Junkers Jumo 223 Aircraft Engine

Junkers Jumo 223 Aircraft Engine In 1892, Hugo Junkers began experimental development of two-stroke, opposed-piston, gas engines. By 1910, Junkers had combined the opposed-piston…

Isotta Fraschini W-18 Aircraft and Marine Engines

Isotta Fraschini W-18 Aircraft and Marine Engines In late 1924, the Italian firm Isotta Fraschini responded to a Ministero dell’Aeronautica (Italian Air Ministry) request for a…

Stalin’s Great Purge: Gulags, Show Trials, and Terror

In the late 1930s, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin feared the rise of political rivals. To ensure complete loyalty within the top-down administration of…

“FREE BORSHCH” IN CELEBRATION OF THE STALIN’S DEATH

“FREE BORSHCH” IN CELEBRATION OF THE STALIN’S DEATH Waitress at the restaurant “1203” Eileen Keenan inviting everyone to enjoy “Free Borshch” in celebration of…

Nine Kings 1910

Nine Kings 1910 In May 1910, European royalty gathered in London for the funeral of King Edward VII . Among the mourners…

“Iron Man” Diving Apparatus

1902-7 – "Iron Man" Diving Apparatus by Capt. Enos B. Petrie and Joseph E. Martin. It is diver O. E. Gaudy (Gandy?) inside…

The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest

Nathan Bedford Forrest TITLE Lieutenant General WAR & AFFILIATION Civil War / Confederate DATE OF BIRTH – DEATH July 13, 1821 – October…

Inspiring a Nation: The Story of the Hell’s Angels

In May of 1943, two B-17s (from two separate Bomb Groups) were the first two heavy bombers to complete 25 combat…

“Memphis Belle”: The Story Of A Legendary Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress

Memphis Belle today. (Image credit: Author). What began as any other B-17 to roll out of the Boeing assembly line and became an…

Sophia Loren: Stunning vintage photos of the Italian classic beauty icon, 1950s-1960s

Sophia Loren: Stunning vintage photos of the Italian classic beauty icon, 1950s-1960s Sophia Loren (born in1934, Rome, Italy), is an Italian film actress…

The Extraordinary Story Of John Clem, The Boy Who Became A Civil War Officer At Just 12 Years Old

When a Confederate colonel called John Clem a "damned little Yankee devil" and demanded his surrender at the Battle of Chickamauga, John shot…

The Quest To Find The Wreckage Of The Bismarck

In 1989, the wreckage of the Bismarck, one of Nazi Germany’s most formidable battleships, was located in the depths of the North Atlantic…