Showing posts with the label History

The Dozen Times Humans Have Tried to Communicate With Extraterrestrials

Jun 13, 2024

The question of whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe has intrigued humanity for centuries. As our technological capabil...

The Nişan Taşı of Istanbul

Jun 11, 2024

Scattered throughout the old neighborhoods of Istanbul, particularly in an area known as Okmeydanı , are several stone steles erected in the...

The Reclusive John Bentinck And The Welbeck Abbey

Jun 5, 2024

In the village of Welbeck, in the Bassetlaw District of Nottinghamshire, England, sits a large country mansion within an expansive 17,000-ac...

Brandtaucher: World’s Oldest Surviving Submarine

May 28, 2024

At the German Armed Forces Museum of Military History in Dresden, there is a big fat iron submarine on display. Built in 1850, this pioneeri...

Priss Fotheringham: London’s Second Best Whore

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...

The Nail Men of World War 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Karl von Drais And The Laufmaschine

Mar 21, 2024

In April 1815, Mount Tambora on the island of Sumbawa in present-day Indonesia, erupted with a violence never seen before in recorded histor...

Watch 1505: The World's First Watch

Mar 19, 2024

In 1987, during a school trip to London, a watchmaker apprentice stumbled upon a rare find at an antique flea market. Concealed within a box...

Dhunge Dhara: Nepal’s 1,600-Year-Old Drinking Water Fountains

Mar 16, 2024

The tiny country of Nepal, nestled between India and Tibet, boasts of a very robust drinking water supply system that dates back to at least...

The Osoaviakhim-1 Disaster

Mar 13, 2024

Between 1930 and 1932, Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard made more than two dozen trips to the upper atmosphere using a balloon of his design...

Horizontal Collaboration: Sleeping With The Enemy

Mar 7, 2024

The historic D-Day landing by Allied forces on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of a crucial phase in World War...

John Stringfellow And The World's First Powered Flight

Mar 5, 2024

In 1842, British engineers William Samuel Henson and John Stringfellow received a patent for a flying machine. Unlike previous attempts made...