Bermuda Triangle – The area of myths and theories in the Atlantic Ocean
Also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a region in the western part of…
Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre – Gangsters kill gangsters in Chicago
The 1929 murder of seven members and associates of Chicago’s North Side Gang that occurred…
Watkin’s Tower – The English Competitor of the Eiffel Tower in Wembley
A partially completed iron lattice tower. Its construction was an ambitious project to create a…
King Aegeus – The tragic father of Theseus leapt to his death off the cliff in Sounion
Τhe story begins when Androgeus, a son of King Minos of Crete, was murdered in…
Traymore Hotel – The Art Deco skyscraper by the Sea in Atlantic City
The resort begun as a small boarding house in 1879, the hotel expanded and became…
Captain Albert Berry – One of the world’s first parachutists lands in St. Louis
On March 1, 1912, U.S. Army Captain Albert Berry climbed into a Benoist pusher-type airplane…
Jeanne d’Arc – The heroine young leader is being executed in Rouen
One of history’s greatest saints, and an enduring symbol of French unity. Joan claimed to…
Laurier Palace Theatre fire – Flames and panic kills angels in Montreal
Opened in 1912, the Laurier Palace was the scene of a tragic fire on January…
Operation Vengeance – The end of Admiral Yamamoto in Bougainville Island
On April 14, 1943, the United States naval intelligence effort, decrypted a message containing specifics…
Hindenburg disaster – The end of the giant passenger airship in Lakehurst
In 1937, the Hindenburg departed from Frankfurt, Germany, on the evening of May 3, on…
Pan Am Worldport – The historic airport terminal 3 in Queens
An airport terminal built by Pan American World Airways in 1960 at John F. Kennedy…
Charlie Hebdo – Terrorism hurts satire in Paris
A French satirical weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes. The publication has been…
The Dalton Gang – The last raid in Coffeyville
Around 9:30 the morning of October 5, 1892 five members of the Dalton Gang (Grat…
Jackson Park World’s Columbian Exposition – The great neoclassical paradise in Chicago
Organized to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s landfall in the New World, the World’s…
North Hollywood shootout – The Battle with the wild guns in Los Angeles
A confrontation between two heavily armed and armored bank robbers, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil…
The Crystal Palace – The colossal “Glass temple” in London
The erection itself was a representation of modern architecture and modern industry that was developing…
RMS Titanic – The British passenger liner departing Berth 44 in Southampton
A large ship operated by the White Star Line that sank in the North Atlantic…
Goodyear – The historic “Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company” in Akron
The 38-year-old founder, Industrialist and entrepreneur Franklin Augustus Seiberling, purchased the company’s first plant with…