Maps Suggest Marco Polo May Have “Discovered” America For a guy who claimed to spend 17 years in China as a confidant of Kublai Khan, Marco Polo left a surprisingly skimpy paper trail. No Asian sources mention the footloose Italian. … Continue reading
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Padrão dos Descobrimentos Monument to the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and Orient, … Continue reading
More John Fitzgerald Kennedy Info Here! Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, fellow citizens: We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom–symbolizing an end … Continue reading
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of … Continue reading
Norman Rockwell could not have done better Three friends take a joyride on their “new” vehicle, Ohio, circa 1924 Look at the oil lamp headlights! Look at the Expressions – Such emotions! This vehicle is International Harvester, 1912-14 highwheeler, used … Continue reading
The first inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the 32nd President of the United States was held on Saturday, March 4, 1933. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President and John … Continue reading
Images of D-Day Invasion of Europe The largest amphibious assault ever conceived and executed, D-Day set records in terms of planning and training for such a massive assault and the number of troops, materiel and supplies moved across the English … Continue reading
Oscar Claude Monet – November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926) was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement’s philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature. The term “Impressionism” is derived … Continue reading
Image of Three Rebel Prisoners In one of the most famous photographs of the Civil War, three captured Confederate soldiers, likely from Louisiana, pose for Mathew Brady on Seminary Ridge on or about July 15, 1863, following the Battle of … Continue reading
Worlds Fair 1901 The Pan-American Exposition was a World’s Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied 350 acres of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware … Continue reading
Images of the 1967 World’s Fair Expo ’67 Montreal The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was a general exhibition or World’s Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October … Continue reading
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Firsts Below is a photo showing the first presidential motorcade, first open-top one, to boot. The car is a Columbia Electric Victoria Phaeton. Roosevelt is on the left. On the right is Colonel Jacob Greene, chairman of … 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
Salvador Dali Atomicus Photo Philippe Halsman reported that it took 28 attempts to be satisfied with the result. The photographer counts: One. . . His wife Yvonne holds the chair up. Two. . . The assistants get ready with the … Continue reading
Profile of painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer Frederic Remington Frederic Sackrider Remington – October 4, 1861 to December 26, 1909 – was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West, specifically concentrating … Continue reading