Avatarjohn matonThe Story Behind the Iconic Photograph of 11 Construction Workers Lunching 840 Feet Above New York City (1932)openculture.com - by Ayun HallidayDorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother“… Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Terror of War“… Richard Drew’s “The Falling Man“… Throughout the years, a …
Avatarjohn matonHow a Cotswolds housewife stole the atom bomb – and was one of Stalin’s most accomplished spiesinews.co.uk - Cahal MilmoBy the time she reached the safety of East Berlin in 1950, the Soviet spy known to the residents of the Cotswolds village of Great Rollright as Mrs …
Avatarjohn matonThe last families who lived on St Kildabbc.co.uk - By Steven BrocklehurstEarly on the morning of 29 August 1930, the last 36 residents began the evacuation from St Kilda, a group of islands 110 miles off the west coast of Scotland that had been lived on for thousands of years. Three hours later, 13 men, 10 women and 13 children were aboard the ship that would take them …
Avatarjohn maton10 oddest track layouts F1 has raced on before Bahrain OuterThe Race - By Edd StrawFormula 1’s announcement that the so-called ‘almost oval’ Bahrain Outer Circuit would be used for the new Sakhir Grand Prix is the latest oddity in …
Avatarjohn matonColorized 1902 Footage of a 'Flying Train' Ride Through a German Townpetapixel.com - Michael ZhangHere’s a fascinating 4-minute video that offers a tiny window into what life in one German town was like back in 1902. The original 2-minute …
Avatarjohn matonThe Man Behind the Legend Who Is Sitting Bullhowstuffworks.com - Carrie Whitney, Ph.D.Little Big Horn, Custer's Last Stand, the Wild West Show and the Ghost Dance. These are all events associated with one legendary figure who started …
