Do you know about… the origin of Rugby Week, College Weeks, Spring Break and Bermuda’s Green Ticket?
Do you know about... the origin of Rugby Week, College Weeks, Spring Break and Bermuda’s Green Ticket? Apparently the tradition of American students going somewhere tropical during spring break began in 1935 when
Do you know… About the Transition from Flying Boats to Land Planes ?
by Horst Augustinovic On March 29th 1939 the Boeing 314 ‘Clipper No. 20’ made the first of 16 flights to Bermuda before joining Pan American Airways trans-Atlantic fleet as American Clipper. These flights to Bermuda
Do You Know How Bermuda’s Caves Were Formed?
Do You Know How Bermuda’s Caves Were formed? By Horst Augustinovic Some 30 million years ago volcanic eruptions on the floor of the Atlantic formed a mountain approximately 13,000 feet high, reaching the surface
Did You Know… How Tennis Came to Bermuda?
Did You Know... How Tennis Came to Bermuda? By Horst Augustinovic When Mary Ewing Outerbridge returned to her Staten Island home from a holiday in Bermuda in 1874, she had trouble getting through customs in
Did You Know… That the 1609 Wreck of the Sea Venture changed World History?
Do You Know…That the 1609 Wreck of the Sea Venture changed World History? Following two failed English attempts to establish settlements in North America – the Roanoke Colony in Virginia and the Popham Colony in Maine – the Jamestown settlement was established in Virginia in 1607. The following year two supply missions were sent from England, however, due to a lack of experience and resources, the colony was threatened by disease, starvation and warfare with Native Americans.
Bermuda History: The Age of the Bicycle
Bermuda History: The Age of the Bicycle by Horst Augustinovic With its narrow roads, getting around was never easy. However, with the increasing number of visitors in the late 1800s, Bermuda had to offer sightseeing
