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Heres the story of the F-11 Tiger, the plane that literally ran into its own gunfire.

There's a lot to learn about Easter's rich history. Impress your family and friends with these interesting Easter facts that explain the little-known origins behind common traditions.

Winston Churchill delivered some of the most inspirational speeches in history, but which of his orations were the most important? Here, Winston S Churchill – grandson of the famous prime minister – selects eight of the very best...

The Great Debate of 1920: how it changed astronomy April 28, 2021 at 10:10 am In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis came together to take part in the Great Debate about the scale of the Universe. But what ultimately, was astronomy’s Great Debate about, and how did it change the way we look at the Universe? Advertisement Harlow Shapley, a 34-year-old journalist-turned-astronomer, must have been nervous when he climbed the stage in the Baird Auditorium of the Smithsonian Museum ...

DER SPIEGEL Suche öffnen Dream Start for "Sleepy Joe" U.S. President Chalks Up Impressive First 100 Days In his first 100 days in office, Joe Biden has achieved more than many of predecessors did during four years in office. The U.S. president is seeking to move away from neoliberalism to save democracy. Bild vergrößern U.S. President Joe Biden has proven to be anything but old and feeble during his first three months in office. Foto:  Adam Schultz / White House / ZUMA PRESS / imago images...

The U.S. Capitol’s turbulent history of bombings, assassination attempts, and violence Amy McKeever © Photograph by JOE MARQUETTE/AFP via Getty Images A gunman opened fire in the U.S. Capitol in 1995, killing two Capitol Police officers who were defending the building. The pair were the first private citizens to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda. Todays takeover of the U.S. Capitol by a mob supporting President Trump is unprecedented. But America’s seat of government has...

comments A rarely- seen set of LIFE Magazine photos capture the legendary stripper, Gypsy Rose Lee while on tour with the carnival in 1949- Lee was the worlds most famous burlesque dancer in the 1930s and 1940s  Born to a ruthlessly ambitious stage mother- Lee spent her entire childhood performing as a second-rate actor in the vaudeville circuit while playing second fiddle to her younger sister who was the star of the show Her mother pitted the sisters against each other and dismissed Gypsy a...