The first known incidents of the Ebola virus were in 1976. There were two simultaneous outbreaks in Nzara in Sudan and Yambuku in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). The name of the Ebola river near Yambuku was given to the new epidemic.

Outbreaks have mainly occured in remote villages ...

In Ancient Greece and the Roman empire homosexual relationships were an accepted and common practice. In this hyper-masculine society the male form was revered for its physical perfection while women’s virtue was jealously guarded to ensure the legitimacy of children. In Greece romantic and sometime

These were really professional photographers who took these pictures. Note how sharp and clear most of the photos are and these are over a 100 years old. There aren't many old photos as good, remember they didn't have film or digital photo cards in those days. Most probable is that these were glass...

In this fifth edition of Male Ballet Dancers, we feature four soloist from the Kiev Ballet in Ukraine. With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissance court pageantry to royal entertainment to full-fledged performing art. It is often misunderstood a

Broadway Bares XXII: Happy Endings, a fairytale evening of modern-day burlesque featuring 227 of New York's sexiest dancers, made history for the third year in a row June 17, 2012, by raising a record-breaking $1,254,176 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The European spacecraft Rosetta has become the first ever to catch up with a comet. It is a landmark step in a decade-long mission that scientists hope will help unlock some of the secrets of the solar system. Rosetta will accompany comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko on its trip around the sun and land ...

UFO? Try top secret military aircraft. These are the most mysterious military airplanes, jets and space planes flying today, including the infamous Aurora black triangle, the Boeing X-37, the new Northrop Grumman unmanned RQ-180 stealth drone, the Blackstar space bomber, and stealth Black Hawk helic...

Dressed in a white Saints tshirt and skinny black jeans, 25-year-old Jesse Hernandez made history over the weekend when he hit the field for the New Orleans Saints Saintsations dance squad performance. Hernandez is one of three male NFL cheerleaders joining the league this season along with Quinton ...

She takes a fall during her big audition... The rest is history. Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic drama dance film directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Jennifer Beals as a passionate young dancer who aspires to become a professional ballerina (Alex), alongside Michael Nouri playing her boyf...

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