On August 15, 1961, just 3 days after the works began to erect the wall, border guard Conrad Schumann escapes from East Berlin by jumping over the early construction of the Berlin Wall @facethenation
Apollo 13, the third 🚀🌖 lunar landing mission, launched in April 11, 1970, suffered an accident caused by an explosion in an oxygen tank but returned safely to Earth 🙌 @facethenation
Yuri Gagarin before his historic 108-minute orbital flight of April 12, 1961 @facethenation
Just an hour after landing. On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space @facethenation
During World War II German submarine U-175 participated in three war patrols and sank 10 merchant ships. She was laid down on January 30, 1941, and commissioned on December 5, 1941 @facethenation
US Coast Guard cutter "Spencer" destroys the German submarine U-175 on April 17, 1943 @facethenation
The California earthquake of April 18, 1906 ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time.
At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings.
San Francisco’s brick buildings and wooden Victorian structures were especially devastated. Fires immediately broke out and firestorms soon developed citywide.
By April 23, most fires were extinguished, and authorities commenced the task of rebuilding the devastated metropolis. It was estimated that some 3,000 people died as a result of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and the devastating fires it inflicted upon the city. Almost 30,000 buildings were destroyed, including most of the city’s homes and nearly all the central business district.
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At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings.
San Francisco’s brick buildings and wooden Victorian structures were especially devastated. Fires immediately broke out and firestorms soon developed citywide.
By April 23, most fires were extinguished, and authorities commenced the task of rebuilding the devastated metropolis. It was estimated that some 3,000 people died as a result of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and the devastating fires it inflicted upon the city. Almost 30,000 buildings were destroyed, including most of the city’s homes and nearly all the central business district.
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San Francisco ablaze after the earthquake on April 18, 1906 @facethenation