May 18, 2018 E.L. Hamilton A group of ethnic-minority villagers in one of the poorest corners of China have steadfastly refused to give up the place they have called home for a decade, a half a century, or even thousands of years, depending on whom you ask. Their castle is an enormous cave. If Ethnic Miao … Read more
Nov 9, 2018 Tijana Radeska She is remembered in history as Doc Holliday’s on-and-off girlfriend with the big nose. But Big Nose Kate was much more than that. She showed true grit when it came to situations like saving her life or the life of her beloved man. She was born Mary Katherine Horony in 1850, … Read more
Sep 9, 2018 Taryn Smee On June 11, 1962, one of the most daring prison escapes in history was carried out by three men. Frank Morris, along with brothers John and Clarence Anglin, escaped from Alcatraz prison never to be seen again. The FBI closed its case in 1979 after reaching the conclusion that the men … Read more
Sep 10, 2018 Marea Harris Flying cars are typically something we see in science fiction films. Most people don’t know that shortly after the Wright brothers built the first flying vehicle in 1903, people were already picturing a future where cars zipped through the air. In fact, the idea of flying machines can be traced all … Read more
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
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
