How one Woman Single-Handedly Saved Portland from the Plague in 1907 At the time of summer 1907, Esther Pohl was a well-known sight around Portland, Oregon. Thirty-five years out of date, with wavy hair piled to the top of her head, she was recognized for cycling from home to visit the patients of her personal obstetrics follow. She had also […]
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Two 19th-Century Ships Discovered Off Coast of Australia Experts have searched the Indian Ocean for the past four years in an effort to finding Malaysian Airlines ‘ MH370 flight that was vanished in mysterious circumstances in March 2014. Such efforts were unable to find the plane with the exception of some pieces of debris. but during the searching for MH370, researchers […]
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How London Bridge Ended Up In Arizona In 1968, an American tycoon bought London Bridge—all 10,000 tons of it—and moved it brick-by-brick to the desert town of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. How did London Bridge come to be one of the biggest tourist attractions in Arizona, second only to the Grand Canyon? Was it an error on the part of […]
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America’s First Supermodel Died Alone in a Mental Asylum After 65 years You may never have heard of Audrey Munson, but you’ve probably seen her face if you’ve spent any time in New York. Its similarity can be seen across the city, from Adolph Weinman’s golden figure on top of the Manhattan Municipal Building to the New York Public Library’s […]
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