Women trainees of the LAPD practice firing their newly issued revolvers, 1948

The photographs above show a group of female trainees from the Los Angeles Police Department during a pistol practice firing, in the classic…

The Most Important Engine of WW2 – Rolls-Royce Merlin

The Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was arguably the most important engine of WW2. It had an ability to produce war-winning designs of almost anything…

Grant British Command Tank

Lads !!!      The problem of the command in a battlefield between tanks is very complex. The speed of the vehicles in…

Porsche’s PDK

It seems like every automaker with a claim to high performance and high technology has an automated-manual transmission today. Ferrari was the first,…

101st Airborne Division

Birth of the 101st Airborne Division The 101st American Airborne Division officially opened on August 16, 1942 and made its debut at the…

“Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote”: The WWII Roots of the 26th Amendment

“The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or…

Looking At Five Memorable Scenes From ‘Saving Private Ryan’ On Today’s 79th Anniversary Of D-Day

378219_01:Steven Spielberg Directs Tom Hanks And Crew On The Set Of The Wwii Drama, "Saving Private Ryan." 1998 Tm & Dreamworks Llc/Paramount Pictures/Amblin…

Zorita (burlesque dancer)

Menu Words by Roxy Bourdillon In the latest edition of our LGBTease: Queeroes Of Burlesque series, writer, showgirl historian and managing editor of…

This Cannibalistic Monster From Native American Lore Will Haunt Your Dreams

In the folklore of Plains and First Nations people, the wendigo was once a legendary hunter who turned to cannibalism — and became…

Swimming Among the Ruins

In what was once the Turkish town of Hieropolis, history and aquatic enthusiasts can swim in a pool that's filled with ancient ruins,…

Altamira cave, Spain

Altamira, cave in northern Spain famous for its magnificent prehistoric paintings and engravings. It is situated 19 miles (30 km) west of the port city of Santander, in Cantabria provincia.…

Gloria Estefan – Conga, Age & Accident

(1957-) Who Is Gloria Estefan? Singer Gloria Estefan was born September 1, 1957, in Havana, Cuba. As a toddler Estefan fled Cuba with…