One man fighter squadron: A single P-51 pilot protecting a squadron held off 30 German fighters News Battlefields
The 16th century “Black Legend” propaganda demonizing Spain was helpful to its many rivals News Strangeness
Palais des Papes: the large Gothic building that housed the anti-popes became a prison during the French Revolution Interiors News Strangeness
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Why Marlon Brando refused the Academy Award for his performance in “The Godfather” Glamour News Vintage Hollywood
In its long life, the Greek Parthenon was used as a church and then a mosque News Interiors Strangeness
The book wheel: A rotating reading desk for 16th century, perfect for those “tormented by gout” News Interiors Lifestyle
Madam C. J. Walker, America’s first female self-made millionaire, started with a hair tonic Glamour News Vintage Hollywood
The ‘Battle of Mud’ 100 years later: remarkable photos of the Battle of Passchendaele restored in color Battlefields News
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