Wernher von Braun, director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, at his office in Huntsville, Alabama 1965.
u/SwiPerHaHa — 14 hours ago
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr at the green house (no longer standing) of the White house, with a hyacinth macaw (1902)
u/TwIzTiDfReAkShOw — 12 hours ago
Robert Kennedy taking a break during his brother, John's, presidential campaign in 1960.
u/waffen123 — 19 hours ago
On this day 120 years ago, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco. Though it lasted only 42 seconds, fires soon engulfed almost the entire city. Within days, over 3,000 people were left dead and 80 percent of the city was left in ruins.
"I asked a man standing next to me what happened. Before he could answer, a thousand bricks fell on him and he was killed."
On April 18, 1906, the Great San Francisco Earthquake claimed the lives of 3,000 people and left 80 percent of the city in ruins, making it one of the worst natural disasters in American history. The quake itself lasted less than a minute, but the damage it caused and the fires it spawned turned 500 city blocks into what looked like a war zone.
Read more here: How The 1906 Earthquake Decimated San Francisco In Less Than A Minute
u/kooneecheewah — 19 hours ago
They Built This Neighborhood Out of Concrete… Then Just Abandoned It
I decided to share one of my newer style videos finally. I was thinkng you guys where getting too much of my older vlog style videos(Which I still do vlog style, its just more informative now and better structured). You guys where getting the old Tee and Ive been itching to share some of my newer stuff for a while now but I just wanted to finish uplaoding my old stuff first. I made an exeption for myself this time and decided to share one of my latest videos.
In this video, I explore the lost and forgotten Beverly Hills of 100 years ago, Concrete City. This place to me was out of this world, how could this many concrete buildings still be standing in semi good condition 100 years later with ZERO maintanance? There was once a time where people though that concrete was going to be the future. Thomas Edison himself played a HUGE part in concrete. He wanted everything made out of concrete. Anyways, watch the video and enjoy the views of this place because this place is one of a kind.
I know my style isn't for everyone, and that’s totally fair. But to everyone who has been showing love and support I really see you and I appreciate it. I put a lot of work into the process of making these, from the hitting record button to the final edit, so thanks for sticking around and acknowledging the effort.
Anyways, thanks for watching, I really appreciate it! Hope you enjoyed.
A quick reminder to stay safe and follow the law if you decide to check this place out. It can be a bit sketchy, so explore at your own risk and come prepared.
u/Tareqyounis90 — 6 hours ago
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WW2 weapons
Felt pretty impressed to see such a large array of recognizable equipment when I first visited the WW2 museum in New Orleans.
u/DarthCarno28 — 4 hours ago
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The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is bombed by a car bomb in 1995 killing 168 including 19 kids under the age of six. The culprits are Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, both anti Govt extremists protesting against the Waco Siege.
The bombing’s aftermath revealed systemic failures, prompting the FBI to overhaul its tactical procedures; a 1995 Government Accountability Office report highlighted the need for better planning, leading to changes in how federal agencies approach crisis management.
u/LoneWolfKaAdda — 4 hours ago
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Movie idea: Quentin Tarantino directs a black politician in reconstruction era south.
I would love to see a movie with Jamie Foxx as a black politician and Christoph Waltz as a republican judge in South Carolina at the height of the KKK. They band together to fight off mobs coming after them and their family and turn the tables in their county, I think it would be so badass. And Quentin can be a ranch hand that changes horse shoes haha
u/SnooChipmunks9598 — 14 hours ago
My grandpa (Vietnam) and an art piece (his daughter) made for an art class
I grew up seeing this painting in my grandparent’s house and was always intrigued by it. Found out what it was of and found it cool, but never really appreciated what it was until later in life.
Didn’t go through half what this man did during my 4 years. (He’s still alive by the way. Served as a firefighter for over 30 years after he got out and is deservedly retired). But I’m proud to have worn the same uniform.
Anyways, just wanted to share
u/blueodis — 23 hours ago
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