Priss Fotheringham: London’s Second Best Whore
Kaushik Patowary
May 14, 2024
At the corner of Whitecross Street and Old Street in East London, on the walls above Jane Roe Kitchen, you’ll see a commemorative blue plaqu...
Showing posts with the label History
The Nail Men of World War 1
Kaushik Patowary
May 8, 2024
On March 6, 1915, a large crowd gathered at Schwarzenbergplatz in Vienna for the unveiling of a new monument—a wooden depiction of a medieva...
Siegfried Marcus: The Forgotten Inventor of The Automobile
Kaushik Patowary
May 2, 2024
A name that often gets sidelined when we talk about the history of automobiles is Siegfried Marcus, a pioneering Austrian inventor who built...
Francesca Rojas: The First Murderer to be Apprehended by Fingerprint Evidence
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2024
On June 29, 1892, in the town of Necochea, located in the southeast of Argentina in the province of Buenos Aires, two young children were di...
Penistone: The Worst Accident Black-spot on The British Railway Network
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 24, 2024
Approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Leeds and 50 kilometers east of Manchester, nestled in the foothills of the Pennine Hills, you'...
The Nuclear Test That Vaporized an Island
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 16, 2024
On November 1, 1952, the U.S. detonated the world’s first hydrogen bomb, codenamed “Mike”, as part of Operation Ivy. It was the first full t...
The Swinging Cabin of SS Bessemer
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 9, 2024
English inventor Sir Henry Bessemer, renowned for his groundbreaking steel manufacturing process that still bears his name, once lamented, “...
The Rajah Quilt
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 5, 2024
Nestled within the textiles collection at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra lies a gem of historical significance and artistic p...
5 Times Weather Played Foul For An Invading Army
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 1, 2024
Throughout history, weather has played a significant role in military campaigns, sometimes altering its course and reshaping the destiny of ...
Claude Ruggieri: Master of Pyrotechnic Brilliance
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 27, 2024
Fireworks have accompanied celebrations and festivities for at least a thousand years. They were first used in China during the Song dynasty...
