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Bird in Space is a series of sculptures created by Romanian-born modernist Constantin Brancusi in bronze, marble, and plaster beginning in the 1920s. Rather than depicting a bird's anatomy, the works reduce the subject to an elongated, tapering form intended to evoke upward movement and flight. High...
Alexander Fleming's original culture plate on which he observed penicillin mold inhibiting bacterial growth in 1928, now held at the British Library, represents the accidental discovery that led to the development of antibiotic medicine.
Le Chapeau de paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat) is a 1928 French silent comedy film directed by René Clair. It is an adaptation of the 1851 five-act farce by Eugène Marin Labiche and Marc-Michel, detailing the chaotic attempts of a bridegroom to replace his horse's eaten straw hat before his w...
The Schott Perfecto 618 leather jacket represents a cornerstone of American moto fashion. Originally produced by Schott NYC in 1928, this asymmetric design utilizes durable cowhide and a robust D-ring zipper for long-lasting wear. It’s favored by those seeking a timeless, rugged aesthetic, particula...
George Bernard Shaw's 1928 political handbook explains and advocates Fabian socialism while comparing its principles with capitalism for a general readership.
The Amsterdam Olympic Velodrome was an outdoor cycling track built in the Netherlands specifically to host the track cycling events for the 1928 Summer Olympics.
A 1928 French operetta by André Messager, notable for its nautical setting, collaboration with Albert Willemetz, and successful Parisian premiere.
Masjid Sultan, also known as the Sultan Mosque, is a prominent religious landmark situated in the Kampong Glam district of Singapore. Originally constructed in 1824 under the direction of Sultan Hussein Shah, the current building was completed in 1932 and designed by the architectural firm Swan and...
British Lamport and Holt cargo-passenger liner that foundered in heavy seas off the US Atlantic coast in November 1928, killing 112 people.
The Kellogg-Briand Pact is a 1928 international agreement, initially negotiated by the United States and France, that officially outlawed the use of war as an instrument of national policy. The treaty was eventually signed by over 60 nations, including major world powers such as the United Kingdom,...
Florette et Patapon is an 1880 three-act French operetta by composer Gaston Serpette, notable for its premiere at the historic Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris.
Nevada is a 1928 Western novel by Zane Grey that continues the frontier saga of his earlier work Forlorn River, focusing on an outlaw's redemption.
Zane Grey's 1928 novel set on the Utah high plateau, built around the pursuit and capture of wild mustangs and the human conflicts that the lucrative trade ignites.
The Vanishing West is a 1928 American silent Western serial directed by Richard Thorpe, notable for its thrilling 10-chapter narrative of frontier justice and horseback action.
