On the night of February 4, 1899, Pvt. William W. Grayson shot and killed a Filipino soldier in Sta. Mesa, Manila, beginning a fierce and bloody battle that would go on for three years and would be known in the country as the Philippine-American War, and until recently, the Philippine...
After visiting the Philippines in 1921, father and son established the Philippine Food Company, opening its first desiccated coconut factory in Sta. Mesa, Manila in 1922. By 1926, production facility was moved to San Pablo, Laguna and was renamed Franklin Baker of the Philippines. A year after...
1959: Residents of Flat Mesa report "sky beasts"/"atmospheric creatures" near Battle Mountain, Nevada, fueling calls for military action in the region,... 1961: Photographer Bruno Ghibaudi photographs strange airborne creatures in Montesilvano, Italy, attracting the attention of scientists,... 19...