In late 1961, Drs. Philip Vogel and Joseph Bogen, neurosurgeons at the California College of Medicine in Los Angeles, were preparing to carry out a radical new procedure. The patients under their care suffered from severe epilepsy, which despite their doctors’ best efforts had resisted all attempts at conventional treatment. One such patient, a 48-year-old… Read More »
On April 6, 1945, the Imperial Japan launched Operation Ten-Go, a desperate last-ditch naval attack against the Allied fleet supporting the invasion of Okinawa. Supported by the light cruiser Yahagi and eight destroyers, the charge was led by the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the mighty battleship Yamato. A quarter-kilometre long, displacing 65,000 tons,… Read More »
Northern Lights vacation packages are becoming more and more popular on the tourist agenda, and this is totally understandable, seeing as it is one of the most fascinating natural phenomena in the world! Nothing quite beats the various shades of color illuminating the night sky and the uniqueness of the whole experience. However, while there…… Read More »
The English Premier League is by far the most popular football league on the planet ahead of other top leagues such as La Liga and the Bundesliga. Over 3.2 billion people tuned into Premier League fixtures across the 2019/20 season and over 500,000 people travelled to the United Kingdom to watch games in person. Why is…… Read More »
