1824 richtete der badische Lokaldichter Dillmann die nachfolgende etwas ungelenke Huldigung an Johann Gottfried Tulla: „Lob und Dank sei diesem Mann, der durch seinen weisen Plan, den er nun zu Ende gebracht, uns vom Rhein hat freigemacht.“[1] Damit rühmte er das Lebenswerk seines Landsmanns, des badischen Wasserbauingenieurs Johann Gottfried Tulla, den damals noch wilden, ungebändigten … Lire la suite
In March 1974, NBC conducted a major campaign to promote “the television event of the year!”—a made-for-TV film about World War II soldier Eddie Slovik, the only American shot for desertion since the Civil War. A large advertisement, widely placed in newspapers, showed a uniform-clad man standing, head bowed, as two soldiers tie him to … Lire la suite
However much combat troops dominated the news during the Vietnam War, the grunts knew they owed much to the vast armada of support troops who backed them up. The battlefield heroism performed in the rainforests and the highlands would have been impossible without the weapons and ammunition to fight, or the food to sustain those … Lire la suite
Recreational divers aren’t allowed to explore the Japanese submarine I-124, resting on the seafloor 150 feet below the Indian Ocean’s surface in waters northwest of Darwin, Australia. Designated a war grave, the wreck is off-limits. Recommended for you Now maritime enthusiasts, history buffs, and the just plain curious can get a good look anyway — … Lire la suite
Evidence of Israel’s Exodus from Egypt Biblical Archaeology Society Staff April 14, 2022 83 Comments 170044 views Share Dated to c. 1219 B.C.E., the Merneptah Stele is the earliest extrabiblical record of a people group called Israel. Set up by Pharaoh Merneptah to commemorate his military victories, the stele proclaims, “Ashkelon is carried off, and … Lire la suite
The Il-2 Sturmovik was designed to support Soviet ground forces and packed a solid punch. A big, broad wing gave the airplane the lift it needed to carry enough rockets and bombs to hunt German panzers across the broad plains around Kursk in July and August 1943. The ground-attack plane’s heavy armor and solid construction helped … Lire la suite
Ancient Boat Uncovered from the Ruins of Uruk Nathan Steinmeyer April 13, 2022 0 Comments 712 views Share The Mesopotamian boat of Uruk during excavation. Courtesy German Archaeological Institute. With archaeologists returning to Iraq, many finds are coming to light, including a 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian boat from the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk. According to a … Lire la suite
Codice IATA: REC Codice ICAO: SBRF Passeggeri: ~4,8 milioni Aeroporto Internazionale di Recife (REC), noto anche come Aeroporto Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre, è l’aeroporto che serve Recife, in Brasile. Recife è la quarta area urbana più grande del Brasile e la capitale dello stato del Pernambuco nell’angolo nord-orientale del Brasile. Guararapes è tra gli aeroporti più trafficati … Lire la suite
Discovering the Biblical Moses Biblical Archaeology Society Staff April 12, 2022 1 Comments 123117 views Share Moses’ story is told in the Book of Exodus, but it starts in Genesis with the story of Abraham and his family with whom God makes a covenant. Generations later the Biblical Moses draws the extended family together in … Lire la suite
If it hadn’t been for guns and ammunition purchased through clandestine channels in Europe and the West Indies, the American Revolution would have failed. As early as October 1774, in reaction to the Boston Tea Party, Britain banned the importation of weapons to the American colonies. A brisk contraband trade immediately sprang up, centered on … Lire la suite
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