Browsing: Oddities
United States Cartoons
With United States’ future now appearing considerably brighter, this is a good time to look…
The 1940 Plan for Aircraft Carrier Ocean Liners
It’s a story that could have appeared in the The Onion, had that publication existed…
Historic Ships Cross Paths
In 1909, to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s exploration of what would later…
Graf Zeppelin’s Maiden Voyage
On 11 October 1928, Graf Zeppelin began the first non-stop transatlantic passenger airship flight, leaving…
QM2 Slips Under New York’s Verrazano Bridge
It’s a calculated close call on a dark spring morning as Cunard flagship Queen Mary…
Ship Runs Aground; Captain Pays With Life
On the night of 16 December 1906, HAPAG’s Prinzessin Victoria Luise, viewed by many as…