The USS Scorpion vanished 400 miles southwest of the Azores on May 22, 1968. Then, the Navy kept key information from the missing crew's family members for years.Wikimedia CommonsThe USS Scorpion was the last American submarine to go missing.
Since the end of World War II, the United States has only lost two nuclear submarines: the USS Thresher and the USS Scorpion.
The Thresher sank during deep-diving drills near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1963, killing all 129 crew members on board. Read More...
2.5 million residents were reduced to just under 800,000 from starvation, disease, and exposure during the siege of Leningrad. Ruins left after Leningrad was bombed by the Nazis during the siege of the city. B. Kudoyarov/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Street notices read "drive slowly! unexploded bomb! danger!" behind a group of kids playing on scooters. The siege of Leningrad lasted almost 900 days and violence became the norm — even to children. Read More...
Sylvester Graham would be horrified to see what his namesake cracker has become. Wikimedia Commons
For a treat so well-known and loved, few people are familiar with its namesake or the story behind its invention.
Most would be surprised to learn, then, that the Graham Cracker — most commonly associated with s’mores (an undeniably sensual snack) — was actually created to stifle sexual urges.
The cracker/cookie combo was the brainchild of Sylvester Graham — a Presbyterian minister and huge Debbie Downer who lived in Philadelphia in the mid-1800’s. Read More...
