Many historic events that are common knowledge at the time they occurred might be forgotten by some citizens of the twenty-first century—except history geeks like us and the occasional Jeopardy contestant. Here
This was the premiere of the documentary film "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru" -- which tells the story of a lesser-known WWII tragedy involving Japanese fascists and British prisoners of war (POWs) -- on the island, where it occurred. In October 1942, "Lisbon Maru," a cargo vessel r...
Roswell, Georgia, became the site of alittle-known mass deportationof innocent victims of the war between North and South. In the midst of General Sherman’s march to Atlanta, Union Brigadier General Kenner Garrard came to the small town of Roswell, where the local cotton and woolen mills em...
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History & Culture Built in 1796 and officially known as County of Dublin Gaol, Kilmainham Gaol takes its name from the town in which it is located. For the first 44 years of the jail's existence, there was no segregation of prisoners. Men, women and children were kept in the same ...
Put A Spell On You.” Jay Hawkins’ style, and particularly that song, would go on to be a significant influence on popular music for the remainder of the 20th century.At Homestands as one of the most unique sounds of its time by one of the most unparalleled characters in American ...
We redescribe all of the region's rice rat taxa known from adequate diagnostic material (Megalomys desmarestii, Megalomys luciae, and Oligoryzomys victus), and describe a new genus and species, Pennatomys nivalis gen. et sp. nov., from archaeological sites on St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, ...
Born in Scotland, Wilson was well known as a logical and powerful orator who fought vehemently for the separation of the colonies from British rule. Despite this, the state of Pennsylvania was divided on the issue of independence, and he would not vote against the wishes of his constituents....
had been the longest pennant drought of the 16 old-line franchises in the National and American Leagues. The mini-bears had gone 71 years since winning the NL championship in 1945. The Cubs went on to win the 2016 World Series; their previous win had occurred 108 years earlier, in 1908...
Three firefighters—George Johnson, Dan McWilliams and Bill Eisengrein—raising the American flag on September 11, 2001. This last of the series remains the most striking, yet least-known depiction of this scene.Lori Grinker / Contact Press Images ...