World War II Veteran had Hitler’s Art Book on Bookshelf

DALLAS, TX (AP).- After fighting his way across Europe during World War II, John Pistone was among the U.S. soldiers who entered Adolf Hitler’s home nestled in the Bavarian Alps as the war came to a close. Making his way through the Berghof, Hitler’s home near Berchtesgaden, Germany, Pistone noticed a table with shelves underneath. Exhilarated by the certainty of victory over the Nazis, Pistone took an album filled with photographs of paintings as a souvenir. “It was really a [...]

George Washington, Edgar Allan Poe Auction Records Set in NYC

NEW YORK, NY.- A letter by George Washington has sold for $3,218,500 at auction in New York City, setting a world record for a letter by America’s first president, according to Christie’s. Washington’s 1787 letter to nephew Bushrod Washington argues for the ratification of the newly drafted Constitution. The letter had been owned by descendants of Bushrod Washington for more than 100 years, Christie’s said. The buyer was not identified. George Washington’s signature (bottom right) marks a letter to his [...]

Royal Society Launches New Interactive Timeline “Trailblazing”

LONDON.- The gruesome account of an early blood transfusion in 1666, Isaac Newton’s landmark paper on light and colour, Watson and Crick’s description of the evidence for the structure of DNA, and Stephen Hawking’s early writing on black holes in space are just some of the highlights of a new interactive timeline launched today to celebrate the 350th anniversary year of the Royal Society. Trailblazing will offer unprecedented public access to the most influential, inspiring and intriguing papers published by [...]