Nov 6, 2018 Matthew Gaskill In 2001, the book John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth by Michael Munn came out on bookshelves. Within it was the explosive assertion that Soviet dictator Josef Stalin had targeted John Wayne for assassination due to his anti-communist stance. Wayne’s fame and influence was such, Stalin believed, that his death would help … Read more
Nov 6, 2018 Matthew Gaskill The seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, has always been a controversial figure. He was a controversial man in the White House, and from time to time, historians and the public weigh in on a debate about his nature and the actions he took before he became President and … Read more
The Vintage News Jun 16, 2018 Nancy Bilyeau On the morning of July 19, 1969, the discovery of a dead 28-year-old woman, Mary Jo Kopechne, in the back seat of a car owned by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, one that had apparently crashed into the water off Dike Bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, did more than … Read more
The Vintage News Jun 17, 2018 Stefan Andrews When the pioneers swept westward in the U.S. in the 1800s, they needed raw material for their homesteads and daily lives–we forget that there were no plastics in those days. Big business of course followed and commercial logging followed the ever moving pioneer front. The fast growing town … Read more
The Vintage News Jun 17, 2018 Martin Chalakoski For the curious sightseer, or unconventional traveler who seeks something besides a fancy restaurant in Paris or Rome, China has the gravity-defying Hanging Temple in Datong City. Greece has the Meteora Monasteries, balanced precipitously at the top of high cliffs. But if one is looking for the extraordinary, for … Read more
December 11, 2018 by Paulo Coelho In a certain village in Umbria (Italy), there lived a man who was always bewailing his lot. He was a Christian, and found the weight of his cross too heavy to bear. One night, before going to sleep, he begged God to let him change his burden. That night he had … Read more
December 6, 2018 by Paulo Coelho by Tech2 Paulo Coelho is a famous Brazilian writer and one of the most widely read authors in the world. His books have been translated into 67 languages ??and published in more than 150 countries. His best-selling album “Alchemist” has sold more than 65 million copies, making it one of the … Read more
