Controlling the sea was key to winning the battles of the First Great War. Moving troops and supplies by sea was vital. The battle for control of the seas led to new deadly tactics and terrifying war at sea where thousands of sailors, soldiers, passengers, and crews were sent to the bottom of the sea. … Read more
The United States entered World War I in 1917 on the allied side of Britain and France. By the time that World War I came around, the U.S. was a leader in recently discovered art of movie making and commercial advertising. Such newly discovered technologies played a crucial role in shaping the American mind and … Read more
In July of 1970, French photographer Jack Garofalo, took a series of captivating photographs for Harlem Paris Match magazine’s October issue. Garofalo’s assignment was to document the changes after the series of rent strikes broke out in the neighborhood in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Led by local activist Jesse Gray, together with the … Read more
It was a time when most of South America was ruled by dictators, and an archetypal example of them was Chile’s Augusto Pinochet, who cemented his image as a thuggish autocrat very early on in his reign, which began with an American-backed coup which deposed Salvador Allende 1973. On September 18, six days after the … Read more
It will surprise you to realize that a number of the most horrible disasters that left the world in shock were almost ignored in historical records. There are many reasons that made these stories being ignored altogether. It could be that such disasters weren’t serious enough. It could as well be that such disasters happened … Read more
Geishas have been part of Japanese culture for 400 years. Many Westerners remain in the dark about the life and role of a Geisha The life of a geisha was highly coveted for Japanese women. One hundred years ago, there were about 80,000 geishas in Japan. Today, there are only around 2,000 who uphold the … Read more