HMS Victory, photographed in 1885.This was the flagship of the fleet that destroyed the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of
Last Century’s Worst Disasters
We see that Popular Mechanics has removed this feature from their website. Too, bad. These were a series of good articles. -- September,
More Discoveries on the Beginning of Civilization
Diver investigating the drowned city. Credit: Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archeology (HWTMA)Look here in the blog’s archives for the
Edison and the Movies of the 19th. Century
Look here in the blog’s archives for the article that accompanied this picture. Jack Le Moine’s Blog, December 17, 2008
Before the Sahara Became a Desert
Look here in the blog’s archives for the article that accompanies this picture. History Moments, January 30, 2010.Top Picture: Landsat satellite