From Jesse James to Robert Leroy Parker, these legendary outlaws of the Wild West marked an era that is considered quite notorious today. The American Wild West, which spanned from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, was a gritty and lawless time filled with rugged landscapes, gold rushes, pioneers, and, of course, outlaws. These …
The classic story is that William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett on the night of July 14th, 1881, at Fort Sumner in New Mexico. The 21-year-old Bonney had been on the run from Garrett since April, after escaping his jail in Lincoln County. But details of that official account …
If you ask anyone who discovered America you will notice that Christopher Columbus is often credited with discovering America in 1492, but it’s important to note that there were already indigenous people living in the Americas for thousands of years before Columbus arrived. Additionally, there is evidence that Norse explorers had reached North America centuries …
Experienced in Atlantic crossings, the Andrea Doria was one of the most popular liners of its time. Although not as glorified as other contemporary ships such as the RMS Titanic, the SS Andrea Doria was one of Italy’s pride and joys after World War II. Though the Italian liner disappeared beneath the North Atlantic on …
Pyramids: grand, ostentatious displays of ancient wealth and power. They were built for the influential dead, the devout, and the divine. Though, this wasn’t always the case. When most people think of pyramids, they think of Egypt. But there are pyramids all over the world. Pyramids in America first appeared 5,000 years ago. Nearly 2,000 …
The starry glamor of Hollywood, the surfer and hippie vibes of Los Angeles, the beaches, the Mexican food, or just the overall kindness of the people: California is one of the most vibrant and well-known states in the United States. The actual inhabitants of California might even argue that the state can be divided into …