Bloody Island: Missouri’s Infamous Dueling Ground
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 14, 2023
In the late 1790s, a large sandy island emerged in the middle of the Mississippi River, across from St. Louis, Missouri, as a result of the ...
The Divided Church of Gmünd
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 12, 2023
Near the town of Gmünd in the Austrian state of Carinthia stands the Divided Church (Geteilte Kirche am Kreuzbichl), so called because it is...
Talking Gravestones of Amrum and Föhr
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 11, 2023
About 60 km north of Heligoland in the North Sea, off the western coast of Germany, lies the islands of Amrun and Föhr. Part of the North F...
Dejima: The Island That Was Once Japan’s Only Connection To The Outside World
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 7, 2023
For over two centuries, spanning from the 16th to the 19th centuries, Japan adopted a strict policy that prohibited foreigners, particularly...
The Logan Rock of Treen
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 5, 2023
On the edge of the cliffs overlooking the English Channel, on a headland one mile south of Treen, in Cornwall, England, is a famous rocking ...
The Mysterious Jerome of Sandy Cove
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 24, 2023
The story of a legless mystery man known as “Jerome” who turned up one day in 1863 in Sandy Cove is well-known in Nova Scotia. He was found ...
Tŷ Unnos: The One Night House
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 22, 2023
Near the village of Llanycefn, in Pembrokeshire, in south-west Wales, stands a small stone cottage. Legend has it that the cottage was built...
The Potsdam Giants
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 20, 2023
During his 27-year-reign, King Frederick William I of Prussia greatly expanded the size of the Prussian Army, turning it into the largest an...
Louis Le Prince, The Father of Cinematography
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 15, 2023
In any casual conversation regarding the history of film, the name of Louis Le Prince seldom arises. Yet, this legendary French artist and i...
The Leicester Balloon Riot of 1864
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 13, 2023
During the latter part of the 18th century and most of the 19th century, there was a notable surge in public fascination with ballooning. Th...
