In 1993, Bulls Fan Don Calhoun Made a $1,000,000 Shot, But Almost Didn’t Get Paid
This post was originally published on this site The Calhoun Shot, also known as the Immaculate Connection, was a basketball shot made by spectator Don […]
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Russian Woodstock: Amazing Photographs From the Two Day Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989
This post was originally published on this siteIf any single event encapsulated the massiveness of hard rock and heavy metal at the end of the […]
Mugshots of the Young Joseph Stalin From 1902 to 1911
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Josef Dzhugashvili in Gori, Georgia in 1879, the young Stalin studied to become a priest whilst secretly […]
The Three-Wheeled Custer Chair Car From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this site Levitt Luzern Custer had always been interested in how things worked. Born in Dayton, he graduated from […]
Camouflage Trees in the First World War
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the First World War, camouflage took many unique forms, including this observation post disguised as a tree! […]
On August 6, 1926: Gertrude Ederle Became the First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel
This post was originally published on this site“People said women couldn’t swim the Channel, but I proved they could.” – Gertrude Ederle Known as the […]
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman aka Lyons Wakeman, a Woman’s Life as a Man in the Civil War
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1940, Jackson Doane, of Binghamton, unearthed a packet of letters, a ring and a picture in his […]
Lawson’s Motor Wheel, 1902
This post was originally published on this siteLawson tricars were produced from 1900 to 1901, and built by the Crypto works. Few, perhaps only two, […]
The Sad Sack During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteNobody ever had it as bad as the Sack—the Sad Sack, George Baker’s perpetually luckless anti-hero of World […]
Perfectly Timed 1978 Rocket Launch Clip Hailed as “The Greatest Shot in Television”
This post was originally published on this siteJames Burke, a scientific historian, had only one chance to nail this scene. A clip from the 1978 […]
The Story of Jimmie Nicol, a Forgotten Beatle
This post was originally published on this siteBorn on August 3, 1939, Jimmie Nicol is best known for replacing Ringo Starr in the Beatles for […]
Historical Photos of 1958 Hancock Oil Refinery Fire on Signal Hill
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the largest oil refinery fires in Southern California began at 2:08 p.m. on May 22, 1958 […]
The Mechanical Turk: How an 18th Century Fake Chess-Playing Machine That Fooled the World
This post was originally published on this siteImagine a machine that could beat any human chess player. That sounds very ordinary. But what if that […]
Vintage Photographs of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill Flashing His Trademark “V for Victory” Sign
This post was originally published on this siteWinston Churchill’s V for Victory sign is perhaps one the most iconic of the Second World War. Though […]
Betty Lou Oliver, the “Elevator Girl” Who Survived Two Major Accidents on the Same Day in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteOn July 28, 1945 – Betty Lou Oliver survived falling 75 stories after fog causes a US bomber […]
Clärenore Stinnes, the First Woman to Circumnavigate the World by Car
This post was originally published on this siteClärenore Stinnes was a German race car driver who in 1929, at age 28, became the first person […]
Jack Earle of El Paso, One of the World’s Tallest Humans, Stood at 7 Feet, 6.5 Inches
This post was originally published on this siteJack Earle was born Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich on 3 July 1906 in Denver, Colorado, and he died 18 […]
B&B Brogan Doodlebug, the Cute Little 3-Wheeler From the US
This post was originally published on this siteThe “B&B Specialty Company” was an American company, located in the town of Rossmoyne (Ohio). After the end […]
The Story of Elton John’s Pinball Wizard Tall Boots, 1975
This post was originally published on this siteThese oversize boots, or rather stilts made from fibre glass, were worn by Sir Elton John when he […]
Historical Photos of Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1908 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in London from April 27 to October 31, […]
Don Featherstone With His Plastic Pink Flamingos
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Don Featherstone graduated from art school in 1957, he had no intention of creating the world’s most […]
FAB 1: The World’s Biggest and Most Expensive Car
This post was originally published on this siteFAB 1 is a pink, six-wheeled car seen in the 1960s British science-fiction television series Thunderbirds, its three […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of Madison Square Garden Under Construction From the Mid-1960s
This post was originally published on this siteMadison Square Garden has been an entertainment institution in New York City since 1879. Since that time, four […]
Mobile Swimming Pools Were a Popular Way to Cool Off in Larger Cities in America in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese were the “swimmobiles,” pools attached to a truck which could be parked on a street all day […]
A Technique Known as “Aerial Smokescreen” Was Employed to Safeguard Ships During Warfare
This post was originally published on this siteThis amazing vintage footage from 1923 shows how early 20th century technology could make a battleship blind to […]