In the mid-1930s, Hispano-Suiza developed the Type 86 engine specifically for use in railcars. A railcar is a self-propelled railroad coach meant to…
George Bennie was born near Glasgow, Scotland in 1892 (some say 1891). From a young age, he became interested in rail travel. By…
Just after World War II, OKB-500 (Opytno-Konstruktorskoye Byuro-500 or Experimental Design Bureau-500) in Tushino (now part of Moscow), Russia was tasked with building…
In 1943, Simmering-Graz-Pauker (SGP) in Vienna, Austria was tasked by the Heereswaffenamt (HWA, German Army Weapons Agency) to develop a new main tank engine for…
Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD) Dz 700, Dz 710, and Dz 720 The German engine manufacturer Deutz AG can trace its roots back to the inventor of…
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 In late 1924, the Italian firm Isotta Fraschini responded to a Ministero dell’Aeronautica (Italian Air Ministry) request for a…
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 Waitress at the restaurant “1203” Eileen Keenan inviting everyone to enjoy “Free Borshch” in celebration of…
Nine Kings 1910
In May 1910, European royalty gathered in London for the funeral of King Edward VII . Among the mourners…
1902-7 – "Iron Man" Diving Apparatus by Capt. Enos B. Petrie and Joseph E. Martin. It is diver O. E. Gaudy (Gandy?) inside…
Nathan Bedford Forrest TITLE Lieutenant General WAR & AFFILIATION Civil War / Confederate DATE OF BIRTH – DEATH July 13, 1821 – October…