Dec 27, 2024 · As the men of Operation Highjump quickly discovered, Antarctica could be treacherous. On Dec. 30, 1946, a Martin PBM-5 plane called George 1 crashed on Thurston Island in Antarctica. Six of the men on board survived the crash — and were rescued 13 days later — but Maxwell A. Lopez, Wendell K. Henderson, and Frederick W. Williams were all killed.

Oct 4, 2024 · The Patterson-Gimlin film of 1967 arguably cemented Bigfoot into American folklore more than any other sighting in history. Of course, Sasquatch was known among several Indigenous North American tribes and American newspapers reported sightings as early as the late 1800s, but no actual footage of the beast existed — …

May 20, 2024 · Of all the many serial killers who haunt the darkest corners of American history, Jeffrey Dahmer may remain the most terrifying to this day. Between 1978 and 1991, he not only viciously murdered 17 young men and boys in and around his native Milwaukee, but also dismembered and cannibalized some of them.

Oct 7, 2024 · Jackalopes are mythological creatures from North American folklore, but two teens in Douglas, Wyoming convinced many that jackalopes were real in the 1930s.

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Nov 17, 2023 · As is the case with what Jesus looked like or even how tall he was, many of the basic facts about the historical Jesus, the flesh-and-blood man himself, have remained murky and little-known over the centuries. This is certainly true of Jesus’ real name in its original form. For starters, Jesus and his followers were all Jewish and so they had Hebrew names — although they would likely have ...

Dec 18, 2024 · Reactions to the first British test flight were mixed. Though The New York Times dutifully noted the plane's futuristic features and ability to fly between New York and London in about three hours, it also said that the Concorde's "appearance at take-off was that of an ungainly goose on the run.". But the Concorde would soon dazzle the world — if you could afford it.

Nov 30, 2022 · But Tyler is also considered one of America's worst presidents for his actions related to the Civil War. Though he initially attempted to slow the country's march toward violence following the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln, Tyler eventually threw his support behind the Confederacy and voted for his home state of Virginia to secede.When he died in 1862, his coffin was draped in a Confederate ...

Dec 23, 2024 · The most obvious theory about why people believed in dragons is also the most straightforward: dinosaurs. As BBC’s Science Focus magazine reports, people across Europe and Asia have historically mistaken dinosaur fossils for dragons. Even without this context, pictures alone could tell us this — the massive, scaled beasts look a whole lot like many dinosaurs, albeit with some fantastical ...

Jun 10, 2024 · Nonetheless, Columbus remains one of the most well known explorers of his time — and he’s still celebrated every year on Columbus Day. However, this holiday has become increasingly scrutinized in recent years — especially due to Columbus’ cruelty toward Indigenous people he encountered in the Americas.