Historical Planet
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
A worker running up one of the catwalks being built for the construction of the cable of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, September 19, 1935
A US Navy aircraft carrier going under the Golden Gate Bridge during opening day ceremonies for traffic on the bridge, San Francisco, California, May 28, 1937
Monday, 25 August 2014
A settler in 1890 shows off the path he has cut through the giant sequoia Wawona
A journalist dashes across a bridge between to rescue a baby during Civil War in 1936
The crowd was so large that some fans had to cross over the track before the race and watch the event from the infield. June 1949
The completed Sydney Harbour Bridge, circa 1936.
On March 19, 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened. Here's a look back at some historic photos of its construction Australia
Sunday, 24 August 2014
Young Mustansar Hussain Tarar aka Chacha ji in 1956 in his college days
Italian heavy artillery guns are pictured on the Italian Front in this 1918 handout picture
British officers observe artillery fire during the battle of the Somme in this 1916 handout picture
British aeroplane shows bomb damage Feb 16 1918
A horse wears a flannelette gas mask at the Chemical Development Laboratory, Philadelphia in 1919
A German observation post is pictured on the Yser Front in Belgium, in this 1917
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
On a misty day in 1930, high over the ships in the harbour, the two halves of the Harbour Bridge are almost ready to be joined
Here's the start of the first-ever NASCAR Strictly Stock (now Sprint Cup Series) race at Charlotte Speedway. The three-quarter mile dirt track hosted a starting field of 33 cars.
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