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A breakfast prepared 3500 years ago consisting of bread, meat from the leg of a bull, and for dessert, a plate containing figs and dates.
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These foods were found dried and preserved in the dry sands of Egypt inside the tomb of Senenmut, a close advisor and the Chief Royal Architect of Queen (Hatshepsut), who also designed her wonderful temple in Deir el-Bahari. This authentic Egyptian breakfast was originally kept in the British Museum, then…
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The Owls Club
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The Owls Club, a Black women’s softball team, was formed in Seattle in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Owls made history by winning the inaugural Washington State Women’s Softball Championship, playing at Sick’s Stadium—the future site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, later renamed the Brown Bombers, claimed the…
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In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed the sealed doorway buried beneath debris
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For over 3,000 years, the seal on a forgotten tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings remained unbroken, preserving one of the greatest archaeological treasures of all time. In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed the sealed doorway buried beneath debris. The seal, depicting a jackal atop nine bound captives,…
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Raunchy couple risk their lives to have done this on the rooftop public on a sloped rooftop of four-storey building
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The pair were caught on camera dicing with death the sloped roof of a building in Ukraine Some people get their kicks from risky sex but this randy couple have taken things to the next level. The pair were caught on camera dicing with death the sloped roof of a…
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Death to fascism, freedom to the people
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“Death to fascism, freedom to the people!” was a motto of the Yugoslav Partisans, first introduced by the Communists and afterward accepted as the official slogan of the entire resistance movement. During World War II and for a few subsequent years, it was also used as a greeting formulation among members of the movement, both…
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“A group of Australian War Correspondents visited W camp, where they documented disturbing conditions and treatment of prisoners.”
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The camp was about fifteen miles out of Yokosuka Naval Base, and the Corespondents were the first to find the POWs. The camp was not registered (with the International Red Cross) and all the 103 occupants, comprising ninety eight Americans, four British and one New Zealander, were reported dead some…
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“Uncovered: Rare WWII Photo of Japanese POWs in Aitape, New Guinea (circa 1944)”
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Aitape area, north east new guinea. c. 1944-04. naked japanese prisoners of war (pows) crouch together on the ground while awaiting transport after being captured by us invasion forces following the successful allied landing. The japanese were probably stripped because of their habit of concealing weapons and grenades. Working on…
