The Vintage News Jan 11, 2018 Alex .A Found exclusively on the secluded Nilgiri plateau in Southern India, the Todas are among the most ancient people in the country who have lived in this particular region for centuries. Ever since the beginning of the 19th century when the Toda tribe made their first contact with Europeans, … Read more
The Vintage News Apr 5, 2018 Stefan Andrews The countries we come from, their names, are one of the most important ways we identify ourselves. But imagine if the current names of countries were replaced with versions conveying the literal meanings of the words. In an attempt to have some fun with the name of each … Read more
The Vintage News Aug 5, 2018 Dave Ray The power of images and propaganda is real. They have the strength to shape the views of entire civilizations and the influence to become embedded in the national psyche for centuries. For instance when the average person thinks of Napoleon Bonaparte, most likely a few key images come … Read more
The Vintage News Jul 15, 2018 Steve Palace Isaac Newton was a 17thcentury colossus, whose writings were a driving force behind the way we think about the world today. His work was influential on the Enlightenment, or “Age of Reason,” which took humankind away from magic and towards rationality and scientific principle. Based on this, it’s … Read more
The Vintage News Jul 16, 2018 Katie Vernon In 2000, a team of scientists, led by Ethiopian paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged, discovered the skull and bones of a toddler ape-girl from 3.3 million years ago. The fossil was named Selam, meaning “peace” in Ethiopian. Selam belongs to the same species as Lucy, Australopithecus afarensis, and was unearthed just a … Read more
The Vintage News Jul 31, 2018 Barbara Stepko Bette Cooper as ‘Miss America’ Don’t be deceived by the wholesome, apple pie image: The Miss America Pageant has seen its share of controversy and intrigue in its 90-some year history. But perhaps the biggest scandal happened in 1937, when a newly-crowned winner disappeared into the dead of … Read more
War History Online Mar 28, 2018 Shahan Russell In 1600, two Dutch ships terrorized the Philippines. They then went on to become the fourth group of Europeans to circumnavigate the world. This is recorded in “Events of the Philippine Islands,” published in Mexico in 1609. Praised by historians, it describes the Philippines in not only the … Read more
