In 1915, an unusual and impulsive decision by Cecil Chubb, an English businessman, forever changed the fate of the iconic Stonehenge monument. Originally tasked by his wife to purchase a set of…
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Here’s a photo of the Yugoslavian fighter girl
Here’s a photo of the Yugoslavian fighter girl, Liba Radij, who was just 17 when she was executed by the Nazis in 1943. The commander told her, “If you name your colleagues,…
On January 10, 1975, the world tuned in to The Mary Tyler Moore
On January 10, 1975, the world tuned in to The Mary Tyler Moore Show for the controversial “Green Dress Episode” (Season 5, Episode 21, titled You Try to Be a Nice Guy)….
A photo of a late 1940s improvised picnic
A photo of a late 1940s improvised picnic on a car. A man and a woman are sitting on the roof of a car, eating and laughing. The man is wearing a…
Angel is a Bengali cat who travels around the world with
Angel is a Bengali cat who travels around the world with her family. Due to the fact that two animals died during a flight – one because of the cold and the…
really hurts and I’m very scared.It was
Hello… I’m a bat… I don’t suck blood and I don’t want to get stuck in your hair. If I accidentally walk into your house,please don’t hit me with sticks or brooms,…
Hirta Island, in the St Kilda archipelago of Scotland
Hirta Island, in the St Kilda archipelago of ScotlandIn 1861, the island’s residents constructed sixteen single-story cottages with chimneys and slate roofs, which they referred to as the “main street.” These homes…
A Dog of Flanders is a novel written in 1872 by
A Dog of Flanders is a novel written in 1872 by Marie Louise de la Rameé. It tells the story of Nello and his dog Patrasche, set in Antwerp in the 19th…
Bob Marley was absolutely right when he
Bob Marley was absolutely right when he said:”You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She has loved before you and may love again. But if she loves you…
1861 in Kentucky just before the Civil War
1861 in Kentucky just before the Civil War. Times were hard then and people fended for themselves daily to survive. Cloths and shoes were passed down from sibling to sibling. People appreciated…