The Vintage News Jun 8, 2018 Nikola Budanovic Animals are unfamiliar with administrative borders set up by humans in order to separate countries from one another. They migrate through vast woodlands, unaware that they are moving from one state into the other. But during the Cold War, even deer knew of the East-West divide. The border … Read more
The Vintage News Sep 11, 2018 Ian Harvey Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug trafficker who, during his peak in the ‘80s, controlled over 80 percent of the cocaine shipped to the United States, according to Biography, earning him a place on Forbes’ list of the 10 wealthiest people in the world. Escobar became … Read more
War History Online Sep 11, 2018 Matthew Gaskill Almost before the ink was dry on the Treaty of Versailles which ended WWI, officers in the armed forces of Germany had begun to plan ways around it. Their ultimate aim was that one day they could announce to the world that they were no longer going to … Read more
War History Online Sep 30, 2018 David Baker There are legends surrounding every war, many of which are inventions of soldiers either terrified or bored depending on their circumstances. These inventions will often include fantastic and unusual elements meant to buoy the spirits, provide amusement, or ease the anxieties of soldiers waiting to face down death. … Read more
The Vintage News Jul 21, 2018 Nikola Budanovic During the French Revolution and later the Napoleonic Wars, the aristocracy of France was decimated and their role in French society was left in a vacuum ― royal sympathizers, nobles, military officers, clergy, and other aristocrats either fled or faced the guillotine. On the other hand, the revolution … Read more
The Vintage News Jul 21, 2018 Stefan Andrews The lid of a casket of Tutankhamun (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images) Ancient Egypt has captivated our imaginations for centuries. Egyptologists have made many fascinating discoveries over the years, but it seems as though just as many mysteries surrounding this ancient culture remain unsolved. One of … Read more
The Vintage News Jun 19, 2018 Matthew Gaskill When the original “Star Wars” came out in 1977, people were amazed by all of the sci-fi gadgetry…“The Force,” “droids,” “the Death Star,” etc. However, many people noticed the home that Luke and his aunt and uncle lived in–underground out of the hot desert suns of Tatooine (the … Read more
