one of the nation’s most challenging periods. Erected in 1889, the monument was designed by …
“Louis Armstrong Park New Orleans March 2013” by Miguel Discart licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Throughout history, many figures have been discussed and commemorated for their actions concerning civil rights, like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass. However, it is not usually noted that not …
None of us hopes for the war to end; we have only one desire: to continue! Decades after his death, this has been the meaning of his past: a symbolic battleground. His statue in Milan has become the center of the ‘war’ between those defending him as an icon in …
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