The Glamorous Airline Bars & Restaurants of Boeing 747 in 1970s

Today domestic first class means free drinks and food, and a seat that might not leave you with a chronic back condition. While deregulation played a large role in driving down quality and prices, this ‘golden age’ of luxe airborne lounging was largely brought to an end by the Arab embargo induced oil crises of … Read more

The First Photograph of Discovery of Machu Picchu (1911)

The ruins of Machu Picchu covered in jungle growth in 1911 photographed by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Photo credit: National Geographic In 1911, American archaeologist Hiram Bingham arrived in Peru with his team of explorers with a goal to find Vilcabamba, the last Inca stronghold to fall to the Spanish. While traveling on foot and … Read more