[March 19, 1923] George Herbert, financial backer leading to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, suffers a severe mosquito bite which eventually takes his life. “The curse of the mummy” enters newspaper headlines.1yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[March 4, 1923] Anti-Flirt Week begins with the purpose of protecting young women from unwanted male attention.1yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 11, 1922] Motorcycle manufacturer William Henderson dies aged 40 after colliding with another vehicle whilst test driving a new model.1yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[October 8, 1922] Lillian Gatlin becomes the first woman to travel across the continental United States by plane.1yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[November 15, 1922] Ecuadorean military and police officers gun down at least 300 people after large crowds gather to strike for higher pay.1yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[October 14, 1922] Mayor Theodore Schierlman was kidnapped and beaten by members of the Ku Klux Klan after speaking negatively about the group.1yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 8, 1922] Up to 30 blocks in Oregon are destroyed by a fire. The event is still considered one of the worst in the state, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and one death.1yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 28, 1920] Amelia Earhart flies for the first time, sparking her lifelong interest in aviation. She disappeared at sea just 16 years later.3yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[January 3, 1921] Just 6 days after her first time on board an aeroplane, Amelia Earhart has her first flying lesson in California.3yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[January 25, 1921] Karel Capek’s play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) premiered on this day and introduced the term ‘robot’ to the world.3yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[February 1, 1921] TV actor Peter Sallis OBE was born on this day. Most notably he is the voice of Wallace from Wallace and Gromit as well as Cleggy in Last of the Summer Wine which ran from 1973 to 2010.3yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 13, 1920] Betelgeuse becomes the first star to have its diameter measured, measuring 240 million miles3yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 14, 1920] Football player George ‘The Gipper’ Gipp dies aged 25 from a throat infection and pneumonia3yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[January 15, 1921] Mitsubishi Electric Co., a spinoff of Mitsubishi, was founded in Tokyo. Today it is a multi-billion dollar company and a major electronics producer.3yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
My racing game collection - I thought I had way more, what big hitters am I missing?2yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/PS3
[GTA III: Definitive Edition] #66 - What a blast this game is, slowly becoming one of my favourites!2yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/Trophies
Decided to bite the bullet and grab a Wingman adapter, certainly not disappointed!9mo ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/PS3
[January 2, 1921] KDKA Pittsburgh became the first radio station in existence to broadcast a religious service3yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City] First time I’ve ever 100%ed this masterpiece. Many highs and some lows.2yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/Trophies
[December 14, 1920] Football player George ‘The Gipper’ Gipp died aged 25 from a throat infection and pneumonia3yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/100yearsago
Billionaire Boys Club x Novelist ‘Quantum Leap’ Instrumental EP. Releases Friday, limited to 200 copies.3yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/VinylReleases
First car and I’m loving it! Does anyone know the name of this colour? 11 plate Zetec if that helps..2yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/FordFiesta
First cassette pickups in probably around a year! Satisfied with these at 20p each!7yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/cassetteculture
[Tales from the Borderlands] #13 - Definitely my favourite TellTale Game so far7yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/Trophies
Popped into my nearest supermarket and they've starting stocking Hot Wheels.7yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/HotWheels
Went out to look for cars and ended up buying a new TV...luckily got these two as well though!7yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/HotWheels
Haven't picked anything up in a while. There were at least 4 of these in my local Toys R Us!7yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/HotWheels
[? > English] Label on a VHS tape I have. Tape is British format and is a British show so I'm intrigued as to what this is!7yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/translator
Made the mistake of not thoroughly checking these before I bought them. Are they salvageable and if so, what's the best way?7yr ⋅ B_C_S ⋅ r/VHS
