History

The Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet

Description: A small Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet (Touit purpuratus) is one of two similar but allopatric Touit parrotlets with brown on the back and red tail.  Only Touit parrotlets have a...

White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata)

Habitats & Behaviour: In Australia, the White-fronted Tern is an endemic marine species, never found inland; in contrast, in...

Black Metaltail – A Shiny Black Head Hummingbird

Identification The black metaltail (Metallura phoebe) is the largest of the metaltails. This hummingbird species has a shiny black...

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Family: Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a species of plover belonging to the Charadriidae family. Habitats: The Grey Plover...

Kohlrabi – Where and When to Grow

Description Kohlrabi is a hardy biennial grown as an annual and is a member of the cabbage clan. It...

George Washington – First President of the United States

George Washington, First President of the United States Why do people call him that? Let me tell you how he got this name. Many years...

Titanic History – A Miserable Night to Remember

Titanic History In the early part of the 19th century, the only means of transportation for travelers and mail between Europe and North America was...

Architecture and Applied Arts in Old Spain

The rich history of old Spain includes significant architectural monuments in characterful and characteristic old town sites as well as conspicuous products of the...

Noor-ud-Din Zangi – Most Shrewd and Courageous Ruler

Sultan Noor-ud-Din Zangi also in Turkish known as Nûreddin Mahmud Zengi was one of the most courageous, shrewd, and belligerent rulers in Islamic history....

History of Bulldozer

The history of Bulldozer started in 1923 at Morrowwville Kanas, on the site of a pipeline being built by the Sinclair Oil Company. For...

A Fateful Mission in the Bermuda Triangle

This is the real story of A Fateful Mission in the Bermuda Triangle. When At 2:10 p.m. on December 5, 1945, five Avenger torpedo...

The Mystery of Utsuro-Bune?

What is the mystery of Utsuro-Bune? In 1803, many fishermen in Hitachi province on the eastern coast of Japan reported seeing a strange vessel...

Giant 3,000-year-Old Statue of Pharaoh Ramses II Found in Cairo

Garman and Egyptian archaeologists found a giant 3000-year-old statue of Pharaoh Ramses II submerged in ground water in Cairo slum, which is hailed as...

The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine is Most Famous Lost Mine in American History

The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine is a rich gold mine hidden in the southwestern United States. The site is commonly thought to be in...

The Historical Rare Pictures of RMS Titanic Ship

More than 100 years before has sailed by since the luxury steamship RMS Titanic met its catastrophic end in the North Atlantic. The ship...