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The Resurrection of This American Icon Is Soon Complete

Polk was a resident of Memphis, Tennessee. Pilot Morgan initially wanted to nickname the plane Little One, which was his pet name for his love interest, but he decided to name her the Memphis Belle after the riverboat owned by the lead character in the movie Lady for a Night.

9 Ancient Cities Your History Teacher Never Told You About

Memphis Source Don't be confused with modern-day Memphis, located in Tennessee, U.S.A. Ancient Memphis was the capital of Egypt, founded back in 3100 BC. The story tells that Memphis was founded when the Egyptian king Menes rerouted the Nile into a series of dikes to water crops.

10 Neighborhoods in America You Should Avoid at All Costs!

Memphis, Tennessee - E. Eh Crump Boulevard/S 4th Street. Rent here is around $700 per month, which attracts lots of drug addicts and vagrants. It's a suburban neighborhood, but this doesn't stop it from being among America's worst. Camden , New Jersey, Ferry Avenue/S 8th Street.

You Don't See a Lot of Vintage Portraits Like These...

Bell Studio Collection. This is a digitized album of 19th-century portraits shot by Charles Milton Bell. Bell came from a Washington-based family of photographers, and over his career, he produced more than 25,000 glass plate negatives.

A Historical Glimpse into the World's Great Cities

Prague, Czech Republic - 1964 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1905 Memphis, Tennessee - 1910 Detriot, Michigan - 1917 Montgomery, Alabama - 1906 Moscow, Russia - 1977 Cincinnati, Ohio - 1905 Bombay, India - 1880 Athens, Greece - 1930s Jacksonville, Florida - 1910 Las Vegas, Nevada - 1959 Nantasket Beach

Have You Heard This One? The Test of Heaven

Around the gates there was a collection of lights and bells. St. Peter stopped them and told them that they would each have to answer a question before they could enter through the pearly gates. [related_articles] St. Peter: "What were the names of the two people in the garden of Eden?"

Fun and Fascinating Facts About the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Unfortunately, military strife with the nearby Italian states soon forced the construction of the bell tower to be pushed back and work didn’t resume until 1272. Eventually, the building was officially completed in 1372 - approximately two centuries after work on it first started.

April Fools: The Most Iconic Pranks in History!

Buying the Liberty Bell Taco Bell surprised everyone in 1996 when they announced in a newspaper ad that they had acquired the Liberty Bell.

Rare Photos From Decades Gone By Show What Life Was Like

Selfies, 1920s style 1960s Venice: Coca-Cola advertisement, using pigeons American Gothic real life models next to their claim to fame 1970s Russia: a man feeds polar bears milk John Lennon’s last photo 1950s segregation: Memphis Zoo Albert Einstein meets Charlie Chaplin Ruth Malcomson, Miss America

These American History “Facts” Are Actually False

., wasn’t always America’s capital The Liberty Bell didn’t crack on July 4, 1776 There were only 12 original colonies before the formation of the United States. Not 13 1.

Visit the Great U.S. Cities... 100 Years Ago!

Philadelphia, 1905 Fire at 55th Street, New York, 1915 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 1907 The New York Public Library, New York, 1915 Wall Street, New York, 1911 View of Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn, 1909 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 1917 Atlantic City, 1910 The main street of Memphis