The wife of Charles Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Lindbergh accomplished incredible feats both in the air and on the page that all too often went overshadowed by both her husband’s success and the personal tragedies she endured.Too often, history remembers women for their relationship to the men in their lives. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of FDR. Jennie Jerome, mother of Winston Churchill. Such is the case of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, who most know as the wife of aviator Charles Lindbergh and the mother of the infamous Lindbergh baby. Read More...
A close study of topographical data from Spain's coasts may have revealed the lost Temple of Hercules Gaditanus in the Bay of Cádiz.Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia CommonsAn ancient depiction of Hercules, the Greek and Roman demigod.
For centuries, many archaeologists have viewed the lost Temple of Hercules Gaditanus as a “holy grail.” Visited by Julius Caesar and Hannibal, the site played a crucial role in ancient history. Now, archaeologists believe they may have finally located the elusive site. Read More...
The rest, as they say, is history. The Nazi Party extended their power and reach with the formation of the Gestapo, the introduction of new laws sanctioning the persecution of Jews and other minorities, the establishment of abhorrent concentration camps and the annexation of neighboring countries. Even events including the 1936 Berlin Olympics were used as propaganda to perpetuate the image of Nazi Germany as a prolific and perfect governing party. Read More...
