The Japanese Army Aircraft Carriers

Yes, you read that correctly. During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Army built and operated its own aircraft carriers.

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Japanese Army aircraft carrier Akitsu Maru
photo from WikiCommons

T Rex Family Life

One of the unique exhibits at the LA County Natural History Museum is the “T rex series”—a display of three skeletons of Tyrannosaurus rex ranging from a youngster to a “teenager” to a fullsize adult. The trio of skeletons illustrates a debate which has been raging since the 1990s, when paleontologist Philip Currie of the Royal Tyrell Museum in Canada made a series of discoveries which set off a still-running controversy about the social and family life of Tyrannosaurus rex.

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T rex skeletons

When Pancho Villa Invaded New Mexico

In 1916, the Mexican guerrilla leader Pancho Villa launched a cross-border raid into New Mexico.

Pancho Villa                photo from WikiCommons

Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles

The Observatory in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, allows visitors and tourists to see the heavens as well as spectacular views of the city.

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Griffith Observatory