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On this day in history… December 27 1825 – 1st public railway using steam locomotive completed in England between Stockton and Darlington 1831 – HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs England for South America 1871 – World’s first cat show (Crystal Palace...

The flags of Saudi Arabia and Saudi Aramco fly side-by-side (Photo by Anthony C. LoBaido) (Editor’s note: In 2014, journalist Anthony C. LoBaido traveled to Saudi Arabia and other nations in the region. During this time, he spent 200 hours interviewing...

The final agenda for Starship Congress 2015 is announced. Here are our speakers: First Speaker: Rachel Armstrong Bio: Rachel Armstrong, professor of Experimental Architecture at Newcastle University, innovates and designs sustainable solutions for...

America Nuked on 9/11 Compliments of the CIA, the Neocons in the DoD & the Mossad If you want to know the WHO, the HOW and the WHY of 9/11, this book provides the answers. In 28 extensive, thorough and detailed studies, 14 authors contribute their...

The Best Adventure series of posts will list my favorite 21 adventure novels from each of the 20th Century’s first eight (socio-cultural) decades. Plus, I kicked off the series with a list of the Top 32 adventures from the 19th Century; in total...