Historical Stories – Page 4

Master Plan

In the spring of 1902, a French engineer named Philippe Bunau-Varilla scrawled a few simple words on a sheet of paper. He set his pen on the desk and picked up a postage stamp. He smiled as he held it up between his thumb and forefinger. It was a simple stamp with a picture andContinue reading “Master Plan”

Acting Badly

It’s August in Manchester, one of the most pleasant times of year in that part of England. It seems, in many ways, like a normal day, but the town is about to become the site of what will go down in history as a massacre. On this day, like others, the center of the cityContinue reading “Acting Badly”

Not Convenient

It was September of 1942. World War 2 was in full swing and the United States submarine USS Seadragon was in enemy water. Like any submarine crew, the men aboard the Seadragon stood ready for a wide variety of emergencies. But as the sub slid along far below the surface of the Japanese-held waters ofContinue reading “Not Convenient”