LOCALGISTS

“Former Chanel model, Catharina Koopman, worked as a successful model in Paris before moving to London. Catharina left London in 1939 to live in Italy. There she began a relationship with a leader of the Italian resistance. When World War II broke out, she agreed to use her contacts and…

Lobsters were considered the “poor man’s chicken” and primarily used for fertilizer or fed to prisoners and slaves. Some indentures servants even revolted against being forced to eat the meat and the colony agreed that they would not be fed lobster meat more than three times a week. As the…

This is the face of the young man that silenced Albert Einstein and made him scratch his head contemplatively in front of a large audience. This lanky young man with a bony face and a corn-silk hairstyle forced the famous Albert Einstein to have a second thought, and a minute…

January 25th, 1996 Case handled by DSP Troop 3, Camden On this date in 1996,  Billy Bailey was hanged for murdering an elderly couple in Delaware. Billy Bailey  (January 1947 – January 25, 1996, Age 49) was a convicted  murderer  who was  hanged  in  Delaware  in 1996.  He became only…

Lawrence Carthage Weathers, VC (14 May 1890 – 29 September 1918) was a New Zealand-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in battle that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces at the time. Lawrence Carthage Weathers was born in Te…

On and around this day in 1953, a photo of a United States Marine is published in nearly two thousand newspapers, including the February edition of All Hands magazine, a U.S. Navy publication. The photo depicted then-Sgt. Frank Praytor hand-feeding a baby kitten with a small medicine dropper. The two-week…

In The Lost World of the Kalahari, Laurens van der Post recounts his time living among the indigenous people of the Kalahari Desert. He describes their shock when they discovered that he couldn’t hear the stars. At first, they assumed he was joking or lying. But when they realized he…

This may sound like an incredible find, but in reality, it is the Porta Nigra, a remarkable Roman structure located in Trier, Germany. The Porta Nigra, meaning “Black Gate” in Latin, is an ancient city gate that dates back to the 2nd century AD. It stands as one of the…

👨 🌾 Grass prevents soil dragging due to rains, which significantly reduces soil erosion and helps keep water underground. This not only prevents the loss of essential nutrients, but also contributes to maintaining moisture, which is vital for ecosystem health. By removing these plants, even if they are just pastures,…

Today marks 55-years since Tom made the ultimate sacrifice, and I still remember the last time I saw him, and the last words he said to me; those words were “to keep America Free”. I was in the Army, stationed at Ft. Riley KS in 1968 when I came home…