Saint Kilda is an isolated group of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The largest island is Hirta. Permanent dwelling on the islands possibly extends back 2000 years, the population in all probability never went beyond 180. The entire remaining population was evacuated from Hirta, the only inhabited island, in 1930. You can see …
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It is a well-known fact that John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln in the head in Ford’s Theater during the production of ‘Our American Cousin’. If you think that the Lincoln story ends there however you’re wrong. This is a story of attempted theft of the late president’s body and a secret society that stepped …
When Oxford Archaeology carried out archaeological excavations at Berryfields UK, the extent and range of the discoveries were more than anyone could have foreseen. The site is located close to a Roman roadside settlement along and old Roman road. The standout discoveries were found in a pit that had been dug close to the Roman …
Lady Juliana was a British ship that was launched at Whitby in 1777. She transported female convicts in 1789 from Britain to Australia. She gained a reputation as a ‘floating brothel’. However scandalous that may seem, many women on board the ship would go on to play a crucial part in the history of Australia A Very Long Voyage …
This is the story of John Paul Jones and the only attack by the United States on the country of Great Britain. That in itself would be an odd enough thing to write a story about but there are so many little other interesting little twists to the story. To understand this narrative you need …
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How could it be that Laura Ingalls was a Nazi agent? The tales of the Prairie are as about as American as you can get! How could it be this is true? Also, it’s the wrong time. Isn’t it? Little House on the Prarie Laura Ingalls Wilder lived on the Prairie at the same time …
The USS Pueblo is a ship that many Americans may not have heard of. But it is an active Navy vessel that sits in the harbor of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. How did it get there? USS Pueblo’s Coast Gaurd Service The USS Pueblo began her life at the shipyards in of Kewaunee …
At first glance, you may think there was nothing special about the SS Baychimo. She was a steel-hulled 1,322-ton cargo steamer that was built in Sweden in 1914 for the Hudson’s Bay Company, she was used for trading supplies and food for pelts in Inuit settlements along the Northwest Territories in Canada. But in 1931 …
A few decades before Jack the Ripper became a household name, there was another Jack terrorizing Great Britain, Spring-heeled Jack! The first reported sighting of this villain was in 1837. Described as a devil-like figure with a black cloak and helmet, he also had the look of a tall and thin gentleman. His nickname comes …
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Kolmanskop, a former Geman settlement is located on the west coast of Africa in the southern region of the country of Namibia. The once majestic city sits just 10 kilometers from the sea, built on waves of sands. The ghost city of Kolmanskop has abandoned for more than 50 years. It’s buildings trying in vain …