Earth: Katyn Forest, Russia, the site of a truly monstrous act of anti-intellectualism.
In April 1940, agents working for Stalin murdered tens of thousands of people here. Why? They were afraid of them thinking too much.
In April 1940, agents working for Stalin murdered tens of thousands of people here. Why? They were afraid of them thinking too much.
Meet the amazing woman whose career stretched the arc from one era of science fiction to another.
Why was Lend-Lease arguably the turning point of World War II? And can I find a good wine within walking distance of my hotel?
What do you do when London is being bombed by the Luftwaffe? Hide out in your wine cellar, of course!
France is falling, Byron's getting married and Pug's wife is fooling around. Where's my wine?
What wine would you serve during a "phony war"?
Was there ever gold on board? Whose skeleton was found in the bullion room 55 years later?
Seventy-three years ago today, on November 11, 1940, the U.S. upper Midwest suffered one of the very worst blizzards in its history--and a very unique [...]
Meet George Metesky, the terrorist who tried to blow up New York City over a worker's comp claim.
Above is a pretty famous and iconic piece of film--it has, for example, been chosen for preservation in the American Film Institute's archive [...]