Krypton was the home world of the DC comics superhero Superman. Superman was created in 1933 by Jerry Siegel (writer) and Joe Shuster (artist). The team sold the character to Detective Comics (now DC Comics) in 1938. In the years since the character has also appeared in multiple radio serials,… Read more“Map Monday, Krypton the home world of Superman”
Category: History
Map Monday, Commemoration of Pearl Harbor Attack
Today marks the 74th anniversary of the Japanese Empire’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. One day later, President Roosevelt asked congress for a declaration of war against the Japan, which he received. In commemoration today’s post features two maps. The first courtesy of US History.com. Flight path of the attacking… Read more“Map Monday, Commemoration of Pearl Harbor Attack”
Map Monday, Thanksgiving turkey edition
On this coming Thanksgiving more than 300 million Americans will sit down and consume cranberry sauce, stuffing, sweet potatoes, corn, mashed potatoes, and for the non-vegetarians, of course turkey. According to the National Turkey Federation (NTF), nearly 50 million turkeys will be cooked (I’m assuming no one will eat them… Read more“Map Monday, Thanksgiving turkey edition”