(Image: Mike Licht)Are you frustrated that you lost an hour today? That's nothing compared to the experience of daylight saving time during World War II. The belligerent nations often thought that adding extra daylight w...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/03/13/The-Extreme-Daylight-Saving-Times-of-World-War-II/When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Canada leaped to defend the freedom of Europe and declared war. Its citizens raced to enlist in the armed forces to contribute to the effort.Many of them were rejected because they ha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/03/11/During-World-War-II-Canada-Gave-These-Badges-to-People-Who-Tried-to-Volunteer-But-Were-Rejected-for-Medical-Reasons/(Photo: Tina Franklin)In 1903, Mary Franklin of Bi... ...adhered to the glass. That gave her an idea. The History channel tells the story:Anderson began to sketch... ...were put to good use. You can read more about the history of their windshield wipers at Jalopnik.
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/03/06/The-Inventor-of-the-Windshield-Wiper-Gave-up-on-Her-Idea-Because-It-Had-no-Practical-Value/(The Fall of the Alamo by Robert James Onderdonk)180 years ago last Thursday, the representatives of the people of Texas voted to declare independence from Mexico. During that time, approximately 200 men stood in the old...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/03/06/180-Years-Ago-Today-The-Fall-of-the-Alamo/(Photo: Library and Archives Canada)Sir Winston Churchill, the Man of the Century, saw the dangers of Nazism before almost anyone else in the free world did. Then, after having defeated that threat and been promptly toss...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/03/05/70-Years-Ago-Today-Winston-Churchill-Delivers-His-Iron-Curtain-Speech/(Photoof a priest hole by Quodvultdeus)When she became Queen of England in 1558, Elizabeth I ramped up the suppression of Catholicism in her country. This did not deter many Catholics from adhering to their faith private...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/03/03/The-Secret-Rooms-in-England-Used-to-Hide-Priests/(Image: Victoria and Albert Museum)It's Istanbul in the Seventeenth Century. You, a nobleman of refined peerage and accomplishment, have been invited to visit the Sultan in the Topkapi Palace. As the Grand Vizier of the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/02/21/Save-Yourself-from-Being-Executed-by-Beating-the-Executioner-in-a-Foot-Race/(Photo: Jeremybrooks)It's not a water slide or a snow slide, unfortunately. The Devil's Slide is an unusual rock formation east of Ogden, Utah. The limestone ridges are 12 meters high, 4.5 meters apart, and a very long 2...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/02/17/The-Devils-Slide/(Image: Priceonomics)During World War II, almost all able-bodied young men entered military service, either as volunteers or draftees.So who played professional football?That became a serious problem for two teams in par...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/02/05/The-Steagles-How-the-NFL-Responded-to-World-War-II/(Image: National Maritime Museum)Your task is to invade England from across the English Channel. This has been done twice successfully, many times unsuccessfully, and countless times in the dreams of military planners. T...
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