Jimmy & Rosalyn Carter walking from the US Capital to the White House on inauguration day 1977.5mo ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Children in an iron lung before the advent of the polio vaccination, 19502yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The original 1947 Telephone Area Code Map - Codes were assigned based on population and time it took to dial the code on a rotary phone dial. High population areas got small numbers. i.e. NY 212, LA 213, Chicago 312.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/MapPorn
Jimmy Carter & his wife Rosalyn are the longest lived Presidential couple in USA history. This photo is from 1946, when he graduated from the Naval Academy as a nuclear engineer.7mo ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/BeAmazed
Children being given the oral Polio Vaccine in the late 1950s. It was given in a sugar cube. 10s of millions were saved from the disease through this program. Polio was eventually wiped out.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, stroked Queen Elizabeth's leg above the knee during a state breakfast in 1961. The Queen was quite astonished.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The government broke up Ma Bell (AT&T), the world's largest & oldest telephone company, because it became a monopoly. Here's how that ended up.7mo ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/ThatsInsane
European airspace now unavailable to Russian commercial flights (red) Aeroflot for example can't fly through these areas.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/MapPorn
Before he was President a young Jimmy Carter was a nuclear engineer in the US Navy. His experience with clean up of a partially melted down reactor led him to block US development of the neutron bomb. - 19482yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Plane allegedly carrying Nancy Pelosi to SE Asia is pulled from flight tracking. It was the most watched plane on Flight Radar with close to 80,000 watching. China says dire consequences if it lands in Taiwan.1yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Silo Launch of Dnepr commercial rocket. This is a multistage rocket that can send payload to LEO or even TLI. They make it look easy.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/mechanical_gifs
K Reactor where the USA made weapons grade plutonium for nuclear bombs. SRS - South Carolina8mo ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/evilbuildings
50 years ago today, Eugene Cernan was the last human to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission 12 December 1972.1yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltson & Ukrainian President Kravchuk sign agreement promising that Ukraine would be secure if they would give up their Soviet nuclear weapons - 19942yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Gene Cernan spending time on the Moon checking out his electric car. (1972)3yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/MachinePorn
This is the Soviet built 2B1 OKA. Designed to lob nuclear shells up to 14 miles. It had a 65 ft barrel which was it's major failing. The recoil would often damage the chassis sometimes stripping the transmission gears.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/MachinePorn
European countries manufacture millions of handguns each year and exports them to the USA. Here's where they come from.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/MapPorn
The world's first passenger jet plane, de Havilland Comet shown here during testing. Unfortunately this plane had a fatal design flaw which would cause it to break up during flight killing all aboard.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/MachinePorn
European airspace unavailable to Russian commercial flights - the noose tightens. (Updated)2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/MapPorn
The night Prohibition ended - People could legally buy booze again. 19332yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Gas Prices in NC are up 61% over last June. Many places now at $5/gallon. $2.88 last June, $1.97 June 2020.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/NorthCarolina
And incredibly fortunate alignment of the tree, stars and luck.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Scientists doing complex space math at NASA before computers & calculators It was called a Board of Calculations.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Another from UFO - Turbine powered gull wing door car for 1980 as imagined from 1970 - 19701yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
the worlds first jet passenger plane, the de Havilland Comet, would explode in mid-air killing all aboard, because it had square windows. This happened 3X before they grounded it. This is why windows are rounded on modern jets.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 2011 Russia faced it's biggest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when the K-84 submarine caught on fire in dry dock, while carrying multiple nuclear warheads. They got the fire out before the missiles exploded. The sonar assembly shown was filled with highly flammable liquid.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
10 pounds of pork belly in a dry brine for home made bacon. My first attempt.3yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/smoking
Natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Germany is grateful that Canada decided to suspend sanctions and return a critical turbine so that Nord Stream 1 can return to full capacity.1yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/MapPorn
Alaska is Ours billboards have appeared in Siberia after Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Putin's ally, suggested Russia “take back” Alaska from the United States in retaliation for sanctions.1yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The burning of the German Reichstag (1933) which brought Hitler to power. It was blamed on the communists, civil liberties were suspended, and the NAZI party and their allies won 52% of the vote. Hitler was then made dictator.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Soviets developed a tank with a 65ft barrel. The recoil was so powerful it often damaged the chassis including stripping the gears in the transmission. The 2B1 OKA was designed to fire nuclear shells up to 14 miles away.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Before automated recordings, a lady used to read the time, every 15 seconds into a microphone, so people could dial in to find out the time from the phone company.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
1960s Photo of Russian cosmonauts. Second from the left is Yuri Gagarin the first human to go to space. And the lady is Valentina Tereshkov the youngest and first woman to go to space.3yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/space
