Courtesy: The Vintage News Dec 28, 2017 Kate Bulo The German state of Bavaria is famous for its fairytale castles and enchanting palaces. Its nobility did not hesitate to commission the greatest architects and artisans to build residences fit for kings. The interiors of these residences were enriched with magnificent frescoes, fine furniture, and extraordinary ornaments. Luckily, … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 6, 2018 E.L. Hamilton Talk about laundering money! A popular folk tale from the Gold Rush era has it that a Chinese laundryman got rich not from panning for gold in the American River but from washing. In this apocryphal story, John John (a name white men commonly and indiscriminately called … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 26, 2018 Boban Docevski At the end of the 19th century, women had fewer rights than men. The suffragettes slowly worked to change the position of women in society, but they were still considered as less capable than men. Most women were destined to stay home for their whole lives and … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 3, 2018 Domagoj Valjak During his presidency, John F. Kennedy decorated his desk with a number of items that carried personal meaning. These included model sailing ships, an ornamented whale tooth, and various naval memorabilia. However, the most unusual and perhaps most significant item was a paperweight made out of an … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Dec 26, 2017 E.L. Hamilton Fences are said to make good neighbors. This was especially true on the American frontier in the late 1880s when people talked literally over the wires. It all came about when Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone collided with the epic fencing of the Great Plains. … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Apr 24, 2018 George Winston Type XXI submarine One of the more colorful rumors floating around about the end of the Second World War was that Hitler and his inner-circle managed to escape to live long, consequence-free lives with all of their Nazi loot in some undisclosed country in South America, usually … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Dec 14, 2017 Alex .A Getty Images Although it was created some 40 years ago, the cultural impact of the Star Wars universe has continued to grow, earning more and more dedicated fans as generations change. Over the decades, George Lucas’ cult film series has become a major part of pop culture and has affected the … Read more
