The Rise and Fall of one of America’s Most Recognized Dynasties
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith, first wife of William Vanderbilt. The Vanderbilt name is legendary in America. When we name some of the most famous self-made made men in…
A Huge Fleet of Ghost Ships in American Waters is Creeping Towards the Ocean
Feb 5, 2019 James Hoare Mallows Bay is a fairly unassuming shelter on the Maryland side the Potomac River, where the current twists and curves east. Stand on the bank and…
The Secret Campground for the Rich and Famous
The Vintage News Aug 23, 2018 Mark Shiffer Bohemian Grove is a large campground in Sonoma County, California. Situated north of San Francisco, the 2,700 acre land is considered pristine wilderness,…
Archaeologists Discover the Oldest Library in Germany
Sep 10, 2018 Taryn Smee Photo by . ROMAN-GERMANIC MUSEUM OF COLOGNE Humans have always had a thirst for knowledge; archaeologists have found evidence of libraries from ancient Sumeria, where tablets…
“You Have Our Soul” – Easter Island Governor Begs British Museum to Return Statue
The Vintage News Nov 22, 2018 Stefan Andrews Photo by James Miles CC BY-SA 4.0 The British Museum is widely known for its abundant collection of cultural artifacts, the origins of…
To Save Gas During WWI People (and Criminals) Zoomed by on ‘Autopeds’
The Vintage News Nov 8, 2018 Nikola Budanovic Photo by Getty Images During the First World War, it quickly became apparent to the Allies that gasoline had to be spared as…
Anne Stuart – The Unlikeliest Queen of England
The Vintage News Dec 27, 2018 Nancy Bilyeau The new film The Favourite, winning favorable reviews and earning award nominations, shows a Queen Anne who doesn’t seem up to the job of…
Thanks to new imaging technology, archaeologists discover sophisticated network of Maya settlements, concealed by jungles of Guatemala until now
The Vintage News Feb 22, 2018 Stefan Andrews Thick canopies of trees making up the jungles of Guatemala have successfully hidden an overwhelming number of lost Mayan ruins, so many that…
The remains of the Winchester Palace: once one of the largest and most important buildings in all of medieval London
The Vintage News Jan 29, 2018 Martin Chalakoski “There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages.”-– Richard Lederer, Anguished English: An…
Things we may not know about WW1 – In 1914, a soldiers average height was 5’2” & Canadian troops had the highest rates of venereal disease
The Vintage News Nov 11, 2017 Shahan Russell iStock.com/HHLtDave5 World War I was fought from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Because many of the combatants had colonies and alliances beyond…
The Hopis were dubbed “the oldest of the people” by other Native Americans
The Vintage News Jan 5, 2018 Stefan Andrews For millennia, the ancient Hopi people, recognized for their profoundly traditional way of life and deep spiritual beliefs, have inhabited the same realms.…
Barbara Jane Mackle: The kidnap victim who spent more than three days in a box buried underground
May 9, 2018 Barbara Stepko Getty Images Barbara Jane Mackle led a charmed life. The 20-year-old was pretty and popular, the daughter of Robert F. Mackle, a Miami-based millionaire who, with…
Jesus Lookalike Forced to Explain He’s Not the Messiah
Oct 25, 2018 Helen Flatley Photo courtesy Daniel Christos When Daniel Christos decided to head to Kenya, continuing his itinerant traveling lifestyle, he didn’t expect to cause a religious sensation. However,…
Some of the world’s rarest religious documents are being digitized, thanks to “The Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown
The Vintage News Feb 12, 2018 Nikola Budanovic Since December 2017 a large number of rare religious and occult books written before the 20th century have been submitted for a digitization…
An ethnic minority in China refuses to give up their home—a massive 160-foot-high cave within remote mountain
May 18, 2018 E.L. Hamilton A group of ethnic-minority villagers in one of the poorest corners of China have steadfastly refused to give up the place they have called home for…
Big Nose Kate – Doc Holliday’s Rough and Tumble Lover who Broke him out of Jail
Nov 9, 2018 Tijana Radeska She is remembered in history as Doc Holliday’s on-and-off girlfriend with the big nose. But Big Nose Kate was much more than that. She showed true…
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