Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 2, 2018 Goran Blazeski Photo Credit Lynn Gilbert – CC BY-SA 4.0 The war broke out, and I wanted to do something to aid my country in a time of crisis. I was too tall for the WACs and WAVES, but eventually joined the OSS and set out into the world … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 3, 2018 Magda Origjanska In Lisbon, the Belem district is one the most picturesque areas in Portugal’s capital. Many great Portuguese explorers, such as Bartholomeu Dias, who rounded the Cape of Good Hope, Vasco De Gama, who discovered the sea route to India, and even Ferdinand Magellan started their voyages of … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News May 8, 2018 E.L. Hamilton Photo: Thanksgiving Point You never know what you might turn up when you dig in your backyard, aside from bits of glass, rusty nails, and tulip bulbs. One couple in Utah undertaking a renovation project discovered what they thought was the skeleton of a cow. But it … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Dec 4, 2017 Brad Smithfield King Henry VIII’s second wife did not wish to be bossed around by the court. As one of the more controversial figures of the 16th century, Anne Boleyn, the Marquess of Pembroke, was a true fighter of her own cause. Although not exactly regarded as a feminist since she … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Nov 30, 2017 Kate Bulo Castle of the Moors. Author: Alex LA. CC BY 2.0 The charming Portuguese town of Sintra is famous for its fairytale palaces and enchanting gardens. Although Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira are the highlights of the hilly region, the Moorish Castle has recently gained the attention … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Nov 28, 2017 Martin Chalakoski We see ancient edifices around the globe, like thе pyramids in Egypt, Borobudur in Indonesia, and the Pyramid of the Sun in the Valley of Mexico, and we ask ourselves, how? How could mankind, so far back in time, build such enormous structures? And all without the advanced … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News May 2, 2018 Mark Shiffer In the summer of 536, a strange cloud appeared in the skies over much of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. Sometimes referred to as “a veil of dust,” something plunged the Mediterranean region and many other areas of the world into gloomy years of cold … Read more
