Children rush into a candy store following the end of
"sweets rationing" in 1953.
Soldiers comfort each other during the Korean war in
the early 1950's.
What is thought to be the oldest known war
photograph: New Hampshire volunteers
depart for the Mexican War in 1846.
Coney Island in 1905.
Arnold Schwarzenegger shows off to some
elderly women in the 1970's.
elderly women in the 1970's.
Six year-old Arthur Conan-Doyle in 1865.
Construction of Hoover Dam in 1934.
Frank Sinatra asks Lou Gehrig for an autograph in 1939.
Harry Houdini exposes "spirit trickery" in 1925.
OJ Simpson carries the Olympic Torch in 1984.
Nichole Brown can be seen on the left.
A permanent stable cavity caused by the detonation
on an underground nuclear test in 1961.
on an underground nuclear test in 1961.
Vladimir Putin (left) and his childhood friends in 1969.
None of them have been seen since!
Amelia Earhart receives what proved to be
her last haircut in 1937.
her last haircut in 1937.
The Japanese "War Tuba" used to locate enemy aircraft
before the invention of radar. Circa 1930.
before the invention of radar. Circa 1930.
Washington-Hoover Airport which was demolished
in 1941. This is where the Pentagon stands today.
in 1941. This is where the Pentagon stands today.
Issacson's "Einstein" is a fabulous read-- our Library has a couple of copies and even a CD set of it on tape-- one of the best things I have read in years
ReplyDeleteAlbert Einstein was one cool dude. He was extremely intelligent but he never let it go to his head.
ReplyDeletehaha. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI did not realize that Hawkings had ever walked.I've never seen him standing.
ReplyDelete7:00... thanks..I'll check it out. Wish we could use the parking lot space for a new impressive library.
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