The future is streamlined locomotives, welcome to the 1930s 

The Vintage News Jun 20, 2018 Alex .A It’s hard to grasp now how much the introduction of railroads and railway services during the late 18th century and early 19th century forever changed the way we commute, travel, and transport our stock and goods. It was a grand leap of faith into a new future, similarly … Read more

The real-life superhero who saved 20 people and ruined his career

The Vintage News Jun 21, 2018 Nikola Budanovic A champion is someone who certainly exceeds expectations–a person of tremendous motivation striving for victory. The term applies not only to sports but also to fields such as science, human rights, and politics. There are many champions in the history of civilization. Then there’s Shavarsh Karapetyan. Even though … Read more

The bug collecting boy that went on to invent Pokémon

The Vintage News Jun 21, 2018 Andrew Pourciaux (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/WireImage) Pokémon is one of the biggest game franchises ever created. With over 20 films, 122 games, and over 800 creatures to capture, the Pokémon series has been highly influential in gaming culture across the globe. The origins of Pokémon may be surprising for some, … Read more

Scotland’s Isle of Skye reveals landmark dinosaur footprints dated to the Middle Jurassic era

The Vintage News Apr 22, 2018 Stefan Andrews Footprints belonging to two different kinds of dinosaurs, discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, have revealed new details of how the now-extinct creatures evolved and moved during a period of the Jurassic era. Traces of the dinosaurs were found both as part of trackways and as isolated marks, … Read more

An ancient bird with sharp teeth inherited from dinosaurs sheds new details on how our avian friends evolved 

The Vintage News May 8, 2018 Stefan Andrews Photo: MICHAEL HANSON AND BHART-ANJAN S. BHULLAR A very early bird species known as Ichthyornis dispar is helping scientists answer questions on how our avian friends evolved from dinosaurs. Fossilized specimens of four skulls, mostly fragmented, of this Cretaceous period seabird species have been used by both U.S. and U.K. scientists … Read more

The last meal: What happened when a crime boss sat down to lunch in a Brooklyn restaurant

The Vintage News Jun 9, 2018 Nancy Bilyeau A hot day in New York City feels like no place else. The heaviness of the air weighs on you as you trudge down the blinding bright streets crisscrossing Gotham. It could be the concrete everywhere–sidewalks below, buildings above–and the smell of garbage that seems to grow in … Read more

Beethoven, so deaf he couldn’t hear the applause for his Ninth Symphony, started every day counting 60 beans for coffee

The Vintage News May 23, 2018 E.L. Hamilton Even if you never listen to any classical music, you probably recognize the famously ominous opening bars of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony: da-da-da dummmmmmmm. (Depending on your movie tastes, you may recognize the Fifth on the soundtracks of The Breakfast Club, Austin Powers the Goldmember, or Howards End.) Beethoven was so deaf by the time … Read more

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