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By Art and Architecture, mainly on May 22, 2020 in: architecture, history
Forbidden City is an imperial palace complex at the heart of Beijing. Commissioned in 1406 by the Ming Emperor Yongle, the construction of the Forbidden City required endless thousands of labourers and craftspeople. Precious timber was fl...
By Engadget on May 17, 2020 in: games, gaming, history, news, video games
If you’re a gamer of a certain age (cough), you probably have fond memories of the elaborate boxes PC games once had — sometimes more memorable than the gameplay itself. You don’t have to hunt down a copy on an auction site to indulge in some n...
By Art and Architecture, mainly on May 12, 2020 in: history
James Jesse Owens (1913-80) had a very modest start in life. Born to Alabama share-croppers and the grandson of slaves, Owens grew up quickly. In May 1935 in Ann Arbor Michigan, Owens equalled or broke 4 world records: 100 yards, long jump, 220...
By North Coast Voices on May 11, 2020 in: history
25- 26 March 2019The Daily Examiner, 9 May 2020, p.5:After scouring old newspaper clippings, a Yamba researcher has some interesting insight into the similarities between two pandemics separated by more than a century. Using historical records a...
By Boing Boing on May 7, 2020 in: Video, History
On May 6, 1937, LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into flames. 36 lives were lost as the horrific event was caught on camera. Read the rest...
By Life Hacker on May 5, 2020 in: history
If you’re fortunate enough to have an older person in your life—whether it’s a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle or even a family friend—know that you basically have access to a living part of history. As a child, you may not have been interes...
By Life Hacker on May 5, 2020 in: history, travel
Life during a pandemic doesn’t give us much to look forward to—especially since we don’t really have any idea when it’s ever going to end. But one of the rare positive side effects of our new quarantine lifestyle is our newfound virtual acces...