The use of parachutes in a military context stretches back over three centuries, evolving from a daring experiment into a standardised element of modern warfare. The concept of jumping from great heights with a device to slow descent has long captured the imagination of inventors and soldiers alike. Someone Had to Go First The first documented parachute design is attributed to Sebastian Lenormand, a Frenchman who in 1783 demonstrated a rigid-framed parachute that allowed a person to descend s...| PlaneHistoria
The number of skills you had to master to be a pioneer in the American West staggers me.| Kimberly Van Ginkel
The model demonstrates how systems undergo transformation by illustrating the interplay between an old, declining system and a new, emerging one.| Commonland
I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit some of the pivotal moments and precocious pioneers in the history of beer during these uncertain and frustrating times. Some of this content is older (if so, that’s noted at the end); some of it is newer, including from my forthcoming book PILSNER: How the Beer of Kings […]| TomAcitelli.com
I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit some of the pivotal moments and precocious pioneers in the history of beer during these uncertain and frustrating times. Some of this content is older (if so, that’s noted at the end); some of it is newer, including from my forthcoming book PILSNER: How the Beer of Kings […]| TomAcitelli.com
I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit some of the pivotal moments and precocious pioneers in the history of beer during these uncertain and frustrating times. Some of this content is older (if so, that’s noted at the end); some of it is newer, including from my forthcoming book PILSNER: How the Beer of […]| TomAcitelli.com
As many of us continue to stick (very) close to home, I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit some of the pivotal moments and precocious pioneers in the history of beer. Some of this content is older (if so, that’s noted at the end); some of it is newer, including from my forthcoming book […]| TomAcitelli.com
As many of us continue to stick (very) close to home, I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit some of the pivotal moments and precocious pioneers in the history of beer. Some of this content is older (if so, that’s noted at the end); some of it is newer, including from my forthcoming book […]| TomAcitelli.com
In August 2011, Chris Harker, co-founder of Triple C Brewing Co. in Charlotte, North Carolina, walked down a platform along the city’s light rail system, a half-barrel keg of his brewery’s Light Rail Pale Ale on a green dolly as cameras clicked and well-wishers, including relatives, walked along with him. Harker was delivering the beer […]| TomAcitelli.com
Shadrach Roundy deserves a spot in the Justice League. Shadrach Roundy was a bodyguard for Joseph Smith during the Prophet’s tumultuous final years. He was described as being “fully six feet tall, raw-boned and muscular, weighing slightly less than two hundred pounds.” He was known for being “positively fearless and full of integrity…Such was his […]| Mormon History
Stop at the Peteetneet Museum in Payson for a free tour of this historic building and enjoy the pioneer displays.| Utah's Adventure Family