5 years ago, aerialist Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk a high wire across the Little Colorado River Gorge near Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. It was the highest walk of his career, and he completed it in just less than 23 minutes. Wallenda made the quarter-mile traverse on a 2-inch-thick steel … Continue reading Wallenda Grand Canyon
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend Richard ‘The Old Man’ Harrison, a beloved member of the HISTORY and ‘Pawn Stars’ family. He will be greatly missed for his wisdom and candor. Our thoughts are with the Harrison family during this difficult time.
On 1950, North Korean forces enter South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and frustrating war for the next three years.
When six U.S. Marines raised a flag over Iwo Jima in February 1945, they were laying claim to the slopes of a mountain, part of a strategically important chain of volcanic islands south of Tokyo. The Ogasawara Islands, also known as the Bonin Islands, were largely uninhabited. But during World War II, they offered a … Continue reading History Iwo Jima Flag
On This Day in History 1967, the Detroit Riots began following an early morning police raid on a “blind pig,” or an illegal after-hours club. What happened first is hard to say but police and demonstrators clashed in one of the most violent and destructive riots in U.S. history. Only the New York Draft Riots … Continue reading Blind Pig Detroit 1967
Two lumberjacks and a big tree, Pacific Northwest, 1915.
A true friend. Taken in a New York bus terminal just before they left for the worsening situation in the Pacific, 1941.
Marina Ginesta, a 17 year-old anti-fascist fighter during the Spanish Civil War, Barcelona, 1936. Photograph by Juan Guzman.
Racing cars on the roof of the Fiat Factory in Turin, Italy (1923)
Back in 1956, a PanAm plane was needed to to transport a 5 MB hard drive
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