Heroism at 10,000 feet: the co-pilot of a Wellington bomber saved the plane and its crew by putting out a fire in mid-air. He received a Victoria Cross for bravery
Inwa was the powerful capital of the Burmese kings; it was abandoned after a devastating earthquake in 1839
The Tunguska Event: the most powerful explosion in documented history that still remains a mystery
The Reinheitsgebot: The Beer Purity Law of 1516 is still in force in Germany today
Truman Reconstruction of White House from 1948 to 1952 commissioned by President Harry S Truman
During the Great Depression, Al Capone created one of the first “Soup Kitchens” for the unemployed
Carmilla was the first Vampire, 26 years older than Bram Stoker’s Dracula
The Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, England holds the world’s largest collection of witchcraft memorabilia
Captured on film: That time Buzz Aldrin punched a conspiracy nut
Historic Art Deco cinema to be bulldozed to make way for a supermarket
