Aloha Wanderwell, the World’s Most Widely-Traveled Woman
If Indiana Jones was real, he’d be a woman. More specifically, he’d be this woman: Aloha Wanderwell. Aloha was quite…
Tag: history
A Look at Some of History’s Most Toxic Colors
Can you paint with all the colors of history? No, because a lot of them are just too toxic. Unless…
Popular Pastime: History of the Board Game Industry
When I was younger, we used to have an RV parked out behind my home. When the weather was nice,…
Understanding The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
Ninety-nine years ago, on an unseasonably warm January day, 2 million gallons of black, sticky molasses flooded the streets in…
The Lumière Brothers: Projecting the Future of Cinema
Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière were pioneers in the photography industry and were among the first filmmakers in history. As…
What in Tarnation are the La Brea Tar Pits?
Where else can you find a Dire Wolf outside of Westeros? California, of course. If you ever find yourself cruising…
How Howard Hughes Revolutionized Oil Well Drilling
This man was Howard Hughes before Howard Hughes was Howard Hughes You might know Howard Hughes as the American Hollywood…
Oil & Blood: the Mysterious Murder at the Greystone Mansion
The Greystone Mansion isn’t your typical 46,000 sq. ft. 1920s Tudor Revival located in Beverly Hills, California. If you were…
Life in 1908: A Snapshot of the US the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series
Just about everyone has been talking about the Cubs finally winning the World Series. And with good reason, too--the last…
For the Love of Human Ingenuity: Understanding the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894
Once upon a time we wrote about the whale oil myth—the mythical notion that due to the free market/exchange, the…