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"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
The functions of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents.
There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe." -- Thomas Jefferson
Okinoshima is a speck of land off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. What's so unique about this island is that you’ll see no female faces here. Only men are allowed to visit the island, which is home to a sacred religious shrine honoring a goddess of the sea.
Crowded ship bringing American troops back to New York harbor after V-Day, 1945
French Postman Spent 30 Years Building a Palace Made of Pebbles
1900: Francis David Millet at work in his studio, photographer unknown.
1900: Francis David Millet at work in his studio, photographer unknown.
These amazing real photo postcards provide us a peek of how the world was like 100 years ago.
Aeron Express, open Sea View, Aberaeron, Wales, 1911
These amazing real photo postcards provide us a peek of how the world was like 100 years ago.
Aeron Express, open Sea View, Aberaeron, Wales, 1911
When it comes to juicy gossip and titillating tabloids, few subjects offer the breadth of material like celebrities. Rich, famous, and the envy of many, celebrities live in a world most of us only dream about. Also, either thanks to wildly disparate lives or perhaps because of them, celebrities tend to find themselves in the craziest situations imaginable.
During WWII, opposing troops came up with many ideas on how to slow or disable fast-moving tanks.
One of these ideas was to design obstacles to immobilize tanks by lifting their treads off the ground from below. These traps, called Dragon's Teeth, were first used in WWII, predominantly in Europe.
Vintage Photos: Niagara Falls Freeze Over During Winter
June 10, 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s famous commencement address at Washington, D.C.’s American University. This speech—among JFK’s finest—laid out a vision of how to save America and humanity from the mutually-assured destruction that would come from nuclear confrontation with the Soviet Union.
