Uruguay – Jungle Tales
Misiones is Argentina’s jungle province. It is the home of the Iguazu falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. It’s also a biodiversity hotspot.
Palestine – Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands
Every group has its imaginers and dreamers looking to weave their tribe’s stories into a tale waiting to be heard. Today it’s the Palestinians’ turn.
1927 – The Midnight Folk
1927. Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris in “The Spirit of St. Louis.”
1910 – The Lilac Fairy Book
1910. A year of portents and changes.
1907 – Ozma of Oz
1907. Oklahoma becomes a state, the United States limits immigration, and on December 31 at midnight, the first electric ball drops in Times Square.
1906 – The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1906. Sweden is in the middle of a national crisis.
1903 – The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
1903. Marie Curie and her husband Pierre receive the Nobel Prize in Physics, Orville Wright pilots the first modern airplane, and Henry Ford founds Ford Motors.