A strategic point where ancient maritime cultures converged, traded, contested, and intertwined.
Malta is a small island nation in the central Mediterranean whose history is far larger than its modest geography, and its name alone carries centuries of linguistic speculation and cultural layering. Often traced to the Phoenician word for refuge or harbor, the term Malta also echoes the Greek island-name Melite,
Scholars often describe Argosy as a bellwether, a magazine whose shifts trace changing American tastes and whose legacy can be felt wherever serialized adventure still finds an audience.
Argosy began in the final decades of the nineteenth century as a bold experiment in mass-market fiction and became, over the next several generations, one of the most influential incubators of American popular storytelling. Its roots go back to the 1880s, when publisher Frank Munsey sought to create inexpensive reading for a growing audience of young readers and adults hungry for narrative entertainment.
Halvorsen impulsively promised to drop candy to them during his next flight, signaling his plane by wiggling its wings.
Gail Halvorsen’s life unfolded as one of the most emblematic stories of humanitarian aviation in the twentieth century, beginning with his childhood on a small farm in Garland, Utah, where he developed an early fascination with flight that grew alongside the hardships of the Great Depression.
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite Elton John songs. See if you agree with any of these!
I’m a big fan of Bernie Taupin and Elton John’s works. In the first two posts, which I will link at the bottom of this third post, I chose 12 of my all-time favorite Elton songs. I’ll list them for you, and then get started with my next picks!
Some great musicians and a wonderful film star have passed.
These artists were the bassist for the Moody Blues; acted in The Godfather series of movies, Play It Again Sam, Reds, and many more; was the bassist for the Yardbirds and Box of Frogs; and was in Buddy Holly’s band the Crickets, and wrote the theme song for the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Create a fleet of underwater aircraft carriers—submarines large enough to travel thousands of miles undetected and capable of launching bombers
The Sensuikan I-400-class submarine was among the most remarkable and ambitious naval projects undertaken by Japan during the Second World War, conceived at a time when Japanese strategists sought ways to strike at distant Allied targets with an element of surprise. The idea originated in 1942 after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, when the Imperial Japanese Navy recognized the vulnerability of fixed bases and the need to project air power across the Pacific.
Branch of the U.S. Army that operated from 1945 until 1976, created in the aftermath of World War II.
The United States Army Security Agency (ASA) was a specialized branch of the U.S. Army that operated from 1945 until 1976, created in the aftermath of World War II to consolidate the Army’s signals intelligence (SIGINT) and communications security efforts. Its origins can be traced to wartime cryptologic operations conducted by the Signals Intelligence Service, which had played a decisive role in breaking Japanese codes.
I had a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine and a turbo-supercharger system.
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the most iconic American fighter aircraft of World War II, renowned for its ruggedness, firepower, and versatility. Designed by Alexander Kartveli at Republic Aviation, the P-47’s origins date back to the late 1930s,
He served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant aboard the submarine USS Tirante (SS-420), receiving the Silver Star for gallantry.
Theodore Carroll “Theo” Marcuse born August 2, 1920, was an American character actor best known for formidable, often villainous turns across 1950s–60s film and television; born in Seattle and raised in San Francisco, he studied dramatic arts at Stanford University, where he was active on stage and later reported to have earned a master’s in classical literature before turning professional in theater under Guthrie McClintic alongside players such as Charlton Heston and touring in Medea in the late 1940s;
He served as a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, where he wrote and performed music for morale-boosting shows.
Bobby Troup, born Robert Wesley Troup Jr., October 18, 1918, was an American jazz pianist, singer, songwriter, actor, and composer best known for writing the iconic song “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” as well as “Daddy,” which became a hit for Sammy Kaye, and “The Girl Can’t Help It,” made famous by Little Richard; he was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
