Nostalgia on Instagram: "Follow @moviesforall88 for more “Hondo” (1953) is a classic Western film directed by John Farrow and starring John Wayne as the title character, Hondo Lane. Plot Summary: Set in the American frontier during the late 19th century, the story follows Hondo Lane, a rugged cavalry scout who stumbles upon a remote ranch run by Angie Lowe and her young son, Johnny. Angie’s husband is absent, and despite warnings of an Apache uprising, she refuses to leave her homestead. Hondo,

History Photographed on Instagram: "The magnificent central bronze doors of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome are nearly 2,000 years old, but they were not originally built for the church. ⁠ ⁠ The doors were repurposed from the ancient Roman Senate House, known as the Curia Julia, and moved to the basilica in the 17th century.⁠ ⁠ Today, these monumental doors serve as the main entrance to the basilica. ⁠ ⁠ Despite their age and immense weight, they are so precisely balanced that a s

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