Ian Smith
Ian Smith is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News
Articles by Ian Smith:
Kenichi Horie became the first person to sail across the Pacific solo, then arrested for having no passport or money
Hershey’s Kisses got its name from the machine that makes them, which makes kissing sounds and appears to “kiss” the conveyor belt onto which the chocolate is dispensed
Meet Carl Pettersson – The Swedish sailor who became king of an island in Papua New Guinea after he was shipwrecked in 1904
In the final days of WWII, German Wehrmacht soldiers fought alongside US Army troops to defend a medieval castle from the Waffen SS
Meet George L. Cassiday – The Congressional bootlegger who sold liquor to congressmen and senators during the Prohibition
Popcorn became popular during the Great Depression because it was fairly inexpensive
In 1784 a Japanese farmer discovered a gold seal, it turned out to be 95% pure gold and was a gift from the Chinese Emperor to a Japanese envoy from 54 CE
Beautiful collection of old photographs capturing the everyday life of the Inuit
Meet the beautiful Pamir: The world’s last commercial sailing ship & it’s gorgeous!
During the English Civil War, Lady Mary Bankes defended a castle from over 200 attackers with only five men under her initial command
