The two masters of Pop Art Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein had a tenuous and sometimes competitive friendship throughout their careers. Andy Warhol is venerated for his pop art, particularly his vibrant depictions of iconic celebrities. However, his reproduction of other photographers’ images has always been a topic of great…
— People have been diving to the Titanic’s wreck for 35 years. No one has found human remains, according to the company that owns the salvage rights. When the RMS Titanicsank on April 14, 1912, after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, 1,500…
In 1973, when the POWs were released, roughly 2,500 servicemen were designated “missing in action” (MIAmissing in action” (MIAMissing in action (MIA) is a casualty classification assigned to combatants, military chaplains, combat medics, and prisoners of war who are reported missing during wartime or ceasefire. They may have been killed,…
The war elephants used by the Aksumite army consisted of African savannah elephants, a significantly larger and more temperamental species of elephant. War elephants were again put to use by an Aksumite army in the year 570 in a military expedition against the Quraysh of Mecca. Shock. They could startle…
Therefore, the first creation by God was the supreme archangel followed by other archangels, who are identified with lower Intellects. The time of the creation of angels is something that the Bible does not specifically mention. Angelic existence dates back before the creation of humans. How far back no one…
No Civil War battles were fought within the Empire State, although Confederate agents did set several fires in New York City as an act intended to terrorize the community and build support for the peace movement. Did any New Yorkers fight for the Confederacy? While most New Yorkers supported the…
Though they worked in close proximity for years, Alexander Hamilton and George Washington never became close friends; different positions and different personalities prevented it. However, they gave each other things that were perhaps more valuable. That indispensability led to the greatest source of friction between the two, as Washington refused…
How come prehistoric animals were so much bigger than today’s beasts? They had more time to grow. Prehistoric animals weren’t all enormous. The horse’s earliest known ancestor, for example, lived around the same time as the giant boa and (at roughly the size of a fox) was much smaller than…
The attack also consisted of two heavy cruisers, 35 submarines, two light cruisers, nine oilers, two battleships, and 11 destroyers. The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships. How were civilians killed in Pearl Harbor? Perhaps the most…
Being in the gutter was an expression of utter despair and hopelessness, of having gone down as low as one could possibly go. In this case, the quote implies that we are all struggling in our own gutter of sorts, a place where we have nought but despair and hopelessness.…