The Dust Bowl of the 1930s goes down in history as one of the single most destructive environmental disasters throughout American history. It rapidly transformed enormous stretches of…
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The period between 1919 and 1939 is most often referred to as the Golden Age of Aviation. This was a time that was rich in rapid innovation, increasingly…
Before the surge in the popularity of the world’s big-box stores and online shopping, old-fashioned general stores were the staple of the American West. These stores had pretty…
Scattered across eery fields, forests, and other unforgiving terrain, there’s something unmistakably unsettling about a tank that’s been evacuated in a hurry. You just know that something went…
Not all mistakes deal the same level of impact. Some mistakes that might even seem minor enough at their onset will only end up going on to unleash…
The oil boom of the late 1900s and then into the early 2000s was a time period marked by explosive economic growth, rapid industrial expansion, and devastating environmental…
Mountainous trees, enormous saws, and unrivaled physical endurance are all elements that serve to make up what it is to be a lumberjack. This couldn’t have rung more…
History has been marked by numerous stunning landmarks that initially stood as symbols of impressive innovation, culture, and undeniable power, ultimately lost to time itself. The world’s seen…
Between the years 1940 and 1960, numerous impossibly daring gold heists occurred, and many are still entirely enshrouded in mystery. These heists would occur within war zones, financial…
Throughout history art has been used as a powerful form of expression, capturing moments of beauty and emotion, but also moments of sheer terror. Unfortunately, some of the…