Brad Smithfield
Brad Smithfield is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News
Articles by Brad Smithfield:
Beneath Nottingham lies network of ancient man-made caves used as a tannery, house cellars & air raid shelters
Derinkuyu- the ancient underground city was discovered beneath a house in 1963
Meet Benjamin- The last Tasmanian tiger was left out in the cold to die in 1936
Pannier was the stifling cousin of Crinoline- The 18th Century fashion undergarment that kept the gown spectacular
This is the first Alice in Wonderland film, made back in 1903
Examples of Jade burial suits- The Chinese afterlife armor consisted of 2,498 plates of jade & two pounds of gold wires.
The sad story of Jimmie Nicol: The guy who replaced Ringo Star and lived as a Beatle for two weeks … …
The One Man Fighter Squadron: Held off 30 German fighters from attacking a squadron of B-17 bombers for over half an hour
The President tree is 3200 years-old. It’s so big that it has never been captured in one photo
VERY clever – removes the growth rings to reveal the original sapling
