Mysterious new hidden chamber discovered in Egypt’s Great Pyramid The purpose of the chamber is unclear, and it’s not yet known whether it was built with a function in mind From www.cbsnews.com – Link to Original Article. Egypt’s Great Pyramid … Continue reading
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Featured Artifact the Burnt Herculaneum Scroll Read When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, it destroyed a library of classical works in Herculaneum. The papyrus scrolls weren’t incinerated, but were instead carbonized by the hot gases. The resulting black carbon … Continue reading
Takanori Aiba, Bonsai Tree Houses Takanori Aiba was born in 1953 in Yokohama, Japan. He creates the most beautiful and intricate Bonsai Tree Houses ever. Takanori Aiba’s Flickr page has many more examples. The Japanese art of raising bonsai trees … Continue reading
World’s Oldest Comic Book ‘The Glasgow Looking Glass’ The Glasgow Looking Glass was the world’s first comic book, first printed 188 years ago. The original first edition had been under lock and key in the Glasgow offices of the venerable … Continue reading
Huey Long, Share The Wealth Huey Long, nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination … Continue reading
Featured Artifact the Maine Penny The Maine Penny, also referred to as the Goddard Coin, is a Norwegian silver penny dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre, between 1067 and 1093 AD. Found in Maine in 1957! A local resident, … Continue reading
Tech and Project – Vintage Technology Vintage Technology Displays Displays of Vintage Technology are very popular with people who frequent Local Museums, Galleries and Libraries. Children like to see how their parents lived and parents wax nostalgic for the old … Continue reading
Featured Artifact the Antikythera Mechanism The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient analog computer designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses. Antikythera Mechanism was recovered in 1900 from a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera. The instrument has been designed … Continue reading
Burr and Hamilton Dueling Pistols – Wogdon & Barton The Burr–Hamilton duel was a duel between two prominent American politicians: the former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and sitting Vice President Aaron Burr, on July 11, 1804. In Weehawken … Continue reading
Artifact Wright Brothers First Flying Machine The Wright Flyer sometimes called Flyer I or 1903 Flyer, was the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. The Wright Flyer designed and built by the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright. They flew it … Continue reading
Hierapolis water-powered stone saw mill The Hierapolis sawmill was a Roman water-powered stone sawmill at Hierapolis, Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey. Dating to the second half of the 3rd century AD, the sawmill is the earliest known machine to combine a … Continue reading
Historic Sewing Machine The Sewing Machine Collection and Singer Archive cared for by West Dunbartonshire Council becomes Scotland’s 39th Recognized Collection of National Significance. It is the largest publicly accessible collection of its kind in Europe with machines from 130 … Continue reading
Patience and Fortitude – The Library Lions Patience and Fortitude are the two most famous lions in the US. They are the pair of marble lions that guard the New York Public Library, and were given their names by Mayor … Continue reading
Featured Artifact The Museum of the American Revolution, which is expected to open in Philadelphia in late 2016 will host Washington’s flag. The plain blue standard with 13 white, six-pointed stars traveled with George Washington to denote his presence as … Continue reading