As the 20th century approached, Native American communities faced mounting challenges to their existence and traditional ways of life. After the Civil War,…

Bison were hunted for their skins, with the rest of the animal left behind to decay on the ground. Bison were hunted almost…

It’s 1918 and France was caught in the final year of World War I. American photographer Lewis Hine traveled across the country for…

These photos were taken in 1950 by Life Magazine photographer Ed Clark who got a call from a friend at 20th Century Fox…

Actresses and models often take inspiration from Marilyn Monroe, but did Marilyn herself pay tribute to Hollywood legends of the past? In 1958,…

It seems that the guy on the left holding her up is enjoying the view. This photo shows Marlene Dietrich passionately kissing an…

The Falling Soldier, 1936. The Falling Soldier became famous for the way it seems to capture, with terrifying immediacy, the moment when a…

In early 1939, Soviet authorities sought the design and development of a new aircraft engine rated in excess of 2,000 hp (1,491 kW).…

Louis Delâge was born in Cognac, France on 22 March 1874. He received an engineering degree in 1893 and started a career in…

Charles (Carl) Deissner stands next to the 30 hp (22 kW) Paradox engine during a test run. The frame around the engine enabled…

By 1915, the Germans had begun to experiment with very large aircraft known as Riesenflugzeug (giant aircraft). These aircraft had been developed from the…

In 1936, Siegfried and Walter Günter began design work on the Heinkel He 119, an experimental, unarmed, high-speed light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. The…