In the first years of the Vietnam War, the US Army was totally convinced of the necessity of that war and was united and disciplined. As the war dragged on, morale and discipline deteriorated. The same thing happened among the American civilian population that contemplated the horrors of the first w
On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States Navys Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The attack destroyed 13 warships and 188 aircraft, and killed 2,403 US military personnel and 68 civilians. Fearing a possible attack against the American president, F
The arms race to develop, or improve, ways of killing has been a constant throughout history and across cultures. At least, in this post, we are going to present a non-lethal one… the gay bomb. The Sunshine Project (an international non-governmental organization that investigates and denounces the
Machu Picchu, also called “Lost City of the Incas ”, is an archaeological site located in Peru . This immense sanctuary is considered one of the most enigmatic places in Latin America. In 1983, it was declared by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In 2007, it was elected one of the Seven Wo