Maurice Tillet – Possible Inspiration Behind the Character of Shrek
Maurice Tillet was born in 1903 in Russia and was known as the "French Angel." He was a professional wrestler in the 1940s and...
The Famous Tay Whale Incident
The Tay Whale, also known as the "Monster," was a humpback whale that entered the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland in 1883. The...
The Priceless Civil War Eagle Made Out of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair
The Priceless Civil War Eagle Made Out of Abraham Lincoln's Hair In a tiny, vaguely lit backroom of the Onondaga Historical Association in Syracuse,...
World Cup Semi-Final 1954 – Greatest Ever Football Battle That Will be Long Remembered
FIFA World Cup Semi-Final 1954: Hungary vs. Uruguay
A 1954 World Cup semi-final between the holders of the trophy, Uruguay, and the hottest favorites ever,...
The Aeroplane – Conquest of the Skies
Conquest of the Skies
From the first few tentative hops, flying machines developed in leaps and bounds, becoming the most momentous technological advance of the...
The Wrecking and the Wreck of Zeppelin LZ33
On the night of September 24th, 1916, the Zeppelin LZ33 was brought down by the combined efforts of the London defenses and 2nd Lieut....
Obelisk’s – Symbols of Conquest and Mysterious Power
An Obelisk's Perilous Voyage Egypt's stones, originally raised in homage to the sun, have been coveted since Roman times as symbols of conquest and...
Johannes Havelius – First Man Who Map the Moon
Johannes Havelius published the first detailed map of the surface of the Moon in 1647. He was born on January 28, 1611, in Danzig...
Bohdan Winiarski – Former Polish Politician and Jurist
On April 5, 1961, Bohdan Winiarski was elected president of the International Court of Justice by his fourteen fellow judges. Bohdan Winiarski of Poland...
The First Ever Airmail Must Get Through?
The success of the airplane led quickly to the introduction of airmail. The United States was in the vanguard, and on February 17, 1911,...