Leader’s coverage of Lexington’s 250th anniversary includes stories of notable historical figures, and some with whom you may ...

W ith most inventions, if it doesn ’ t work, you just try again. With the parachute, that ’ s difficult, due to your brain ’ s recent exit from its normal operating location. That ’ s why ...

have invented certain new and useful improvements in parachutes, of which the following is a specification," reads the first sentence of the application filed on June 3, 1914. Štefan Banič was ...