Images Dated 2008 May

The opening of Tower Bridge, London, 1894

The opening of Tower Bridge, London, 1894. The famous bridge (just out of view to the right), was designed by Horace Jones. In the foreground is a paddle steamer, with the Tower of London on the left

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Edward Higgins White II (1930-1967), American astronaut, 1960s

Edward Higgins White II (1930-1967), American astronaut, 1960s. Higgins was a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. On the 3rd June 1965, he became the first American to conduct a spacewalk. He was killed during the Apollo 1 training accident and posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and was previously awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal for his Gemini 4 spaceflight

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Shorts seaplane, Dundee to South Africa, 6 October 1938

Shorts seaplane, Dundee to South Africa, 6 October 1938. World record, 5997.5 miles. Short-Mayo Composite aircraft: the Short S20 aeroplane G-ADHJ Mercury and the Short S21 flying boat Maia

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