Maps have been around for almost as long as civilization and the concept of getting lost and refusing to ask for directions. They’ve ranged from the whimsical to the bizarre, and they’ve changed the world and how we look at it. These 10 were especially important. 10. Turin Papyrus Map (1150 B.C.E.) The Turin Papyrus…
Author: Jim Hinton
A number of historical women can immediately be called to mind if people were asked about famous feminists in history. Susan B. Anthony is famous for her aggressive campaigning for women’s suffrage throughout the second half of the 19th Century. Clara Barton demanded equal pay while working at the U.S. Patent Office, then turned around…
Aviation is a relative newcomer to the field of battle. Though balloons would begin seeing significant use as aerial recon platforms in the 1860s, the first use of air power as we think of it would not begin until World War I, a mere 100 years ago. Since then a number of battles have taken…