Back in 1848 Charles Fontayne and William S. Porter set up their camera on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River to make eight separate daguerreotype plates into a panorama of the nation’s sixth largest city, Cincinnati. It’s become known … Read More
The Atlantic shows you why the Brits think about World War II a lot differently than Americans do. It’s hard to imagine today how close Britain was to being lost to the Nazis. Had that happened, it’s unlikely the war … Read More
Fourth of July: Nine Myths Debunked.
Slate is running a fascinating series this week on the Rosslyn Chapel’s stone cubes. If you’re one of the many folks who read Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, you’ll remember the chapel as the location of much of the … Read More
You may not have heard about it, but there was a naval battle that occurred in US waters the day after the Nazis ordered all their forces to cease hostilities. Called The Battle of Point Judith it was fought in … Read More
With the recent passing of Frank Buckles, the last American WWI veteran, there are only two veterans of WWI left. Sobering reading for anyone not familiar with “The War To End All Wars.” We’ll be reading something similar for WWII … Read More
An interview with Paige Johnson, a nanotechnology researcher who moonlights as a gardening historian, on Atomic Gardens. What, you’ve never heard of them? Not surprising, as they’ve been mostly forgotten over the years. They were part of the post-WWII effort … Read More
How a handful of geeks defied the USSR » Article » OWNI, Digital Journalism.
Alex on Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived – The Oatmeal
Tom on Newly discovered amateur video of Challenger disaster
Jack on Newly discovered amateur video of Challenger disaster
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