79 years ago, on 6 June 1944, The Allied Expeditionary Forces (United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, etc) invaded Normandy, France, the mission was codenamed: OPERATION OVERLORD; At the time, the...

Introduction Born on May 31, 1912, in Liuhe, China, Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu is a pioneer and a crucially important figure in the history of physics. She grew up told to pursue her interests throughout high...

Imagine this: It's April 9th, 1940.  You have just woken up around 4:40 AM after hearing a loud bang and what sounded like an explosion. It's from your neighbor's house. You look outside to see a crater...

BTMS And the Remains of The Cold War For those who do not know, schools built in the years 1957 to 1991 were required to have fallout shelters. BTMS was built in 1968 and finished in 1969, during the...

Valentine's day is known to be a day for love, but how did this day come to be how its known as today? Well, I'll tell you in this article. What we know 'Valentine's Day' is observed on February 14,...

 The A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthog" II, nicknamed "The Flying Gun" due to its giant GAU-8/A 30MM Machine Gun that takes up half of the aircraft, above is the GAU-8 next to a Volkswagen Beetle. Approval...

The Beginning This story starts in 1967 when the final blueprints were laid down for Brier Junior High. It would cost roughly $2,086,000 USD (that's $18,537,170.30 in today's money). The company that...