Brad Smithfield
Brad Smithfield is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News
Articles by Brad Smithfield:
People used hammers and chisels to open up tin cans until the can opener was invented
The bizarre story of how a railroad worker survived an iron rod which went through his skull
Bill Millin, the British army piper who played his bagpipes on Sword Beach during D-Day while under enemy fire, German soldiers didn’t shoot him because they thought he was crazy
Notable for its perfect circular design, Restormel Castle is one of the oldest and best preserved Norman motte-and-bailey castles in Cornwall
Bessie Coleman: The first woman of African-American and Native American descent to become a pilot
Fanta was invented in Nazi Germany due to a trade embargo on importing Coca-Cola syrup
Reasons why John Everett Millais’ “Ophelia” is considered his greatest work
Beethoven’s “Elise” was the name of Therese Malfatti, incorrectly transcribed because of Beethoven’s bad handwriting
The second largest fort in Rajasthan, the Kumbhalgarh Fort is surrounded with the second largest wall in the world after the Great Wall of China
John Hay’s Open Door Policy set the cornerstone of US foreign affairs and promoted free trade and state integrity in China
