The 1-year-old giant panda cub has drawn crowds and attention to the Smithsonian National Zoo. Giant panda cub Bao Bao licks the hand of zookeeper Marty Dearie during her weekly weigh-in at the Smithsonian National Zoo in May. Since the cub's birth on Aug. 23, 2013, the Washington D.C.-based exhibit has seen an uptick in visits â and the city a renewed sense of panda fandom.
Haystack Rock. The Rock is located near Cannon Beach on the North coast of Oregon, Haystack Rock is a unique monolith that attracts wildlife and tourists alike. Towering 235 feet over the beach, the Rock is home to nesting seabirds in the summer and marine invertebrates all year long.
A militia raised as a private army defeated a Shaysite (rebel) attempt to seize the federal Springfield Armory in late January 1787, killing four and wounding 20 men. The main Shaysite force was scattered on February 4, 1787, after a surprise attack on their camp in Petersham, Massachusetts.hays was a farmhand from Massachusetts when the Revolution broke out; he joined the Continental Army, saw action at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill and Saratoga, and was eventually wounded in action.