President Wilson

... actually incredible seeing all of these organizations I've studies through History and through Red Cross. Highlights included the Palais Wilson, The Palais Des Nations, UNICEF, UNHCR, and most importantly, Le Comité International de la Croix-Rouge! AND ...

... cleared long enough for us to do a bit of a walking tour in search of lunch. Settled on gnoshing at "L'Arabique" in the President Wilson Hotel around the corner from us. Good healthy middle-eastern fair. Zoya and I napped while Paula went to work with ...

... public.  The corporation acquired 6,000 acres by 1913 and offered the land to the federal government.  In 1916 President Wilson announced the creation of Sieur de Monts National Monument from this land.  Dorr continued to acquire property ...

... 427.. Oh one thing that was a bit strange about the location of the hostel was that it was a block away from the President Wilson Hotel. The poshest hotel in Geneva. Out the front one after the other was a brand new Bentley Continental, Lambo Gallardo ...

... eastern side of the headland where Picasso and F. Scott Fitzgerald spent their summers in the 20's. At 20mins walk down scenic Boulevard President Wilson or one train stop it is a good option, and a good idea to get away from the anglophiles in ...

... learn that Ho Chi Minh started his quest for the independence of Vietnam before WWI and actually gave a proposal for independence to President Wilson at the Treaty of Versaille in 1922.  He spent about thirty years in exile before returning to ...

... ," this is one of the prime areas in this region for bear viewing. Katmai National Monument was created in 1918 when President Wilson set aside just over 1 million acres to preserve the phenomenon of Mt. Katmai, the Valley of Ten Thousand ...

... his own special Steinway piano.  He loved Poland and was disheartened with it being torn apart and off the map.  President Wilson listened to him and had Bullet Point 13 added to the Versailles Peace Treaty saying that Poland should be an ...

... calls, I finally called Alexandre Zouari.  This is one of the BIG names in hair here.  The salon is on Avenue du President Wilson, which is easy for me to get to via bus or metro, so that was a positive.  The receptionist spoke English and ...

... north of Stockholm, last night. Once again we were very warmly greeted, escorted from the train station by Per Malmqvist, a dentist and president of the Djursholm club, from the train station to the gym. The place was packed; many came from the town to ...

... some cool shops in old European style buildings. Walking through Fuxing Park, we arrived at Dr Sun Yatsuns Former Residence (1st President of China after overthrowing the Monarchy). His house was a small two story building but was quite interesting to see ...

... blossom park (but no blossom was out). We then walked on to Dr Sun Yatsun's Mausoleum. This guy was the first president of China after overthrowing the Qing Empire, so he's pretty big in China. His mausoleum contained several impressive temples, with his ...

... from LBJ's boyhood home and the Museum.5 buildings and the windmill still stand. In the late 1850's Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr, President Johnson's grandfather, and his brother Tom, bought 320 acres in the newly formed Blanco County and built a one room log ...

... . Amelia, Wilson's maid who cooks and cleans for us and is great fun, said the other day, "Museveni has the power of the president, why does he need the power of the electricity too?!" One day the lights flickered on and off for a bit, threatening to cut ...

... to 46 states. The holiday was declared officially by some states beginning in 1912, beginning with West Virginia. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother's Day, as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those ...

... picturesque. Wytheville is a quaint little town, although slightly boring. It is the birthplace of Edith Bolling Wilson, wife of President Woodrow Wilson and who some call the first female President because of the duties she undertook after her husband's ...