EditorialIllustration of Alice and the animals swimming along from 'The Pool of Tears.' Animals include a dodo, a mouse, a monkey, a fish, a crab, a squirrel and a duck. Alice's adventures in wonderland / by Lewis Carroll ; illustrated by Gwynedd M. Hudson. [Lo...
EditorialIles St Marcouf, France. A map of the Second World War. ?les Saint-Marcouf are a group of two small uninhabited islands off the coast of Normandy, France. The islands became the first French territory that seaborne Allied forces took on D-Day. At 04:...
EditorialHow I swam the channel.' By Capt.Webb. Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids for sport purpose. On 25 August 1875, Webb swam from Dover to C...
EditorialCaptain Paul Boyton, Swam the Straits of Gibraltar, from World's Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888, Commercial color lithograph, Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm), Trade cards from 'World's Champions,' Series 2 (N29), is...
EditorialOrongo, a rocky peak on the slopes of Rano Kau volcano, was the ceremonial center of the birdman cult. Boys climbed down the precipice and swam to the small islands to fetch the first egg of the sea swallow. The winning clan then governed the island fo...