During the New York blackout of 1977, an entire city went dark, only to be lit up by the fires of more than 1,000 arsons.Robert R. McElroy/Getty ImagesAerial view of a building burning in Brooklyn during the New York blackout of 1977.
When the lights go out… anything goes. On July 13, 1977, in what is now considered the most infamous New York blackout in the city’s history, all the power in the Big Apple went out. Read More...
Amin al-Husseini Library of CongressAmin al-Husseini in Jerusalem, circa 1929-1937.
Born circa 1897 into a wealthy and powerful Jerusalem family that traced its roots back to the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, Amin al-Husseini quickly became one of his era’s most prominent leaders in the cause of Arab nationalism.
Not to be confused with modern Islamism let alone terrorism, Arab nationalism of the early and mid-20th century was essentially an anti-imperialist movement that sought to remove Western colonial power from the Arab world and return the region’s leadership to the Arab peoples. Read More...
Large patterns of flattened crops and other plants, crop circles are breathtaking when viewed from above. But that doesn't mean they have extraterrestrial origins. Media Drum World/Alamy Stock PhotoA crop circle in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, perhaps no term was more commonly associated with UFOs and extraterrestrial visitation than “crop circles.” As the name suggests, crop circles are massive, circular areas of flattened crops — usually wheat or corn — or other plants, which depict seemingly intentional shapes and other images when seen from above. Read More...
