Flaps Down
Although the metal may be abandoned, the aircraft bones still have a story to tell.

Suez ’56: The Soldier Left Behind
December 10, 1956. A group of Egyptians randomly kidnapped a soldier who turns out to be a cousin of the Queen of England. With greed as a motivator, the political kidnapping quickly became a kidnapping for ransom. Unfortunately, things went terribly wrong. And three days later, they were burying the body of their hostage.

History’s Trails
A quick look from high above the earth, perhaps from an airplane or even higher from a satellite, would show you our society today with seemingly never ending highways, concrete jungles, or the twinkle of city lights. But long before highways connected cities and construction filled our earth, simple paths were trodden that eventually found their place in history. The dirt on the ground was not what brought the true historical importance but the means by which the history was made. How did each of them, individually, become such an integral part of not only ancient but also modern history?

Empire Wars:  The Decline of the British Empire
Following the end of WWII, the winds of change blew through Britain's vast empire. Successive British governments realized that the days of the great empire were over. For the next 40 years, countries that had been under Crown rule gained their independence. This road to independence was littered with death and human suffering as Britain fought many bloody campaigns in the jungles and deserts of her former empire.

Conflict South Atlantic
The 1982 Anglo-Argentine conflict in the Falkland Islands is probably the oddest war of the 20th Century. Two countries went to war over a small group of bleak islands, for principles that both sides dearly held.

Bloodsuckers Exodus
During the early hours of Saturday, August 5, 1972, General Idi Amin, Life President of Uganda, Conqueror of the British Empire and the Last King of Scotland, had a dream. In Amin's dream, God told the general to nationalize all of the businesses, houses and flats owned by Uganda's 80,000-strong Indian community. The community was made up of Hindus, Muslims and members of the Aga Khan's small but wealthy sect, the Ismailis. Amin gave them 90 days to leave the country. "If you don't go by then," Amin told them, "I will make you feel as if you are sitting on fire."