Pennsylvania Railroad 4-4-4-4 T1 Locomotive

By William Pearce In the late 1930s, Baldwin Locomotive Works (Baldwin) of Eddystone, Pennsylvania sought a partner to support the design of an…

New York Central M-497 Black Beetle

By William Pearce As the popularity of personal automobiles increased, passenger train travel decreased. In the United States, the decline quickened in the…

Rare Photos Reveal a Fake Rooftop Town Built to Hide Boeing’s Factory from Potential Japanese Air Strikes, 1944

Deceiving the enemy as to what you are doing is not new. Trying to hide positions from observation is not new, trying to…

Judi Dench looks amazing in picture from early career

Given her extensive credits and impressive 60-year-plus career, it's safe to say that Dame Judi Dench is a national treasure. As well as having…

Kiss of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and East German President Honecker, 1986

The Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev congratulates East German leader Erich Honecker with a fraternal hug and kiss after Honecker’s re-election as General Secretary…

A disembodied statue of Joseph Stalin’s head on the streets of Budapest during the Hungarian Revolution, 1956

Stalin’s monument was torn down on October 23, 1956, by enraged anti-Soviet crowds during Hungary’s October Revolution. Built as the birthday present to…

Marilyn Monroe performing for the thousands of American troops in Korea, 1954

Marilyn Monroe on stage in front of thousands of troops Korea, 1954. In February 1954, actress Marilyn Monroe traveled to Korea to entertain…

Canadian Soldiers Playing Hockey on a Rink They Built in Korea, 1952

Canadians’ enthusiasm for hockey was evident during the Korean War, in which 27,000 Canadian troops participated in the defense of freedom. The winter…

Winston Churchill and Nellie (the Trenching Machine)

Nellie was the nickname used for a unique trenching machine that owed its existence to Winston Churchill, it was not, however, a great…

The project of self-propelled anti-aircraft installation T77

During World War II, anti-aircraft self-propelled guns with machine gun or cannon weapons received special significance. Such equipment, built on self-propelled chassis, could…