Category: Photographs

Death Drifted In With the Tide: The Story of U-118

Posted on May 14, 2026May 10, 2026 by garethmyles

When a German Submarine U-118 Washed Ashore in Britain

When the Bismarck Unleashed Hell

Posted on May 13, 2026May 10, 2026 by garethmyles

This famous wartime photograph captures the German battleship Bismarck opening fire during the Battle of the Denmark Strait on the morning of 24 May 1941

Fidel Castro lays a wreath at the Lincoln Memorial

Posted on May 12, 2026May 10, 2026 by garethmyles

Just months after leading the Cuban Revolution to victory, Fidel Castro made a highly publicised visit to the United States in April 1959.

When Fat Man Shook the World.

Posted on May 11, 2026May 10, 2026 by garethmyles

“Fat Man” was the codename for the plutonium atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Nagasaki, Japan, on 9 August 1945

When the Pasha Bulker Ran Aground

Posted on May 8, 2026May 10, 2026 by garethmyles

The Pasha Bulker ran aground on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle on 8 June 2007 during a severe storm after dragging anchor. All crew were rescued, and the ship was later refloated, becoming an iconic image of the event.

Hemingway’s Shotgun

Posted on May 7, 2026May 5, 2026 by garethmyles

Ernest Hemingway’s final years were marked by depression, paranoia, and treatment at the Mayo Clinic. He died by suicide in 1961 in Ketchum, Idaho, with later reports suggesting the shotgun used was a W. & C. Scott, not a Boss as first claimed.

The Day a Lion Rode a Wall of Death

Posted on May 6, 2026May 5, 2026 by garethmyles

The Day a Lion Rode a Wall of Death – Revere Beach’s Wildest 1929 Stunt

No Pulse, No Problem

Posted on May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 by garethmyles

Doctors at the Texas Heart Institute replaced a man’s heart with a continuous-flow device, keeping him alive without a pulse. The case of Craig Lewis proves the human body can function without a heartbeat.