In a horrific systematic mass murder that began 78 years ago today, the Iraqi army and various local tribes killed over 3,000 Assyrians in villages …
Long before the invention of the automobile, Arabs living 115 years ago had already perfected the concept of the RV/camper… with camels. The camel howdah, or …
This photo, taken 73 years ago today, comes with a rather amusing caption: Golf course grass now dyed green for nervous putters. Washington, D.C., Aug. …
278 years ago today, Andrew Hamilton gave his famous impassioned speech in defense of freedom of the press in the trial of John Peter Zenger, …
Immortalized in (government-subsidized) song, the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in Washington state is the largest electric-power producing facility in the United States, …
Having nostalgia for childhood summer vacations and camping in the countryside? This photo, taken 87 years ago today, shows that America’s summer camp tradition stretches …
107 years ago today, Russian forces continued their retreat in face of Japanese advance after the Battle of Hsimucheng (析木城), pushing Russia closer to ultimate …
423 years ago today, the British fleet confronted the Spanish Armada in the Battle of Gravelines. Though the British ships ran out of the ammunition during …
Most remarkable about this panoramic photograph, taken 82 years ago today, isn’t how much Chicago’s beloved Wrigley Field (then still known as “Cubs Park”) has …
84 years ago today, Charles Lindbergh landed in the “Spirit of St. Louis” at the private airport of a friend–James Hartness–in the town of Springfield, …
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