The first practical walkie-talkie was not invented until 1942, towards the end of the war, and was designed by Canadian inventor Donald Hings for use by the Canadian Signal Corps during WWII.
Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo (details) Leonardo da Vinci she loved to embed images and words in his paintings, giving life to intricate rebus still largely mysterious today:the Lady with an Ermine is no exception ( see: https://www.pilloledistoria.it/8136/storia-moderna/la-collana-di-
In Rome, between the Palatine and Aventine hills, we can see the remains of one of the greatest attractions of the ancient empire - Circus Maximus. Circus Maximus was the Roman equivalent of the Greek hippodrome. Over the centuries, repeatedly expanded, it became a symbol of a circus or - if you p
The beautiful Indian princess Pocahontas in the famous Disney movie Some time ago, for the news.it site, I wrote a post presentation of a book on Pocahontas, the Indian princess for centuries appreciated in the USA, but only recently become popular with us thanks to the Disney masterpiec
Hundreds of ships, thousands of pirates, entire villages, cities and islands overrun by bearded rum lovers screaming arrgh! All this has never really happened. The golden age of piracy. It is not known for sure who coined this term, but it has been used in science and popular culture for a good