Charles Lindbergh & The Flight that Changed the World
Everyone knows Charles Lindbergh. Or at least… they think they do. The guy in the plane.The leather helmet.The impossible flight. On this day in 1927, Lindbergh landed in Paris, completing the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. Thirty-three and a half hours. Alone. Over the Atlantic. In a plane called the […]
H.H. Holmes – America’s First Modern Boogeyman
A hotel with hidden rooms.Hallways that led nowhere.Doors that locked from the outside. And at the center of it all? A man smiling politely while people vanished around him. On this day in 1896, H. H. Holmes was hanged. And his legend only got darker from there. Most people know the broad strokes. H.H. Holmes […]
William Randolph Hearst: The Original Clickbait King
Headlines so loud they shook a nation. Stories that blurred the line between truth and spectacle. And one man at the center of it all. On this day in 1863, William Randolph Hearst was born. And the way we consume news has never been the same. Most people know the basics. Hearst was a powerful newspaper publisher […]
William Shakespeare: The “Original” Drama King?
On this day in 1564, a guy from a small English town was born. A guy that “wrote” stories that refuse to die. Love. Betrayal. Power. Revenge.A little poetry. A lot of drama. And 400+ years later? We’re still remixing his work like it just dropped last week. Most people know William Shakespeare as the […]
There and Back Again – The Story of NASA
We went from barely reaching the sky…to walking on the Moon…to living in orbit. And now? We’re getting ready to leave footprints somewhere far, far away. Most people think of NASA as the agency that put humans on the Moon. 1969.Neil Armstrong steps down.“One small step…” From there, it feels like a highlight reel: It feels like a […]