When Niagara Falls….Frozeee! Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States; more specifically, between the province of Ontario and the state of New York. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge.From largest to smallest, the three waterfalls are the Horseshoe Falls,
Nike missiles at San Francisco Defense Area Site SF89 atop Mt. Sutro, circa 1955 [1995 × 1576]
Historic Posts, Camps, Stations and AirfieldsSan Francisco Defense Area SF-89, Presidio of San Francisco/Mount Sutro Laumcher Area.San Francisco Defense Area Site SF-89, unofficially known as Battery Caufield. Circa 1955 (California Military Department Historical Collection) Integrated Fire Control Area (SF-89C) History by Daniel Sebby, Military Historian, California Military Department Prior to Army use, the Site was open space under the
A Babushka keeps the ears of her grandson warm as he takes an Oath of Enlistment for the Russian army. Volgograd, 1994. Photo taken by Nikolai Ignatiev. [800 x 527]
Red Army Oath Solemn Oath on Induction into the Worker-Peasant Red Army. 1918 Original Source: Translated from a recruiting poster, 1918. 1. I, son of the laboring people, citizen of the Soviet Republic, assume the title of warrior in the Worker-Peasant Army. 2. Before the laboring classes of Russia and the entire world, I accept the
Monsieur Moret, 2nd Regiment, Veterans of the Napoleonic Wars. 1814-15
Grenadier Burg, 24th Regiment of the Guard, 1815 Credit: Brown University Library Photos of Veterans of the Napoleonic Wars The first (and final) time these old soldiers were captured in photograph Napoléon Bonaparte’s final defeat was the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Even after his death in 1821, the surviving soldiers of Grande Armée revered his historic
Martin Luther King Jr. Gesturing After Hearing That The Civil Rights Bill Had Passed The Senate, June 19, 1964 [1100×825]
The United States House of Representatives passed the bill on February 10, 1964, and after a 54-day filibuster, it passed the United States Senate on June 19, 1964. The final vote was 290–130 in the House of Representatives and 73–27 in the Senate. Long title: An Act to provide means of further securing and protecting
