Today in 1920, the Royal Australian Navy added a woman to its ranks for the very first time. Her name was Nancy Bentley, she was six years old, and the Navy “enlisted” her in an effort to save her life.
Ten years ago today, one of the sweetest moments in recent history: the day a five year old got to celebrate the end of his cancer treatments by becoming a superhero and saving the day in front of tens of thousands.
Today in 1938, a California woman took a stand in court for the right to wear slacks instead of a dress in court. Here's the story of Helen Hulick and her campaign against "anti-slackism."
There are countless efforts underway to bring more green energy into the world, and some of them are in some unusual places. Like a project in Massachusetts that’s going to try mounting solar panels on those sound-absorbing barriers on the sides of the highway.
Hmm. I figured this guy's moat would've stopped the intruder from breaking into the place.
Underwater photos are usually greenish or blueish and the brighter colors are washed out. An engineer and oceanographer has come up with an algorithm she calls Sea-thru that can bring those colors back into the image.
No autocorrect on electronic road signs.
I'll delve more deeply into this world of presidents in film in the coming weeks. Here's a good starting point.
Fourteen US Senators, ten Nobel laureates and three popes were actually mascots. (Who could forget the short but influential papacy of Mr. Met II?)
Harvey's still got a pretty serious beard going, but obviously he's more than a little upset that someone forced him to eat his beard under duress.
