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Since Vietnam War, Father and Son Spent 40 Years in a Treehouse 15 Aug 2013 | 08:32 pm
They used to be a normal family living a normal life; that is until a land mine from the Vietnam War blew up his wife. In shock, 42-year-old Ho Van Thanh ran into the forest with his 2-year-old son. T...
History Quote of the Week 15 Aug 2013 | 12:14 pm
"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success." -- Quote by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller For more: History Quotes, Biography of J...
Oil Tycoon: John D. Rockefeller 12 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
Rockefeller started out life in moderate circumstances, the son of snake-oil salesman. By keeping extremely close tabs on his money and making safe and well-thought out business decisions, Rockefeller...
History Quote of the Week 8 Aug 2013 | 12:06 pm
"Do you think when two representatives holding diametrically opposing views get together and shake hands, the contradictions between our systems will simply melt away? What kind of a daydream is that?...
Germany Reburying Their Eastern Front WWII Soldiers 8 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
Since 1992, Germany has been attempting to locate and rebury their WWII soldiers who died on the Eastern Front. Thus far, they have successfully reburied 800,000 soldiers, a third of whom they have be...
Update: Misquote on MLK Memorial Removed 8 Aug 2013 | 02:51 am
After nearly two years of controversy, the misquote that was engraved into the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. has been removed by the original sculptor, Lei Yixin.
Famous WWI Poster Popularity an Urban Myth 8 Aug 2013 | 02:23 am
In the United Kingdom, there is a general belief that a poster bearing the likeness of Lord Kitchener pointing his finger and saying "Your Country Needs You" was an extremely successful recruiting pos...
First Air Force One Neglected and Decaying 31 Jul 2013 | 07:30 pm
The very first Air Force One, which took President Dwight D. Eisenhower around the country, now sits nearly forgotten out in a field in Arizona under the hot sun. The sun is destroying both the interi...
The First Man on the Moon 31 Jul 2013 | 03:59 am
For centuries, people dreamed about the moon. Some thought a man lived up there; others thought it was made of cheese. In 1969, man no longer needed to dream or guess for Neil Armstrong became the ver...
Thurgood Marshall: The First African-American Supreme Court Justice 31 Jul 2013 | 03:55 am
I have to admit, Thurgood Marshall is a bit of a hero of mine. He worked hard, kept his sense of humor, was a wonderful storyteller, was nearly lynched, made history, and changed the world. That's a l...
