CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP).- It finally arrived. Two years after a US Airways jet left New York for Charlotte and made a miraculous landing on the Hudson River, it reached its intended destination and future home in a museum. “My flight has finally come home…
George Caleb Bingham Bicentennial: Announcing Ten Recently Discovered Paintings
SANTA FE, NM.- The George Caleb Bingham Catalogue Raisonné Supplement Of Paintings & Drawings has announced the addition of ten recently discovered paintings by Missouri’s first artist George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879), an “old master” o…
Miraculous Hudson River Splashdown Plane Headed for North Carolina Museum
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP).- The US Airways jet that made a near-miraculous landing on the Hudson River in 2009 will finally reach its destination, but as a museum piece rather than in service. The Carolinas Aviation Museum has almost completed an agreement …
Christie’s to Sell Relics of Robert Falcon Scott’s Ill-Fated Antarctic Expedition
LONDON (AP).- Skis, photos, scientific instruments and other relics from Capt. Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole are going under the hammer this week at Christie’s auction house. The items, which belonged to a Canadian member…