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The day Sweden switched to the right side, 1967

By James Maurer
September 9, 2020
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Sweden was the last country in continental Europe to do the right side switch. It happened on September 3, 1967. History of…

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Schienenzeppelin: the Rail Zeppelin, June 1931

By James Maurer
September 8, 2020
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Germans called Schienenzeppelin the ‘Cigar on the rails.’ This device set the world record speed for railroads, although Count Zeppelin, the inventor…

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Workers on the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge, October 1914

By James Maurer
August 20, 2020
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Few people know that about 150 workers died during its construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. But not the lucky ones in this…

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Riding down the steps of the United States Capitol, 1885

By James Maurer
April 3, 2019
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Will Robertson of the Washington Bicycle Club riding an American Star Bicycle down the steps of the United States Capitol, 1885. It’s…

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Worst Airship Disaster in History - The Airship USS Akron, April 4, 1933

By James Maurer
March 5, 2019
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USS Akron was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy. It was designed to provide long-distance scouting in support of fleet…

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First American Spacewalker Edward White on June 3, 1965

By James Maurer
February 23, 2019
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First American to step outside spacecraft and spend some time in the zero gravity of space was Edward White on June 3,…

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One of The First Lumière Autohrome Pictures, 1907

By James Maurer
February 12, 2019
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This photo was taken By Louis Lumière among the first coloured photos. Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the Autochrome color photography…

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President Truman leading exercises on the USS, Missouri, 1947

By James Maurer
February 7, 2019
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President Harry S. Truman, in a shirt “Coach Truman, Athletic Department,” leads exercises on the deck of the USS Missouri on his return trip…

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Working in NAACP office, Detroit, Michigan, 1940s

By James Maurer
February 4, 2019
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Founded in 1909, the NAACP ( The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the US oldest and largest civil rights…

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The world’s last commercial sailing ship,the Pamir, rounding Cape Horn for the last time in 1949

By James Maurer
February 1, 2019
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The Pamir, a four-masted barque, was built in Hamburg, Germany in 1905. It was used in the South American nitrate trade. After WWI the sailing…

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