41+ min ago   (74+ words) 343 years ago today the Winged Hussars ArrivedThe Battle of Vienna. To save Christendom from the Ottoman horde, led by the King of PolandThe largest cavalry charge in human history pic.twitter.com/kmi8vv77lM— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) September 12, 2026 343 years ago today the…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (50+ words) Ellie Black is a visiting assistant professor in creative writing at Hendrix College in Conway. Her debut collection, "Revelator," received the 2026 American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize. Arkansas poet Ellie Black brings award-winning debut ‘Revelator’ to Fayetteville Arkansas poet…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (334+ words) For more than 40 years, Susan Burgos has collected frog memorabilia from around the world, turning a simple hobby into a Guinness World Record. Her collection of more than 32,000 frog-related items far surpasses the previous record of just over 10,500. Burgos, from…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago   (314+ words) Residents in Fairfax County, Virginia, can step back in time for free with guided tours of historic sites and a new challenge that lets visitors explore the county’s past at their own pace. The Fairfax County Park Authority announced that…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (359+ words) A traditional stitch-plank va'a folau has returned to Samoa after more than a century, giving a new generation an opportunity to learn a craft once central to the islands’ relationship with the sea. The "soatau folau" was blessed and named…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago   (489+ words) Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts hosted the eighth annual Latin American Book Fair on Saturday, September 12, drawing attendees from across the tristate area for a full day of author presentations, cultural performances, children's activities, and food. Reporting from…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago   (279+ words) More than any other premodern culture, the Romans are associated with feats of engineering. The Pantheon. The Colosseum. The Pont du Gard. Monuments that seem to defy both gravity and time. But sometimes, even the Romans fell short of completing…...

19+ hour, 32+ min ago   (988+ words) I am authoring a book for the SS Midway Museum Library in San Diego (California), dedicated to preserving the history of our aircraft collection. A key segment of the book focuses on our aircraft exhibit collection, one of which is…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago   (60+ words) Continue reading on Medium » “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat....

6+ hour, 58+ min ago   (477+ words) Lucky the Clown is 50 years old this month and he might not make 51. It was in September 1976 that the Strip’s oldest surviving casino sign was illuminated by Circus Circus. Now, all lights on Circus Circus’ grinning mascot lights have been…...