There’s always that one recruit that stands out in a crowd.
The Daring First Lady
Lou Henry Hoover, who would become First Lady to President Herbert Hoover in 1929, […]
Finland’s ‘Sisu’ Looks Poised To Be the ‘John Wick’ of Killing Nazis
The film follows an ex-Finnish commando who lost everything in the war and “b[ecomes] a one man death squad.”
A Kingdom of ‘Amazons’
The above troupe, billed as “Amazons” when appearing in 1891 at the Jardin d’Acclimatation […]
Battle of the Ironclads
The famous Battle of Hampton Roads that pitted USS Monitor against CSS Virginia on […]
Presidential Inspection
President Calvin Coolidge inspects the cockpit of a de Havilland DH-4B at Bolling Field […]
Bollman Bridge, A Bridge to the Future
Invented by Wendel Bollman, a Baltimore engineer, the bridges were the first all-metal railroad spans in history.
John Fetterman Isn’t the First Ill Politician to Serve. Here Are Examples from History
From the Founding Fathers to the present day, illness has impacted politics.
When the Soviets Needed a Submarine, They Turned to the Germans
The result was a successful Russian sub.
