Button Gwinnett is one of the more obscure signers of the Declaration of Independence. He is probably best known for his character in the musical “Hamilton”, and for having one of the most-valued autographs in the world.
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Blanchard’s Cross-Channel Balloon Flight
The history of aviation is full of colorful figures, but Jean-Pierre Blanchard may be one of the most colorful.
The Flying Tigers
The “Flying Tigers” are the most famous air squadron in history. They are such a legend that it is now difficult to separate mythology from reality.
P-40 Warhawk, US Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola FL
The Iowa Cow War
The Iowa Cow War was one of the strangest rebellions in American history. In the midst of the Great Depression, dairy herders in the state resisted medical testing of their cattle herds, and farmers with pitchforks were met by National Guard troops with bayonets.
The Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn
The Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn was one of the longest-running and most successful space missions, carried out jointly by NASA and the ESA.
Engineering model of Cassini-Huygens, California Science Center
Hidden History 