A Brief History On February 17, 1864, the H.L. Hunley became the first submarine to sink an enemy warship, even though it had itself sunk twice before! Digging Deeper Digging deeper, we find the Hunley again sank after its successful attack, making it a total of three times that she sank, each time drowning her crew. About forty feet long and four feet wide, the Hunley had, not surprisingly, been designed by H.L. Hunley who also died in the second sinking. Built in Mobile, Alabama, the Hunley was transported by railroad to Charleston, South Carolina where Confederate authorities took charge…
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A Brief History On February 16, 1923, King Tut’s burial chamber was entered for the first time in over 3,000 years! Digging Deeper Digging deeper, we find King Tutankhamun becoming “The Boy King” at age nine in 1332 B.C. and reigning over Egypt until his death in 1323 B.C. at age nineteen rediscovered in 1922 A.D. by Howard Carter. A tremendous amount is known about Tutankhamun, who is usually referred to as “King Tut,” largely due to the wealth of information gathered from his tomb which is the least disturbed of any tomb yet found. Techniques for discovering information about Tut include analyzing…
A Brief History On February 14, 2005, three former PayPal employees launched YouTube, a video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States. This article honors our favorite YouTube channels! Digging Deeper 1. Deburke321 (joined YouTube on March 17, 2009) Deburke321 makes “Top Tens” on various topics, focusing on the strange, mysterious and controversial things of the world. He also has another list based series known as “Disturbing 5’s” that focuses on the creepy side of things. Finally, he has a series called “Creepypasta Readings” that focuses on narrating Creepy Internet based stories. 2. HoodoHoodlumsRevenge (joined YouTube on March 2, 2012) HoodoHoodlumsRevenge…
A Brief History On February 7, 1885, one of the first great industrialists to bring Japan from a backwater third world nation to a modern industrial giant died of stomach cancer. The founder of the giant Mitsubishi Company, Iwasaki Yataro left the company in the hands of his brother. Digging Deeper Born in 1835, Yataro had humble roots, and his education was cut short when he was sent to prison at age 19 for accusing a local government official of corruption concerning a dispute with Yataro’s father. After serving a 7 month prison term, Yataro found it hard to find…
A Brief History On an unknown date, about the mid 2nd Millennium BC, the ancient world was rocked by one of the largest volcanic eruptions and explosions in Human history. Digging Deeper The Island of Thera, also known as Santorini was populated by people of the Minoan culture, located in the Aegean Sea north of Crete. The volcanic event was so large, that much of the island collapsed into the sea, killing virtually all inhabitants in that area and devastating nearby islands as well. This gigantic event was calculated in 1991 to have displaced over 39 cubic kilometers of dense…
