How War Drove to Extinction The Wake Island Rail

Apr 9, 2019

The day Japan bombed Pear Harbor, many American outposts in the Pacific, such as Philippines, Guam, Midway, Wake Island, Malaya, Thailand,...

People Once Downloaded Games From The Radio

Apr 6, 2019

The year 1977 was an important year in the history of home computing. That year, the world’s first microprocessor-driven personal computer ...

Wrigley Field’s Rooftop Seats

Apr 5, 2019

One of the best spots to watch the Chicago Cubs play at their home ground, Wrigley Field, is not inside but outside the stadium, from the r...

Voder: The World’s First Talking Machine

Apr 3, 2019

That voice in your GPS navigator, the virtual assistant in your smartphone, and the automated responses you get when you dial a company hel...

Cragside: The World’s First House To Have Electric Lights

Apr 2, 2019

Nearly a decade before Thomas Edison began working on incandescent lamps and a more affordable way to bring the bright world of electricity...

Carrières de Lumières: An Immersive Art Gallery in a Disused Quarry

Mar 30, 2019

In the Les Baux-de-Provence of southern France, is located Carrières de Lumières , or the Quarries of Light—an unusual multimedia exhibit sp...

Vardo: The Opulent Caravans of The Gypsies

Mar 29, 2019

Living in trailer homes is largely an American culture , but the history of mobile homes originated in Europe. The first trailer home owne...

The Castle of Zafra

Mar 29, 2019

In the beloved TV series Game of Thrones, young Ned Stark is seen clashing swords with the henchmen of Targaryen in front of a spectacular c...

Mimizuka: The Burial Site of Thousands of Noses

Mar 28, 2019

In the middle of a quiet residential neighborhood in the suburb of Kyoto, Japan, is a 30-foot-high, grass-covered hillock within which are b...

WLW: The 500 Kilowatt Super Station

Mar 27, 2019

On most nights, during the 1930s, the airwaves over North America were dominated by a single radio station called WLW. Transmitting at a pow...