Tag: History

Philip Pushes The Button | Edge.org

Philip Brockman was shy by nature and rarely talked in specifics about the work that he did at NASA Langley Research Center during a career that spanned four decades.

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Profanity Hill: A Hard Climb In Downtown Seattle, Washington | The Old Motor

An entertaining & informative vintage automobile internet magazine.

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Latest Newsletter | The Public Domain Review

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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLIV)

1. Long before Tesla, Electric Cars were all the rage in 1905For a brief period in the early 20th century in the United States, the electric car was high society’s hottest commodity, sought after by socialites and businessmen alike. Electric cars might seem like the vehicles of the future, but t

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Night Witches, Nazi Hunters, Heroes: The Women of Aviation Group 122 | Dirty, Sexy History

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Branded in Memory: 10 iconic logos. 156 Americans. 80 hours of drawing from memory.

The logos of global corporations like Apple, Starbucks, and Foot Locker are designed to create instant brand associations in the minds of billions who see them every day. But how accurately can we remember the features and colors of these famous symbols?

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The Liberation of Prague — 9/18/17

The “Big Three” from left to right: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill on the portico of the Russian Embassy during the Tehran Conference to discuss the European Theatre in 1943.

Today’s selection — from Prague Winter by Madeleine Albright. In 1943, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met in Tehran. There they agreed that the Soviets would be responsible for securing…

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Gunfighting in the old west  from Cattle Kingdom by Christopher Knowlton.

“But it was no accident that [legendary lawman and showman] Wild Bill Hickok chose to carry a sawed-off shotgun to defend himself after [a] shootout … in Abilene. A shotgun was a much better weapon than a re­volver in a gunfight, and it easily surpassed the six-shooter as an aid to law enforcement.

Gunfighting in the old west

Delanceyplace.com Immigrants were the backbone of the revolutionary army — 9/05/17

Today’s selection — from Valiant Ambition by Nathaniel Philbrick. The American Revolutionary army, the army that contested the British in the Battle of Brandywine and suffered through the bitter winter at Valley Forge,…

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Phil Are Go!: Behold, the distant future! The world of 1999!

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