Penny Chavers
Writer
Knocker-ups: The Human Alarm Clocks
April 7, 2019
Alarm clock. Source: (wikipedia.org) While these days people rely on their cell phones or s...
The Mysteries Of Outer Space – How Far Science Has Adva...
April 6, 2019
Space Exploration. Source: (nasa.gov) For years and years, people ...
Hans Christian Andersen And International Children’s Bo...
April 5, 2019
Scene from the ballet The Snow Queen. Source: (gettyimages.com) No...
Springtime Is The Time For Weddings
March 31, 2019
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - MAY 10: Alexis Preston poses before her wedding ceremony. Source: (Pho...
Babylon – The Rise And Fall Of It
March 30, 2019
Illustration of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Source: (Bettmann Collection, Object E276 Get...
Things You May Not Know About Women Rulers In History
March 24, 2019
Queens of the Nile Exhibition At Rijksmuseum van Oudheden. Source: (Photo b...
Historical Figures Who Suffered From Diseases or Disord...
March 23, 2019
Experiments using Robert Koch's lymph method being done by Dr Baccelli...
St. Patrick’s Day: Origin And Tradition
March 17, 2019
St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Source: (pinterest.com) Every year on March 17th, celebrati...
Differences and Similarities: World War I and World War...
March 16, 2019
Trench Warfare 1914: German soldiers sleeping in their trench in the s...
Science Fiction Movies: Then (1950s) And Now
March 10, 2019
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951). Source: (bfi.org.uk) There are many differen...
History of the Life and Loves of Ernest Hemingway
March 9, 2019
Ernest Hemingway. Source: (killadj.com) The writings of Ernest Hemingway are ...
Unusual Discoveries Of Human Bones
March 3, 2019
Archeologists. Source: (commons.wikimedia.org) The occupation of an archeologist is exciting...
The Lost Civilization Of Mohenjo-Daro
March 2, 2019
Ruins of Mohenjo-Daro. Source: (forum.xcitefun.net) A lost civilization located in India,...
The History of the Amish and Their Unique Way of Life
February 24, 2019
Amish Horse and Buggy. Source: (exploreminnesota.com) The Amish people an...
Native Americans: Top Ten Famous Native Americans From ...
February 23, 2019
Squanto. Source: (post-gazette.com) Many Native Americans helped to ...
Amazing Meteorite Stories That Changed People’s Lives
February 17, 2019
Willamette's huge Meteorite (Oregon, United States). 1920's. Source: (Pho...
Breaking the Record for Longest Lasting Marriages
February 16, 2019
Happy senior couple opening a Valentine. Source: (gettyimages.com) Is marriag...
Before They Were Cliché: Five Common Expressions and Th...
January 27, 2019
Actors Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as Pharaoh Rameses II...
A Look at the Stock Market of Yesterday and Today
January 26, 2019
10/24/1929-New York, NY. The street scene on Black Thursday, the day the New Yo...
Blazing The Oregon Trail
January 20, 2019
The Westward Trail circa 1840: A map showing the westward trail from Missouri to Oregon. (Photo by MPI/G...
The Beauty of Living Root Bridges
January 19, 2019
SHILLONG, MEGHALAYA, INDIA, 5/15/06. Source: Subhendu Sarkar/LightRocket via Getty Images. A ...
The Origin of Sherlock Holmes
January 13, 2019
Sherlock Holmes LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 08: A reproduction of a copy of the book 'A Study...
Deadly Wildfires of California
January 12, 2019
Firefighter lights backfires during the Carr fire in Redding, CA on July 27, 2018.-One person died...
A Historical Look at Saint Valentine’s Day
January 6, 2019
Valentine's Day card. 1881 Valentine's Day card featuring montage of illustrations. ...
The Story Behind the Miranda Rights
January 5, 2019
Ernesto Miranda Talking with Attorney - Ernesto Miranda (r) with attorney John J. Flynn, in 1...
That Flatbread That Became A Meal: Pizza
December 30, 2018
New York City Pizzeria. Source: (Photo from https://nearsay.com) Pizza is a food that ...
Chocolate - Food of the gods
December 29, 2018
Origin of Chocolate – gift of the gods. Source: (Photo from www.ancient-origins.net) These days, c...
The Worst Blizzards in History
December 23, 2018
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 2000: Man uses snow blower to clear a path as the worst snowstorm in five ye...
A Mythological Family of Monsters
December 16, 2018
Typhon, God of War/image from God of War Wiki - Fandom Greek mythology is filled tales of her...
Accidental Inventions From The Past
December 15, 2018
1954: Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), noted bacteriologist and joint winner of the 1945 No...
