by Thomas B. | Nov 10, 2022 | Articles, History
The Nuremberg trials took place between 1945 and 1949. There were 13 trials carried out for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. The defendants included Nazi Party officials and high-ranking military officers. Adolf Hitler committed suicide and was...
by Thomas B. | Nov 9, 2022 | Articles, Military/War
Diego Garcia is an island overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is the largest of 60 small islands compromising the Chagos Archipelago. It was first discovered and named by the Portuguese, and then settled by the French in the 1790s. British got the island...
by Thomas B. | Nov 9, 2022 | Animals, Articles, Environmental
Polar Bears definitely know how to pose for the camera. Any picture of them is absolutely adorable. They are cool in front of the camera, and live in the coolest places on the planet. But the looks can be deceiving. We think of polar bears as cute and cuddly animals....
by Thomas B. | Nov 9, 2022 | Articles, Disaster, History
On August 4, one of the biggest explosions in history hit Beirut. The explosion devastated the city beloved for its cosmopolitanism. Official numbers are more than 135 deaths in the aftermath of the blast and thousands injured. A large fire at the port of Beirut...
by Thomas B. | Nov 8, 2022 | Art, Articles
There are few sculptures that are as iconic as The Thinker. Made by French artist Auguste Rodin, the statue shows a muscular figure in his moment of concentrated introspection. Rodin made a number of other marble and bronze editions, but his most famous version is the...