Mussolini's Italian Fascist Party HQ Building - 1934. (it does look properly evil)2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/evilbuildings
Joanne Linville as the Romulan Commander from TOS, 1968. She passed away this summer at 93 years old.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
They really didn't worry about pedestrians back in the day. 1955 Cadillac with Road Warrior bumpers.3yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The British Concorde fleet in 1986. One of 2 passenger jets that flew faster than the speed of sound. In fact, more than 2x as fast.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
European countries manufacture million$ of semi-automatic hand guns each year and export them to the United States. Here are the countries where they come from.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Saw this Mercedes EV Charger at a Buc-ee's in South Carolina. I guess not all of them will be in pretty plazas.2mo ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/mercedes_benz
A beggar running alongside King George V's coach in 1920. The beggar appears to be a war veteran by the metals he's wearing. It's not clear if any of them tossed him a coin.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Before he was James Bond, Sean Connery was a body builder. Here he is pictured in the middle.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is the original assignment of area codes in 1947. Codes were assigned by how long they took to dial on a rotary dial. High population areas got lower numbers because they took less time to dial. 1 shortest, 0 longest.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Average price for gasoline according to AAA. National average for is $4.32/gallon.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The PZL M-15 Belphegor is often called the ugliest plane in the world. It's also the only crop duster to be powered by a jet engine.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Picture of Clyde Tombaugh standing by his homemade telescope. He would later discover Pluto in 1930. In 2015 a portion of his ashes on New Horizons traveled to Pluto. Technically he's traveled further from Earth than anyone else.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Detroit 104 Years Ago. If you zoom in you can see an Electric Car. (2nd back) At that time it had a very high standard of living compared to most other cities.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Bought my second CZ today. A CZ 2075 D Rami. Already shot 50 rounds through it & love it.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/CZFirearms
Got back my Cajunized Rami decocker with full package. Shoot's like a dream..2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/CZFirearms
Isaac & Rosa, Emancipated slave children freed by the Union Army in New Orleans - 18632yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
At the time US Vice President HW Bush, Governor Bill Clinton, and Segregationist George Wallace with his 3rd wife enjoying a lobster bake at Bush's mansion in Maine. July 19831yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Re-gripped my new Rami. Also cleaned & lubricated it. Lot's of fun to shoot.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/CZFirearms
Kids used to be able to play and ride alligators at the 1920s Alligator Farm.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This lady is driving a Motoruota motorcycle. It had a single gyroscopic wheel that you rode inside of. 19272yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Lady snipers from the Soviet Union. Between them 775 Kills during WWII. 19452yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Relative size of the rocky planets & planetoid. (they could have left Pluto alone)1yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
51 years ago today, NASA astronauts drove a car on the moon for the first time. Apollo 15 was the first to carry an electric car to the moon. July 31, 19711yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
I fascinated by how much Polaris reminds me of Space Station V from 2001. In fact the entire series seems like a story telling of events that might have created the world shown in 2001. (with a few differences)1yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/ForAllMankind
Gene Cernan checking out his brand new electric car before taking it for a ride on the Moon. (1972)2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Alaska is Ours billboards have appeared in Siberia after Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Putin's ally, suggested Russia “take back” Alaska from the United States in retaliation for sanctions.1yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/ThatsInsane
A majority of the world's population live in countries which have not sanctioned Russia, and have maintained normal relations & trade.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/MapPorn
Radioactive toothpaste infused with radioactive thorium, was sold for it's health benefits. The radiation was alleged to kill bacteria on the teeth.11mo ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Aeroflot 111, Miami to Moscow, violated Canadian airspace last night after Canada banned Russian airlines from its airspace.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
States gaining and losing electoral votes & congressional seats due to the 2020 Census.3yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
USGS geologist Joe O’Connor wears an early version of the Apollo spacesuit during testing. - 19652yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
The NS Savannah the world's first nuclear powered merchant/passenger ship. It had passenger staterooms and also carried cargo. Despite the technological achievement, it was a economic failure.3yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/MachinePorn
Time announcer at the phone company. When you hear the tone the time will be...... ~1930s2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Four young women playing volleyball on stilts at the beach in Venice, California, 1934.1yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
European countries manufacture millions of semi-automatics each year and export them to the United States. They represent a significant portion of guns on the streets. Here are where they come from.2yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
An Extreme Measures Antenna Install - For when you really want to watch that far off station.9yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/cordcutters
TV Schedule from 1/2 Century Ago when almost everyone used an Antenna (things were simpler then)6yr ⋅ topcat5 ⋅ r/cordcutters
