1. She was the aviation editor at Cosmopolitan. 2. Earhart was a college dropout. In 1919, she took pre-med courses at Columbia University, but left after a year to be with her family in California. In 1925, she returned to Columbia, only to leave when money got tight.
3. Her first plane was named "The Canary" after its bright yellow hue. 4. She was the sixteenth woman to be issued a pilot's license from the FAI. Read More...
The bitter, colossal Battle of Stalingrad was the key turning point of World War II, paving the way for the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. The battle of Stalingrad marked the turning point of World War II, setting the scene for the Red Army's advance on Berlin.TASS/Getty Images Women digging near damaged train tracks during the Battle of Stalingrad.Hulton Archive/Getty Images Dead bodies covered by snow in Stalingrad. Laski Diffusion/Getty Images An airplane wreckage lies in Stalingrad, with a devastated building in the background. Read More...
Squirrel Pelts Wikimedia CommonsA fur stole made from squirrel bellies.
Animal pelts have and still do play a big part in the barter system of trading goods. Beaver pelts were the trade standard between Europeans and First Nations tribes in the 1740s, and the worth of buckskins are why dollars are still referred to as “bucks” today. Even earlier, during Medieval times, the furry parts of squirrels proved to be particularly valuable among Russian and Finnish societies. Read More...
