D-Day Battle for Easy Red and Fox Green Beaches
D-Day Battle for Easy Red & Fox Green BeachesAmid bullets and shells, blood and death, the men of the 1st Infantry Division helped turn the tide of…
USS Iowa – The most terrifying battleship of the US Navy
USS Iowa is a large battleship of the US Navy, equipped with up to 9 406 mm caliber guns installed in the ship’s 3 main turrets, which…
This rare blue diamond is practically a miracle of nature
It’s also helping geologists better understand plate tectonics. Unearthed in the largest mine in Botswana, the Okavango Blue Diamond is on display to the public for the…
Octopuses rewrite their own RNA to survive freezing temperatures
A new study dives deeper into the amazing adaptations of the cephalopod brain. The California two-spot octopus (Bimaculoides) is the first octopus species to have its genome…
The Indestructible Warbird: The Tale of the B-25 Mitchell
“Patches” Amidst the chaos of World War II’s skies, the B-25 Mitchell, particularly the bomber known as “Patches,” epitomized resilience. This aircraft, marked by 400 bright yellow…
Paul Newman: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man review – a screen idol full of self-loathing
A painfully revealing memoir, taken from transcripts of reminiscences Newman recorded in the 1980s, lays bare a candid, complicated star Movie stars, bemused by their own magnified…
How Ford’s Willow Run Assembly Plant Helped Win World War II
The Willow Run bomber plant made aviation, industrial and social history—along with new B-24s by the hour. By mid-1944, the Willow Run assembly plant was producing one…
When Has A Little Girl’s Kiss Ever Represented So Much Appreciation?
When Has A Little Girl’s Kiss Ever Represented So Much Appreciation?The above photograph was taken on February 14, 1945. I discovered it on Facebook and reposted it. The…
Scientists think they found a 2,000-year-old d:i l d o in ancient Roman ruins
Is it an ancient s*x toy, a good luck charm, or a pestle for grinding medicine? The 6.3 inch long artifact was discovered in England, at the…
B-17 Flying Fortress Scrapping After World War II
B-17 Flying Fortresses parked and awaiting the furnaces after World War IIB-17s served in every World War II combat zone. The aircraft is best known for daylight…