An article about the Wright brothers making history on 17 December 1903: flying a powered aircraft with fixed wings – the first real airplane... (Read More)
An article about Nellie Bly racing around the world in 1889-90 to beat Jules Verne’s record in the 1873 novel “Around the World in Eighty Days.”.. (Read More)
An article about the fatal Antarctic expedition of Captain Robert F. Scott in 1912 that ended with the deaths of five men... (Read More)
An article about Walter Summerford, a man struck four times by lightning – three times while alive, and once after he was lying in his grave!.. (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn how our families celebrated V-E Day on 8 May 1945... (Read More)
An article about Earth Day, a global celebration of the Earth’s beauty and fertility, and a call for greater environmental awareness and protection... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about the remarkable rescue of trapped Allied troops at Dunkirk during WWII... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches historical newspapers to find old laws, largely forgotten now, that once affected our ancestors’ lives... (Read More)
In this article – inspired by Saturday’s wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – Gena Philibert-Ortega reminisces about other royal weddings... (Read More)
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