Bridging Eras

Read more about the article The Boer War of 1899-1902
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Anglo Boer War, British soldiers fixing bayonets to repell an attack from the trenches around Ladysmith, South Africa. Getty Image
Africa

The Boer War of 1899-1902

In October 1899, the Boer War began. The South African Boer War started between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. Boer War: Causes…

Comments Off on The Boer War of 1899-1902
July 9, 2022
Read more about the article Shinzo Abe
Article

Shinzo Abe

Abe, Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo, 67, the longest-serving prime minister of Japan, died after being shot during a campaign speech on Friday in Nara, according to CNN, Al Jazeera, Reuters and…

Comments Off on Shinzo Abe
July 9, 2022
Read more about the article Travis The Chimp’s Gruesome Attack That Left A Woman Without A Face
Nancy Lane/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Charla Nash lost virtually her entire face and required extensive surgery following Travis’s vicious attack. cr: AIT
WTF Facts

Travis The Chimp’s Gruesome Attack That Left A Woman Without A Face

Travis the chimp was a darling creature entertainer and a neighbourhood installation in his Connecticut town — until he violently went after his proprietor's companion Charla Nash one day in…

Comments Off on Travis The Chimp’s Gruesome Attack That Left A Woman Without A Face
July 5, 2022
Read more about the article Chandra Bahadur Dangi (1939-2015) the Shortest Man Ever Lived
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, (L) the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, poses for pictures with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen from Turkey, during a photocall in London on November 13, 2014, to mark Guinness World Records Day. Chandra Dangi, measures a tiny 21.5in (0.54m) the same height as six stacked cans of beans. Sultan Kosen measures 8 ft 3in (2.51m). AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIE (Photo by ANDREW COWIE / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW COWIE/AFP via Getty Images)
WTF Facts

Chandra Bahadur Dangi (1939-2015) the Shortest Man Ever Lived

Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) was a Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history. God created different beings in the world with…

Comments Off on Chandra Bahadur Dangi (1939-2015) the Shortest Man Ever Lived
June 27, 2022