In 1912 Glenn Curtiss developed his famous flying boat and in 1919 his NC4, developed for the US Navy, became the first airplane to cross the Atlantic Ocean @facethenation
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill flashes his trademark ✌️ "V for Victory" @facethenation
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Winston Churchill gets three loud cheers from British troops and replies with "V for Victory" sign during his speech at the Casablanca conference, January 1943
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Apollo 16 became the fifth mission to land on the Moon. One of the most exciting things they brought with them was the lunar rover. John Young and Charles Duke drove 16.6 miles total @facethenation
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Lunar rover gets a high-speed workout 🏎 by astronaut John Young in the "Grand Prix" run during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity 🌖 on April 21, 1972
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Queen Elizabeth II met legendary actress Marilyn Monroe at a movie premier in London, 1956. Every attendee at the premier lined up to be greeted by the Queen @facethenation
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Marilyn Monroe meeting Queen Elizabeth II at The Empire Theatre in London. Two of the most widely recognized women of their times who couldn't be more different
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Charles Lindbergh flying over Paris after more than 33 hours in the air on May 21, 1927 @facethenation
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Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo flight ✈️ across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris
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On 1958, Brazil beat Sweden 5:2 and win their 1st ever World Cup. A 17 year old Pelé is overcome with emotion at the end @facethenation
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Pelé's fantastic goal in the 1958 World Cup final against Sweden. His goal was selected as one of the best goals in the history of the World Cup
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Early European coal miners. These are Italian immigrants working in a Belgium coal mine during the early 1900's @facethenation
On March 1, 1966 the Soviet probe Venera 3 🛰 successfully lands on the surface of Venus. It's the first time anything man-made object contact with an extraterrestrial surface beyond the Moon.
The 960 kg spacecraft was equipped with scientific instruments and a radio communication system. However, the communications system had failed before entry, so scientists did not receive any planetary data.
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The 960 kg spacecraft was equipped with scientific instruments and a radio communication system. However, the communications system had failed before entry, so scientists did not receive any planetary data.
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Al Capone with his son at a baseball game. Note the watchfulness of one of his bodyguards behind him. A pop-corn vendor touched his shoulder and he looks ready to protect his chief @facethenation
On October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson shot his famous footage of a Bigfoot in California. Could Bigfoot be real, and was this finally the evidence that proved it? @facethenation