A Symbol of Britishness With Unexpected Beginnings It’s widely recognized as an emblem of British identity, featured prominently from historical warplanes to the…
In September 1977, CBS debuted Stan Lee’s Spider-Man on television as a two-hour movie, later evolving into The Amazing Spider-Man series. This marked…
Nazi rally in the Cathedral of Light, 1937. The Cathedral of Light was a main aesthetic feature of the Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg starting…
Tourists take tea atop the Great Pyramid. 1938. By the late eighteenth century, Egypt had been reduced to nothing more than an impoverished…
Before anyone ever heard the word “cowgirl,” there were women who ventured west. Most traveled with their families on covered wagons, beginning in…
Women boxing on a roof, 1938. They are all wearing dance shoes so they are probably performers for a variety show. Since no…
Mining coal has always been a dangerous and challenging occupation, requiring workers to dig deep underground, often in cramped and dangerous conditions. In…
By Ask any military aviation buff to name the best combat aircraft to see service in the Second World War, and chances are…
In 2003, an ancient library was discovered, hidden behind a wall inside the Buddhist Sakya Monastery. The Sakya Monastery stands in the Tibet…
Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan is infamous for rejecting the use of CGI in his movies. The British-American filmmaker is known for his visually…
The Mengoon Bell, Mandalay, Burmah. From a photograph by Captain Edward B. Sladen. Article accompanying the illustration Burmah is a country in which…