In a weird twist of art imitating life, workers uncovered skeletal remains in the floorboards during renovations, calling to mind the events in "The Tell-Tale Heart." It turns out, though, they were just discarded animal bones. And if we do say so ourselves, that...
In a weird twist of art imitating life, workers uncovered skeletal remains in the floorboards during renovations, calling to mind the events in "The Tell-Tale Heart." It turns out, though, they were just discarded animal bones. And if we do say so ourse...
From 1933 to 1938, the Nazi party held propaganda events every year in Bavaria known collectively as the Nuremberg Rallies. These were marked by torchlight processions and impassioned speeches from Nazi leaders, including Adolf Hitler, who had recently become the German chancellor. In this Getty ph...
There are large tableaus at the entrance of each room/hall and all throughout the museum that provide easy-to-understand summaries of the historic events in both Chinese and English.Large-scale wall paintings, heroic statues of China's revolutionary leaders/fighters, illuminated display cabinets, ...
Kaspar, M. and Muller, M.: Selection of historic heavy large-scale rainfall events in the Czech 30 Republic, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 8, 1359-1367, doi:10.5194/nhess-8-1359-2008,Selection of historic heavy large-scale rainfall events - Kaspar, Müller...
Spanning four generations, two continents, and a century and a half of Chinese history,Chasing Hepburnis a rich portrayal of how an enormous transition of history impacted individuals and families in Shanghai, with fascinating depictions of historical events and characters, all told with the richnes...
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1951 to 1960. Countries such as the U.S. and Canada would be wise to recognize the PRC before being compelled to do so by the UN, in order to avoid “losing face.” In this regard, the book was quite accurate in its prediction; the UN did in fact vote to admit the PRC as a ...
Despite the dramatic events surrounding his life and death, the tale of Yankee Jim has become part of San Diego’s local lore, with some people linking subsequent natural disasters to his supposed curse. While the details of Yankee Jim’s connection to San Diego might be rooted in a dark ...
The iconic vessel the African Queen is located in Key Largo Florida. Made famous in the 1951 movie of the same name starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn she still remains a timeless classic. This famous steamboat is available for daily canal cr