This noted 19th-century architect is buried within the walls of the Tennessee State Capitol building.
Paul Allen’s Priceless BMW
Ex-Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen has restored a Focke-Wulf Fw-190A complete with an original, extremely rare BMW 801 radial engine.
P-47 Unearthed in France
Second Lieutenant Kenneth Hindersinn’s P-57D Thunderbolt has been recovered by a farmer near St. Mère-Eglise in Normandy.
Lend-Lease P-39 Returns to Western N.Y.
A P-39 Lend-Lease fighter discovered in a Russian lake is being restored at its birthplace—the former Bell Aircraft plant, now part of Niagara Falls International Airport in New York.
Daily Quiz for January 24, 2011
In 1970, the Shah of Iran adopted this ancient Persian relic as his political symbol.
Daily Quiz for January 23, 2011
The Russians controlled this Chinese port that became the centerpiece of the 1904 – 05 Russo-Japanese War.
Daily Quiz for January 22, 2011
This civilian aviator was credited with 50 combat missions and one air-to-air kill during World War II.
Daily Quiz for January 21, 2011
In December of 1969, this American tycoon attempted to deliver 30 tons of supplies to American POWs in North Vietnam.
A Nation Divided
Responses to The Confederacy: America’s Worst Idea So many people insist on viewing the […]
Daily Quiz for January 20, 2011
At their inception circa 1119, the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon had this many founding members.
