NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Two bottles of champagne, thought to be about 200 years old and part of a cache of 150 salvaged from a 19th century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, will be auctioned in Finland in June. The cache, which belongs to the government of Al…
Champagne from Baltic Sea Shipwreck Up for Grabs at Auction in Finland in June
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Two bottles of champagne, thought to be about 200 years old and part of a cache of 150 salvaged from a 19th century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, will be auctioned in Finland in June. The cache, which belongs to the government of Al…
Science Museum Celebrates the Science of Launchpad at March Lates
LONDON.- Bubbles, explosions, rockets and fond childhood memories will feature prominently at the Science Museum’s next Lates on Wednesday 30 March – in an evening dedicated to the museum’s flagship interactive Launchpad gallery. To celebrate…
John Lennon’s I’m Only Sleeping Lyrics to Be Sold at Bonhams Memorabilia Auction
LONDON.- Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia auction on 15th December 2010 is a must for any fans of the music legend John Lennon. Handwritten lyrics for the Beatles’ hit I’m Only Sleeping, an acoustic guitar used during the Walls and Bridges a…
John Lennon’s I’m Only Sleeping Lyrics to Be Sold at Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Auction
LONDON.- Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia auction on 15th December 2010 is a must for any fans of the music legend John Lennon. Handwritten lyrics for the Beatles’ hit I’m Only Sleeping, an acoustic guitar used during the Walls and Bridges a…
The Field Museum Announces Exhibition of the Machines that Helped Create the Modern World
CHICAGO, IL.- A powerful thoroughbred, its mane flying, crosses the finish line in triumph at the Kentucky Derby. A young rodeo rider grabs his saddle horn and holds on tight as a bronco bucks and lurches beneath him. Heavily built draft horses strain …
Kate’s Excellent Adventure: A Month at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry
CHICAGO (AP).- Nights at the museum aren’t always as quiet as you’d think. There are parties and corporate events. Sometimes, dozens of kids and their parents are allowed in for one big, fairly sleepless sleepover. But then the place can go from busy …
The Field Museum Announces Exhibition of the Machines that Helped Create the Modern World
CHICAGO, IL.- A powerful thoroughbred, its mane flying, crosses the finish line in triumph at the Kentucky Derby. A young rodeo rider grabs his saddle horn and holds on tight as a bronco bucks and lurches beneath him. Heavily built draft horses strain …
Kate’s Excellent Adventure: A Month at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry
CHICAGO (AP).- Nights at the museum aren’t always as quiet as you’d think. There are parties and corporate events. Sometimes, dozens of kids and their parents are allowed in for one big, fairly sleepless sleepover. But then the place can go from busy …