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Khomeini fatwa ‘led to killing of 30,000 in Ira.
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Children as young as 13 were hanged from cranes, six at a time, in a barbaric two-month purge of Iran’s prisons on the direct orders of Ayatollah Khomeini, according to a new book by his former deputy. More than 30,000 political prisoners were executed in the 1988 massacre – a…
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Respect to Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller (Afghanistan, 2008) – Died saving his team from enemy fire.
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United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller was born on October 14, 1983 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and served in the Army from 2003-2008. His assigned unit was the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). In his twenty-four years, Staff Sergeant Miller never once shied away from a challenge.…
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On the island of Luzon.
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On the island of Luzon, in the Philippines, lives a nomadic tribe of the Aeta people, an indigenous tribal people who have been isolated, by choice, from the rest of the world for thousands of years. All previous attempts to “civilize” them by Spanish and British colonizers failed, and they…
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THE RISE OF ISLAMISM AND ‘ARABISM’ IN AFRICA “THIS IS HORRIBLE”
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Where are your valiant warriors and priests? Where are your hunting parties and your feasts? Where is that war-like spirit? And where are those great armies that destroyed our country’s foes? Count Iran as a ruin, as a lair of lions and leopards… Look now and despair.” These words of…
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Once upon a time, in the Kadköy area of Istanbul, Turkey, there lived a cat named Tombili (a traditional Turkish name for overweight pets).
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She was known for leaning against stairwells and staring at passers-by. Her kind personality was also well-known. When she died in early August 2016, a petition to honor her life gathered 17,000 signatures. Seval ahin, a local sculptor, made a sculpture that replicated her reclining stance. The statue vanished a…
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Golden Bust of Marcus Aurelius.
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The golden bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius from Avenches, western Switzerland, is going on display at the Getty. It is the largest known bust of an emperor made of a precious metal and one of only a handful of gold busts to escape being melted down. This Marcus Aurelius bust…
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KISS OF LIFE 1968
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In 1968, the author received the Pulitzer Prize for this photograph – one of the most prestigious awards in the United States, which is awarded for achievements in music, cinema, theater and journalism. The picture shows two electricians, Randall Champion and Jay Thompson, hanging from a power pole. That day…
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Beneath the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean lies an astonishing tale filled with ambition, sorrow, and revelation.
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The S.S. Central America, often referred to as the “”Ship of Gold,”” has fascinated people not only due to its valuable cargo but also because of a mysterious relic dubbed the “”Mona Lisa of the Deep.”” In 1857, the S.S. Central America set sail on what would tragically become its…
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In the 1980s, archaeologists uncovered a remarkable Neolithic wooden road near Nieuw-Dordrecht in the Netherlands.
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This ancient wooden road, laid to pass a swampy area, dates back an impressive 4,573 years, and stretches for at least 800 meters. Through the meticulous science of dendrochronology, or tree-ring dating, experts have pinpointed its construction to 2,549 BC. The road’s preservation in the peat bog has allowed for…
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![In 1913, the brothers, Louis [Bud], age 13, and Temple, age 9, rode from Oklahoma to New York City on the Indian Motorcycle seen in the photo.](https://wohistorynlocalgist.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/FB_IMG_1735243736743-150x150.jpg)
In 1913, the brothers, Louis [Bud], age 13, and Temple, age 9, rode from Oklahoma to New York City on the Indian Motorcycle seen in the photo.
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This was not the Abernathy boys’ first adventure.In 1909, the two brothers, Louis “Bud,” aged nine, and Temple, five, encountered a host of Old West obstacles, including wolves and wild rivers, when they rode more than 1,000 miles from Oklahoma to Santa Fe and back—ALONE!The following year (1910), the brothers…