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22 Nov 2017 16:09

The battle that raged for 10 terrible months: soldiers wait in the trenches as they prepare to make their way "over the top" to face the enemy

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21 Nov 2017 12:34

The airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, burst into flames

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20 Nov 2017 23:20

John Kennedy's motorcade cruises through San Antonio on November 21, 1963, the day before he was assassinated in Dallas

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17 Nov 2017 16:22

Apollo 7 astronaut Walt Cunningham floats in the zero-gravity of space on October 14, 1968

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17 Nov 2017 00:26

First (and last) attempt to test his new parachute

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17 Nov 2017 00:26

Franz Reichelt in his parachute suit 🐥 @facethenation

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14 Nov 2017 06:32

Francis Chichester on board ⛵️ Gipsy Moth IV during his historic, single-handed round the world voyage @facethenation

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09 Nov 2017 05:45

The legendary "flying goal" scored by Bobby Orr in 1970 @facethenation

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06 Nov 2017 00:47

Philo Farnsworth adjusts a television camera during a demonstration of his television system at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on August 28, 1934 @facethenation

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03 Nov 2017 22:14

Project Excelsior was a series of parachute jumps made by Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force in 1959 and 1960 from helium balloons in the stratosphere.

The third and final test, Excelsior III, was made on August 16, 1960. Kittinger stood 19.5 miles (31.4 km) above the surface of the earth. Because the right hand glove of his pressurized suit had malfunctioned, his hand had swollen to twice its size. He decided not to inform the ground crew about this, in case they should decide to abort the test.

Kittinger stayed at peak altitude for 12 minutes, waiting for the balloon to drift over the landing target area. He then stepped out of the gondola to begin his descent. Within seconds his body accelerated to over 700 mph (1127 km/h) in the thin air.

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01 Nov 2017 01:44

Pablo Picasso lived in the small town of Vallauris on the French Riviera from 1948 to 1955. He bought and transformed Le Fournas, a former perfumery in Vallauris, into his studio @facethenation

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29 Oct 2017 23:49

The heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali in action vs Zora Folley during fight at Madison Square Garden in New York City, 1967 @facethenation

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26 Oct 2017 02:27

Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to walk in space when he spent 12 minutes outside his Voskhod 2 spacecraft on March 18, 1965 @facethenation

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20 Oct 2017 22:57

In 1878, Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp

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18 Oct 2017 13:33

American flag on the Moon surface with Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean's shadow in November 19, 1969 @facethenation

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22 Nov 2017 16:09

French soldiers moving into attack from their trench during the Verdun battle on the Western Front in France, on February 21, 1916, during the first World War @facethenation

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21 Nov 2017 12:33

On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship Hindenburg experienced a mid-air explosion at Lakehurst, New Jersey and was engulfed in flames in just 32 seconds.

At the time, the Hindenburg was the fastest and most luxurious way to cross the Atlantic. It had already completed 63 flights from its base in Germany to a range of destinations including Rio de Janeiro. It had also been used as a propaganda tool to support Hitler’s remilitarisation of the Rhineland in 1936, and flew over the Berlin Olympics later that year.

The Hindenburg began its maiden trans-Atlantic flight exactly one year before the disaster, on May 6, 1936. By the end of the year it had crossed the Atlantic 34 times, transporting 3.500 passengers and 30.000 kg of mail. It was, therefore, a proven and reliable form of transport – if you could afford a ticket!

When the Hindenburg arrived at Lakehurst on May 6, 1937, Captain Max Pruss delayed landing due to poor weather conditions. Three hours later he carried out a swift landing to take advantage of an improvement in the weather. The landing ropes were dropped at 7.21pm, and shortly afterwards the Hindenburg was engulfed by flames.

The most widely accepted explanation for the fire is that the airship was statically charged as a result of flying through the storm, and the landing ropes ‘earthed’ the airship, resulting in a spark. However, the biggest single cause of the fire is simple: the Hindenburg contained 7 million cubic feet of explosive hydrogen gas

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20 Nov 2017 23:20

President John Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at San Antonio Airport on November 21, 1963. Kennedy's last day @facethenation

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17 Nov 2017 16:21

Walter Cunningham piloted the eleven-day flight of Apollo 7 - the first manned flight test of the third generation United States spacecraft @facethenation

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17 Nov 2017 00:26

Franz Reichelt designed the first portable parachute, which however failed him when he tried throwing himself from the Eiffel Tower in 1912

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14 Nov 2017 06:33

Francis Chichester, adventurer who in 1966 — 1967 sailed around the world alone in a 55-foot (17 meters) sailing boat, the Gipsy Moth IV.

He had single-handedly sailed the same path as the speedy 19th-century sailing ships with 20-strong crews that plied their trade between Europe and the Far East, with a stopover in Australia. Sailing the length of the Atlantic Ocean south across the equator, rounding the Cape of Good Hope and circumnavigating much of the Southern Ocean past Cape Horn, for a return leg northwards along the Atlantic, was the fastest and most direct way between the major continents by sea before the Suez and Panama Canals were built. And, even today, it remains the most risky and adventurous, exposed to the fiercest elements and long tracts of treacherous open sea, far from land and rescue — despite the huge progress in communications technology, navigation, boat building and safety, including the advent of satellites, since Gipsy Moth IV's voyage.

29.600 miles (47.600 kilometres) in 226 days sailing time. Fastest voyage around the world by any small boat.

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09 Nov 2017 05:45

🏒 Upon scoring, Bobby Orr was accidentally tripped by Blues defenceman Noel Picard, creating Orr's famous flying goal pose

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06 Nov 2017 00:47

Philo Farnsworth, one of the pioneers of electronic television, invented a special type of electron tube for use as a camera tube or imaging tube in television systems

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03 Nov 2017 22:15

Joseph Kittinger's freefall 😱

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01 Nov 2017 01:45

Pablo Picasso 👨‍🎨 making a charcoal drawing of the view from Le Fournas on June 26, 1953

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29 Oct 2017 23:49

Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Zora Folley

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26 Oct 2017 02:27

Leonov's spacesuit had inflated in the vacuum of space to the point where he could not re-enter the ship. He took a huge risk by lowering the suit's pressure in order to get back

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20 Oct 2017 22:57

By creating a vacuum inside the bulb, finding the right filament to use, and running lower voltage through the bulb, Edison was able to achieve 💡 that lasted for many hours in 1880

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20 Oct 2017 22:56

Thomas Edison exhibits a replica of his first successful incandescent lamp @facethenation

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18 Oct 2017 13:33

Alan Bean was the fourth man to walk on the Moon 👨‍🚀🌔

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