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Ride the Ducks Amphibious Vehicles For Sale in Auction

After a string of accidents that left 40 people dead, Ride the Ducks has gone out of business. Now, 19 of the famous tourist amphibious…

B-29 Doc – Take a Ride of a Lifetime

Fly through the skies in B-29 Doc, a rare World War II bomber! Experience a piece of history 8,000 feet up, as you find yourself…

Monument Defaced With a Hammer and Sickle

Ian Harvey

A World War II memorial in Charlotte, North Carolina, was defaced with a hammer and sickle and a message that seems to refer to the…

Famous “Lacey Lady” Restaurant in Oregon to Close for Good

Ian Harvey

The “Lacey Lady” restaurant in Milwaukee, Oregon, has closed for good due to business conditions during the pandemic. In 1947, Art Lacey purchased a B-17…

The Great Raid & The Great Salute of WWII

Dressed as Filipino peasants, the two American Scouts slipped into an abandoned hut about 300 yards from their objective. It was 11:30 AM, January 30,…

Lawrence of Arabia – New Video from Yarnhub

Thomas Edward Lawrence, aka “Lawrence of Arabia”, is one of the world’s best known military figures. Immortalized in David Lean’s 1962 movie starring Peter O’…

TANKFEST ONLINE – a World First – 28 June

Experience the world’s finest collection of tanks in action – for free.  The Tank Museum is partnering with World of Tanks – and tank museums…

New US Uniform Goes Back to the 1940s – Pinks and Greens

Ian Harvey

The US Army uniform is getting a ‘glow-up’ it has been confirmed, with the new duds looking rather like the old WWII ‘pinks and greens’,…

Oldest Living Survivor of the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Dies Aged 98

Ian Harvey

Jim Jarvis, the oldest survivor of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, died on 6th June 2020 in Uniontown, Ohio. Jim was a well-known character…

Abandoned Launch Site That Thwarted the Soviets, Yours for $1.8 Million

Ian Harvey

Looking for a fixer-upper or a launch site and have $1.8 million to spend? Then Woolwich Township in New Jersey has a unique property that…

Now You Can Spend a Night Inside Some Serious History

Ian Harvey

Saint-Pabu is situated on the far North-Western coast of Brittany, surrounded by perfect white beaches and bucolic countryside and is these days described as the…

Mystery of LCT That Vanished 77 Years ago With 14 Crew on Board Solved

Ian Harvey

The research vessel Prince Madog with her crew of research scientists have solved a 77-year-old mystery about the disappearance of LCT 326, which disappeared in…