History

Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)

TRUE TO ITS AME, the Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) is habitually seen singly or in pairs coursing low over the pasture of an open marsh, reed bed, or rank...

Whitebeams, Sorbus species

WHITEBEAMS, Sorbus species Deciduous, Zone 5-6, H6-7 History and origin: There are many species of Sorbus in the family, including the...

Cranberries Get You Bogged Down

In flood-irrigated fields between Port Orford and 10 miles north of Bandon, you may notice what appears to...

Stunning Black and White Wagtails

Pied wagtails are far more common than the two other species of wagtails in Britain and Ireland. On...

New Bird Cryptic Treehunter Discovered in Brazil

Brazilian ornithologists Dr. Juan Mazar Barnett & Dr. Dante Buzzetti of the Center for Ornithological Studies in São...

Life of Adam Rainer – Man Who Was Born a Dwarf, and Became a Giant

Life of Adam Rainer: He was an Austrian man who was born in Graz, Austria, in 1899. He was born with a medical condition...

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...