On May 2nd, 1952, the world’s first scheduled passenger flight featuring a jet airliner took off from London Airport bound for Johannesburg in South Africa. The 36 passengers would experience a cruising speed of over 450mph, considerably faster than any other passenger aircraft then in service. They would also enjoy a flying experience that was smoother and quieter than any piston-engine aircraft could provide. The future of commercial air travel had arrived, courtesy of British aviation te...| PlaneHistoria
In 1961 kids (and some adults) around the world were introduced to the concept of a vehicle that could both fly and travel underwater – a flying submarine. The television show Supercar emerged from the fertile imaginations of British television show maker Gerry Anderson and his team at AP Films. Viewers were thrilled by the exploits of pilot Mike Mercury and his crew as they battled bad guys in the air, underwater and even at the edges of space. Anderson would go on to create other futurist...| 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