Yesterday Today: August 30

Niagara river was diverted from Niagara Falls for the first time in 12,000 years to perform maintenance, 1969.

LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin floating over Washington DC, 1928.

A miniature, fully functional replica of a Cadillac that was made for the Royal family of Siam. 1913.

This photo gives a great size comparison of Titanic’s propellers.

Hindenburg flies over Manhattan in 1936.

Ferdinand Porsche showcasing the Volkswagen Beetle to Adolf Hitler. ~1935.

Queen Elizabeth II firing a British L85 battle rifle. Surrey, England,1993.

Einstein’s office at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, photographed on the day of his death, April 18, 1955.

A vending machine that sold already lit cigarettes for a penny. England, 1931.

Babe Ruth shakes hands with U.S. President Warren G. Harding during a game at the Yankees Stadium. April, 1923. Ruth set career records for home runs which totaled at 714!

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