The Franklin Institute, a museum in Philadelphia inspired by the work of Ben Franklin and dedicated to the study of science, exhibits a plane built in 1911 by the Wright brothers. It was, they say, a gift from Grover C. Bergdoll, a strange man with a strange history who was once an ...
now, here he was—a legal immigrant from canada, living in the states on a green card—surrounded by 100 sweaty dudes, some waving cocktail-napkin-size u.s. flags. mcinnes didn’t simply feel vindicated; he believed he was at the pinnacle of a new world. “i feel like clark kent,”...
A short plane ride later, they were disembarking at Dallas Love Field to a promising reception. Jackie was presented red roses. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy arrive at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. The sun had come out and the day had ...
Guests Of Hearst Castle Could Travel By Plane, Using A Private Airstrip Photo: K Danko Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Since Hearst Castle is about 225 miles north of Hollywood, traveling to the estate took time. While some celebrities arrived via train - or occasionally in an entire car or...
Factory bosses used children to climb into the insides of industrial machinery to clear a jam, sometimes with fatal consequences. These were not isolated incidents but common. Families were poor and hungry and they took what work they could find, even if it meant sending a child as young as...
cocktail-party impression of him. Arnold gave me this Terminator look. I quickly went, ‘Hey, I do all the greats… Want to hear my Cary Grant?’ He laughed. Then he stood up and said, ‘I like this part. I’m not a robot from the future or caveman from the past. I’m in ...
The statue has Rolls looking at a model of the bi-plane he was flying at the time of his death: Henry V was born in Monmouth Castle, however today there is not that much left of the structure. The following photo is looking at what remains of the Great Tower of the castle: On the...
war plane bombed the Chinese Embassy, killing two persons and injuring several others. The United States explained that it had used an old map to find its targets, but Chinese Foreign Minister Tan Jiaxuan called the explanation "unconvincing" and questioned whether it was a mistake. ...
In 1937 he became a member of the German Research Institute for Soaring (gliders and sailplanes), where he did much research on aircraft air brakes. The institute was located in the Wasserkuppe, the highest peak in the Rhön Mountains in the German state of Hesse. Between the First and...