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While literally millions of ships of all shapes and sizes have been built over the centuries, only a handful have achieved anything approaching fame. Most of those that have done so, however, were warships or vessels that displayed such a degree of innovation that they were considered prototypes in the evolution of ships. Other ships, [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 12:01 am
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It only takes a spark to ignite the flames of revolution. As the spirit of changes sweeps through the Middle East, we all should be reminded of the struggles against oppression that has marked the human condition throughout history. The human spirit is difficult to extinguish; a fact that is evident as the quest for [...]
Posted by Lee Standberry on Monday, July 4, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History · Tagged abraham lincoln, Additionally, Albania, America, Anwar al-Sadat, Asia, Balkans, Bay of pigs, Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Bosnia, British government, British military, Chechen government, Chechnya, Christian government, communist government, Continental Army, Croatia, cuba, East Coast, Eastern Europe, egypt, Egyptian government, Ethnic cleansing, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, fidel castro, former Soviet Union, France, Fulgencio Batista, Gaza strip, Georgia, Great Britain, Groznyy, Hosni Mubarak, Imperial guard, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Israeli military, Jericho, Jordan, King, Kosovo, Kosovo Liberation Army, Lebanon, lee standberry, Macedonia, martial law, Middle East, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Montenegro, Mubarak government, navy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian National Authority, Political geography, Politics, president, Republic of Macedonia, Ruhollah Khomeini, Russia, Russian Federation, Second Intifada, Self-determination, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Shah’s government, Slovenia, Soviet Union, Soviet Union/Russian Federation, Syria, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, US embassy in Iran, War_Conflict, West Bank, wide-spread media exposure, Yugoslavia
While it’s true that beauty is often in the eye of the beholder, it’s also true that there can be a consensus where beauty is concerned. Few people, for instance, consider a Rembrandt or Michelangelo’s David to be eyesores, so judging beauty is not nearly as subjective as one might imagine. This is as true [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Art, History · Tagged Adolph A. Weinman, Alaska, America, Anthony de Francisci, Art Deco, assistant to Saint-Gaudens, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, author, benito mussolini, Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party, buffalo, buffalo nickel, California, cent, chief, Coins, Coins of the United States, Colorado, Congress, cuba, Currency, Denver, designer, Dime, Dollar coin, Engraver James, Franklin, George Morgan, Germany, hawaii, Hermon, Hermon Atkins, Inc., Indian Head, Indian Head Banks, indian head penny, James B. Longacre, James Barber, James Earle Fraser, Jeff Danelek, Kaiser's army, kennedy half dollar, Liberty, liberty nickel, liberty v nickel, Lincoln, lincoln penny, Mercury, mercury dime, messenger, Mint director, morgan dollar, Nevada, new years day, Nickel, noted sculptor, Numismatics, Peace Dollar, Penny, president, Presidential $1 Coin Program, prolific artist, real eye-catcher, Robert Kennedy, san francisco, Sarah, sculptor, slain president, standing liberty quarter, stars and stripes, the Stars and Stripes, United States, United States Barber coinage, United States dollar, USD, V, Victor David, Victor David Brenner, Walking Liberty Half Dollar, Winged Head, www.ourcuriousworld.com
There are many beautiful animals on this great planet. Some are familiar to us because we’ve seen them in person, on one of the many television shows devoted to animals, or in school books or biology textbooks. Other animals are rare. So rare, in fact, that you may have never heard of them. Or, you [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Animals · Tagged addax, Argentina, Australia, Biology, bumblebee bat, Cambodia, Chile, cuba, Dugong, EDGE Species, Europe, fish, fisherman, Frilled shark, frilled sharks, ichthyophis kohtaoensis, Italy, Kakapo, Laos, Mammal, monito del monte, Monte, most rare animals, New Zealand, Olm, Proteidae, rare animals, rarest animals, Sahara Desert, saola, scientist, Sirenians, Solenodon, Thailand, triangular shaped head, Vietnam, Zoology
In war, there are winners and losers. Sometimes an army is defeated because they simply faced a larger and more powerful foe. Other times they lose because of some bizarre set of circumstances no one could have foreseen, or because they were simply outwitted by a cunning adversary. Sometimes an army is even dealt a [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, People · Tagged 1st Earl Haig, Admiral, adolf hitler, Africa, aggressive and capable commander, Ambrose Burnside, Army, artillery officer, author, bad General, bad officer, Baghdad, Bataan, Bataan,Philippines, Battle of Passchendaele, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Verdun, British Army, British Expeditionary Force in France, British knights, Busan,South Korea, Butcher, Caen, Colorado, Colorado,United States, commander, competent military commander, Confederate Army, Congress, cuba, decent military governor, Denver, Denver,Colorado,United States, Doug MacArthur, Douglas Haig, Douglas MacArthur, egypt, El Alamein, El Alamein,Matruh,Egypt, Erwin Rommel, Field Marshall, France, French Army, French government, General, George Armstrong Custer, George B. McClellan, George McClellan, German army, Germany, good military leader, Guinea, Gunichi Mikawa, head, Honor, incompetent commander, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Japanese Navy, Joe Hooker, Joseph Stalin, Korea, Kuwait, Leyte Gulf, Libbie, Like Hitler, Lincoln, Marshall Bernard Montgomery, Marshall Erwin Rommel, Mexican Army, Mexico, military commander, military leader, military officer, Military personnel, military strategist, Military strategy, Napoleon, Netherlands, Newfoundland Regiment, North Africa, North Korean Army, officer, PEARL HARBOR, Persian Gulf, Philippines, president, presidential election, Pusan, quality commander, Robert Georges Nivelle, Robert Nivelle, Roosevelt, Ruhr Valley, Saddam Hussein, Santa Anna, Santa Anna,Texas,United States, satellite state, Sicily, Sicily,Italy, Solomon Islands, The Netherlands, the Philippines, truman, Union army, Union General, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, United States Navy, War_Conflict, Washington, Washington,United States, www.ourcuriousworld.com
How does a dance craze happen? It always begins with the music, of course. The tune sticks with you long after the song is over; the sort of tune that makes it almost impossible to sit still. Pare a catchy tune with choreography so simple that a preschooler could follow it, and you’ve got a [...]
