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@lemmyhub.comhttps://www.wired.com/2010/07/0722wiley-post-completes-circumnavigation/
1933: Pilot Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, 7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes after leaving. Aided by new technology, his flight is the first solo circumnavigation by air, and it’s also the fastest-ever around-the-world-trip. Born in Texas, Post wanted to be a pilot after seeing his first airplane at […]
http://www.alluringworld.com/hotel-del-salto/
Hotel Del Salto is a former luxurious hotel, located on cliffs which face the Tequendama Falls on the Bogotá River, in San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia. At the beginning, in 1923, the building was constructed as a mansion by the architect called Carlos Arturo Tapias, not just as a symbol of the joy and elegance of the elite citizens of the 20s, but also as a luxurious hotel which would offer them prestigious views of the amazing waterfalls. The mansion is known also as "The Mansion of Tequendama Falls". The mansion follows mostly the French architecture, as its exterior features visible French architectural influence. Up until the 1950s, there were some plans for the hotel to be rebuilt into an 18 room hotel, however, this idea was never realized and the Hotel Del Salto continued operating with its original structure. Unfortunately, the hotel at the beginning of the 1990s closed its doors due to the damage on the building and also the polluted Bogotá River. For 20 years, the h
https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2003/summer/20-july-1969.html
Summer 2003, Vol. 35, No. 2 By Bruce I. Bustard Enlarge Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, July 20, 1969. View in National Archives Catalog "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for all mankind." — Astronaut Neil Armstrong's words as he made his first step onto the surface of the Moon July 20, 1969 What would it be like if we could recreate a single day in our past? Not just the parts we remember, the events to which we attribute great significance, but the whole day filled with all its interacting parts.
https://ktvz.com/news/fire/2023/07/18/forest-service-investigators-seeking-tips-info-to-find-cause-of-boulder-fire-on-mt-hood-national-forest/
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- U.S. Forest Service fire investigators said Tuesday they are seeking the public’s assistance with any tips or information pertinent to the start of the Boulder Fire on the Mt. Hood National Forest. Reported on July 8, the Boulder Fire broke out on the Mt. Hood National Forest’s Barlow Ranger District, about
https://freaktography.com/city-methodist-church-gary-indiana/
The abandoned City Methodist Church is located in the heart of Gary, Indiana. This was once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest.
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