Hiram Bingham IV was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 17, 1903. His mother, Alfreda Mitchell, was a granddaughter of Charles L. Tiffany, the founder of Tiffany & Co. Harry's father, Hiram ...
In the early 1900s, Machu Picchu -- an Inca site perched high in the Andes mountains -- was well known to locals, but largely forgotten internationally. In 1911, explorer Hiram Bingham wrote about the ...
Indiana Jones seems to have been inspired by a Charlton Heston character, Harry Steele. Indy's wardrobe and storyline in Raiders of the Lost Ark mirrored those of Steele. The real-life inspiration for ...
"In 1911, a young Peruvian boy led an American explorer and Yale historian named Hiram Bingham into the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Hidden amidst the breathtaking heights of the Andes, this ...
On this day in 1911, Hiram Bingham was guided to the site of Machu Picchu, an archeological site of the Inca civilization in Peru that became a World Heritage Site, a tourist destination, and a source ...
For the occasion, the 72-year-old hero of the day, snow-thatched Hiram Bingham, ex-Senator from Connecticut (1924-33), ex-Yale professor and explorer, had come all the way from New Haven, Conn. He was ...
Hiram Bingham was a man who, according to his son, only rarely swore and never got so much as a speeding ticket. He was also a diplomat who openly defied a direct order from the secretary of state, ...
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