Posted by Natalie Jaro on Monday, November 22, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, Misc · Tagged accordion player, Argentina, Austria, Ballroom dance, Britain, Buenos Aires, Burger King, Burger King Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti., Caribbean, Charleston, Chubby Checker, cuba, dance, Dances, Energy, Entertainment, Europe, Flamenco dance teacher, France, Hokey Cokey, Hokey Pokey, Hustle, Idaho, Indies, island of Trinidad, James P. Johnson, Jimmy Kennedy, Larry LaPrise, Line dance, Montevideo, Montevideo Department, New York, New York City, Novelty and fad dances, Paris, Ram Trio, Saturday Night Fever, Social dance, songwriter, Soul City Symphony, South Carolina, Spain, Stanley Mills, Sun Valley, Tango, Trinidad, Twist, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Van McCoy, Vienna, Werner Thomas, West Africa, West Indies
As said by famous French statesman George Clemenceau, “War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military,” and even today, his statement still stands true. While most countries have large military forces that are able to deploy and protect at any given time (the largest and most notable being China, at [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Misc · Tagged Andorra, Andorran National Police, Antigua and Barbuda, Australian Navy, Barbados, british solomon islands, british solomon islands protectorate, British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defense Force, Costa Rica, cuba, Dominica, Gendarmerie Corps, geography, George Clemenceau, Grenada, Island countries, Italy, José Figueres Ferrer, Liberal democracies, Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein National Police, Marshall, Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands Police, Maurice Bishop, Micronesia, Micronesia islands, Nauru, Nauru Police Force, Noble Guard and the Palatine Guard, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Palau, Palau National Police, Political geography, Politics, Province of Rome, Republics, rome, Royal Grenada Police Force, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa Police Force, Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands Protectorate, Vatican City, War_Conflict
Every four years the good citizens of this country drag themselves to the voting booth (well, actually about half of them do, the rest being far too busy to concern themselves with such things as picking the leader of their nation) to pick the candidate they hope will do the least amount of damage to [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Friday, April 2, 2010 at 6:01 am
Filed under History, People, Politics · Tagged able general, abraham lincoln, Air Force, America, andrew jackson, Arkansas, author, bad president, Bay of pigs, Bill Clinton, candidate, Civil War General, Colorado, congressman and senator, cuba, Daniel Webster, Denver, elections, Europe, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin Pierce, General, George Bush, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Georgia, Gerald Ford, Germany, Governor, great president, henry clay, Herbert Hoover, Horace Greeley, HORATIO SEYMOUR, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, JAMES COX, James K. Polk, Jeff Danelek, Jerry Ford, Jimmy Carter, John C. Calhoun, john f kennedy, Kentucky, leader, Massachusetts, Mexico, military commander, National Guard, Ohioan congressman, Panama, peanut farmer, Persian Gulf, Politics, Politics of the United States, president, presidential election, presidents, pretty decent vice-president, reporter, Republican Party, Richard Nixon, ronald reagan, Ross Perot, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, SAMUEL TILDEN, Scots-Irish Americans, Secretary of State, Senate committee, Senator, Speaker, Tammany Hall, term governor, then President, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, United States, United States Army, United States Whig Party, Vice Presidents of the United States, Vietnam, warren g harding, Washington, White House, Wilson, Wilson administration, Wilson ASA, Wilson’s League of Nations, writer, www.ourcuriousworld.com
Recently, you’ve probably heard all about “going green” and how it seems to be the new fad. A lot of people from all different parts of the world are doing their part in order to keep the earth healthy. More and more people are switching to behavior that is safer for the earth: they are [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 8:55 am
Filed under Nature, Photos · Tagged Africa, Alps, alternative energy, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, British Columbia, canada, Carbon neutrality, clean electricity, Colombia, Colombian government, Costa Rica, cuba, Energy, Energy development, Energy economics, energy policy, environment, Environmental Performance, Europe, France, geothermal power, gimmelwald, global warming, Green politics, greenest countries, greenhouse, greenhouse gas emissions, hybrid, hydroelectric, hydrogen, Hydrogen economy, Iceland, Mauritius, norway, nuclear, oil crisis, organic, renewable energy, renewable energy rate, Sweden, Switzerland, thermal, top 10 list, top ten green countries, transportation, Yale University
Over the years, the American Central Intelligence Agency has gained a reputation for being the most far-reaching, sophisticated, and effective government intelligence agency on the planet. At the same time, the CIA has also become known for its incredible paranoia and propensity to undertake costly, sometimes illegal, and often downright absurd projects in the name [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre · Tagged 9/11, acoustic kitty, Bay of pigs, Bizarre, Central Intelligence Agency, cia, consipracy, conspiracy theories, Controversial, controversy, cuba, fidel castro, Kennedy, military, MK-ULTRA, MKULTRA, operatin northwoods, operation gold, operation midnight climax, operation mockingbird, operation mongoose, political, project pigeon, stargate project, War, weird CIA program