Beads, toys, stuff animals and various other items (did I mention lots of beads) are thrown from colorfully decorated floats to celebrate Mardri Gras.  Here are some pictures from Mardi Gras 2009.

This picture was taken inside the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library in Austin, Texas.

The Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library contains artifacts from the Gemini and Apollo programs.  Here are some of them.

Lyndon Baines Johnson was the thirty-sixth President of the United States of America.  Johnson is one of only a few who has served in all four elected federal offices.  He was a Representative from 1937 to 1949, Senator from 1949 to 1961, Vice President from 1961 to 1963, and President from 1963 to 1969.

This video from September 2010 at Locks 34/35 in Lockport, New York shows the process of draining the upper lock.  This process took about…

This photo was taken in Dallas, Texas looking at the former Texas School Book Depository where it is believed that Lee Harvey Oswald fired…

On November 22nd, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was fatally shot while his Presidential motorcade traveled through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The X on the street marks the approximate position of Kennedy in the limousine when he was shot. Nearby, the Six Floor Museum details the timeline and facts around the tragic event, as well as the life of the President.

From what is called the “sniper’s nest” located on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository, it is believed that Lee Harvey Oswald fired the fatal bullet. The window can be found in the corner of the building and is the only one open.

The 67-foot tall statue of Sam Houston on top a 10-foot granite base was designed and constructed by artist David Adickes.  He dedicated the statue to the City of Huntsville on October 22nd, 1994.

The San Jincto Monument stands 567 feet tall at the Port of Houston.  There is a 220-ton star on top that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.  It took three years to build and was dedicated on April 21st, 1939.