Horses’ Ass!
The American and other standard railroad gauges (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. Admittedly, this is a rather odd number. Why was that gauge used?
Who Is That Man?
Stephen Foster was America’s first great professional songwriter. He was the ninth child of William and Eliza Foster — arriving on earth July 4, 1826, as America was celebrating 50 years as a nation.
European Union Rocked by Anti Regime Protests
Spain and much of the Western regions of the European Union are being rocked by violence, with anti-lockdown protesters clashing with police in multiple cities, including Madrid and Barcelona, Paris, Warsaw and other great cities over the state and regional governments’ move to toughen Covid-19 restrictions.
The Silver Swan
Sublime Dreams of Living Machines. Part III. The Silver Swan is an automaton dating from the 18th Century and is housed in the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England.
The Flying Enterprise story of Man vs. the Sea
During Christmas Week, 1951, began an incredible sea story involving a WWII era cargo vessel named the Flying Enterprise and her captain, Kurt Carlsen.
EU Denies Member States Free Market Access for Vaccines
The European Union (unelected) Directorate have banned member states of the Union from purchasing for their citizens’ vaccines in the free market.
Last Calls to Loved Ones
Many patients with coronavirus find themselves isolated from relatives for many months during treatment in care homes and hospitals and have no way of contacting them.
The Eve of the Dead Souls
Every year in late October, when nature is almost ready for the winter and days shorten considerably, marks the end of autumn as everything falls deeper into hibernation. Along with the fog gates to the other world are opened and it is time to expect our ancestral spirits. Hosting the feast for the dead at the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia is a tradition on this Eve and celebrated by singing in honour of our ancestors together with folk groups.
1943 Bengal Famine Due To Winston Churchill’s Policies
The 1943 Bengal famine, which resulted in the death of over three million Indians, was a direct result of then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s policies and not drought.
Awesome Power of Media Manipulation
This is and it isn’t a story about Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. It is a story of how corporate media collaborates with the political caste to condition their readership to assist in massive corruption by the political elite. It is important to remember that the plutocracy, sponsored by the banking houses, invest heavily in corporations profiting from climate change-related interests.
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