This category is dedicated to history.
Thomas Alva Edison, born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio, was one of the most prolific inventors in American history. Largely self-taught after only a few months of formal schooling, he developed a voracious appetite for knowledge, reading … Continue
On 21 November 1783, two Frenchmen—Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, the Marquis d’Arlandes—rose above the rooftops of Paris in a fragile craft of paper and linen. For 25 minutes they drifted 8 kilometers (5 miles) across the city, … Continue
The image is a close-up photograph of a bright red poppy flower pinned to a dark navy blue wool beret. Key details: The poppy is made of fabric or paper with slightly crinkled petals, a black center (representing the seed … Continue
