The TIGHAR Project – What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?
TIGHAR (pronounced “tiger”) is the acronym for The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery. It is a non- profit foundation whose activities include all...
The Old John Bull: The world’s oldest still functional self propelled vehicle
The John Bull is probably the most famous, and definitely the only one still operational, of the early steam locomotives.
The John Bull was first...
A History of Dentures: The Ancient Origins of Dental Hardware
In 2006, archaeologists in Mexico discovered the skeleton of a 4500 year old man. These archaeologists were shocked to realize that this ancient human...
Aleksey Leonov and Ed White Were the First Men to Exit their Ships
Called Extra Vehicular Activity or EVA by NASA spacewalks were a second Russian victory in the "Space Race" with America.
The first “space walks” were...
Female Pirates and Their Lovers: Finding Time for Love While Leading Busy Lives As...
Juliet had Romeo. Tristan had Isolde. Abelardo had Heloise. Elizabeth Barrett had Robert Browning. And Don Jose had his Carmen, if only briefly. Love...
Piracy, a Daunting Feature of Life at Sea Since Early Times
In the sentimental glow of hindsight, pirates have typified freedom, romance and adventure. Suffering their depredations was a totally different matter.
In the 7th and...
The search for Robin Hood’s true identity
We all grew up to the tales of Robin Hood, the dashing bandit who robbed the rich to help the poor. Movies starring...
Hidden History: The Suppression of Proof (UFO’s)
As Americans we have mistakenly prided ourselves on having a free press as guaranteed under our Constitutional rights. This is what we were taught...
The Inventive Mind – the World’s Most Clever Innovations
When asked for a quote to sum up the 19th century, the President of the US Patent Office, solemnly offered this opinion during a...
The Birth of Airmail: On May 15th 1918 the Army Air Corps Began Carrying...
The Army had been detailed to help the Post Office with an experimental project to inaugurate airmail in America. This was the first regular...