The Icelandic Loftleiðir was the 1st airline to offer cheaper transatlantic fares in the 1960’s; it was also called “the Hippie Airline”
The Second Opium War was largely British revenge against the Chinese for their real and imagined slights
At least 96 workers lost their lives during the construction of Hoover Dam
Located at the top of the Sintra Mountains, the Pena Palace is one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal
The Wallace Monument stands above the fields where Sir William Wallace led his troops to victory at The Battle of Stirling Bridge
Discovered in the Bering Sea, the huge, monogamous Steller’s sea cow lasted only 30 years before being hunted to extinction
William Golding’s literary concepts were inspired by his WWII experience
The Monteleone Chariot: One of the best-preserved Etruscan objects
The Basse Yutz Flagons are two of the finest examples of Early Celtic or Early La Tène Art from anywhere in Europe
136 years after his death a banknote recovered from Billy the Kid’s body goes to auction
