Martin Chalakoski
Martin Chalakoski is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News
Articles by Martin Chalakoski:
Henri Coandă: The aerodynamics pioneer who flew an early version of a jet plane in 1910
For EPCOT, Walt Disney envisioned a utopian city populated by 20,000 rather than a theme park
Hachikō: The dog that never gave up waiting for his master to come home
The creator of “Carhenge,” the Stonehenge of Nebraska, built it in honor of his father
A pollination technique invented by a 12-year-old slave on the island of Réunion is why we have vanilla today
Fruit Noir: Iceland made a serious attempt to become a major exporter of bananas
Charlie Chaplin’s first stage appearance at the age of 5 was sadly his mother’s last
It took two years to restore Bert Lahr’s 60-pound Cowardly Lion costume, and it sold for $3.1 million
Terry, the ultra-professional canine actor who played Toto, earned more than most of “The Wizard of Oz” cast
Historical connections between “Game of Thrones” Braavos and its assassins guild and Venice and its Council of Ten
