Vikings thank you for the skis and for the combs-6 things they invented
Mistinguett- The Moulin Rouge biggest star who in 1919 insured her legs for 500,000 francs
Cold War, cool head – Meet the man who saved the world from a nuclear war
Surviving example of Burgonet- the extremely elaborate, Renaissance-era helmet worn in combat
The Salisbury Cathedral clock is the oldest working clock in the world- tick tocking since 1386
The dandy horse is a human-powered vehicle that, being the first means of transport to make use of the two-wheeler principle
The last years of The Great Depression in color- photos show the end of the longest economic downturn in American History
Great pieces of history here: 20 guns from the ‘Wild West’ that were sold at an auction
20 gorgeous color photos of Native Americans in the late 19th & early 20th centuries
Peek inside the picturesque countryside of Sweden in the 1950’s and 1960’s. …
