Eugene Bullard: The first Black fighter pilot

Flying each mission with his pet Capuchin monkey, Eugene J. Bullard never had an easy life, but would become the first Black fighter pilot.  Born October 9, 1895 in Columbus, Georgia, Bullard was the youngest of 10, three of which died in childbirth. Bullard was the child of William Bullard, a former slave, and Jospehine

A series of unfortunate events: the almost failed assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

This is the last photo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie, before they were assassinated in 1914. The event would be the catalyst that plunged Europe in World War I, but it almost didn’t happen.  The story does not begin with Bogdan Žerajić, but it’s a good place to start. Žerajić had planned