I was watching on the History Channel and find out that this month of July - year 2009, NASA and the whole world celebrates the 40th anniversary of Moon landing. The United States’s Apollo 11 mission was the first manned spacecraft to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969. An estimated 500 million people worldwide watched this event, the largest ...

Around 8:00 pm, earlier than scheduled, the infamous Nashville fireworks display began and is of course..was just amazing. Unfortunately it started and ended with a heavy rain which drained every watchers around - locals and tourists alike. I even saw babies and small children drenched with bucket rainfall. We were smart enough to stay in the car w...

In relation to my visit to the Cheekwood Mansion, the pineapple fruit is used throughout their home which were embarked closely at the staircase of their foyer. The Cheeks adapted this fruit as a symbol of kindness and hospitality. How did it came up with this meaning? Early in the 18th century, ship captains would pick up pineapples while travelli...

If you ever wonder or remember or still familiar of Maxwell House coffee, here’s a short story: “Good to the last drop.” This infamous coffee brand since 1920s started its origin right here in the West of Nashville. There’s more to Cheekwood aside from its art and gardens but shows some equally roots of history. There’...

The Americans will be celebrating the memorial day this coming May 25th! It is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May which commemorated soldiers (men and women) who died while in the military service. What do they do on this day?? 1. By going to cemeteries and memorials mostly around 3pm Eastern time. They hold memorial observance fo...