Paul Warrick

When many of us hear the word, yacht, we think of long, sleek, opulent watercraft populated by scantily clad beauties sipping exotic drinks (shaken not stirred) while working on the perfect tan. The yacht being the epitome of decadence on display by the super rich. Yachts have a long history.

On 11 January, 1818 English romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley, published his most famous poem, “Ozymandias”. His 14-line sonnet relates how a traveler encountered the remains of a huge statue in the desert. The statue had long since crumbled. Only part of the legs and a large, fractured face

In the early days of WWII, the U.S. had a wealth of warplanes but lacked pilots and crews. Jacqueline Cochran, perhaps the most famous woman aviator of her day, tried to convince Army General, “Hap” Arnold, to allow women to fly non-combat missions for the military, freeing men

Our Coast Guard has a mixed history. It was established in 1790 as part of the Treasury Department. It remained there until 1967, when it was transferred to the Department of Transportation. In 2003, the Coast Guard was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security, where it remains today. During

On 30 January, 1968, during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Holiday, North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces launched a surprise nationwide offensive throughout South Vietnam. When the fighting was over, thousands of U.S. troops had died. Total Vietnamese dead numbered 40,000, including soldiers on both sides and Vietnamese civilians.

The era of stagecoach travel in the Old West ended with the advent of the train and motor cars. It had lasted nearly 100 years. During that time, history records 347 stagecoach robberies. “Black Bart” is officially credited with 28 of those robberies. Opportunities for small time robberies abounded in