Amelia Harper

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In 2018, archaeologists unearthed a soapstone vessel beneath an abandoned theater, revealing a treasure trove of hundreds of 5th-century AD gold Roman coins speculated to be worth millions of euros. Discovered during renovations of the Cressoni theater, the coins were neatly stacked in a Roman-era amphora, shedding light on a turbulent period in Italian history likely hidden during the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

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The Atlantic Ocean Road or the Atlantic Road (Norwegian: Atlanterhavsvegen / Atlanterhavsveien) is an 8.3-kilometer (5.2 mi) long section of County Road 64 that runs through an archipelago in Hustadvika and Averøy municipalities in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It passes by Hustadvika, an unsheltered part of the Norwegian Sea, connecting the island of Averøy with the mainland and Romsdalshalvøya peninsula. It runs between the villages of Kårvåg in Averøy and Vevang in Hustadvika.

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1897 Amoskeag steam-powered fire engine of the Boston Fire Department. Weighing 17,000 pounds (7.700 kg). Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Ca. 1919.

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The business carts and stalls were ready for a brisk day of business during the springtime on Maxwell Street, Chicago in 1926.

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Sydney, Australia 1960 and 2016!

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American GI's raise a toast at a sort of sidewalk cafe in fallen La Haye du Puits, France, on July 15, 1944.

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Chinese soldiers listening for Japanese warplanes with an acoustic locator in Chongqing, China, 1941.

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B-1 lancer

Credit: Maciej Szamałek

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In 1947, Chicago's Lake Shore Drive was a picturesque boulevard offering stunning views of the city and Lake Michigan. As automobile traffic increased after the war, the drive became a symbol of Chicago's growth and modernization, connecting the North and South Sides while remaining an iconic roadway with beautiful lakefront views.

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Harry Houdini attempted to escape from a straitjacket while hanging upside down over the intersection of Broadway and 46th Street in 1907. It took him 2 minutes.

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A trolley in snow in Monroe County, New York. 1900s

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Discover a MYSTERIOUS ancient civilization of GIANT women, whose bodies were deliberately DIVIDED and BURIED in various locations to HIDE their existence (know more below)

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Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others."

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3 best friends fishing at the Jefferson Memorial in the late 30s.

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From the 1930s, an example of the wire cage that East Poplar borough council in London proposed to fix to the outside of their tenement windows so babies could benefit from fresh air and sunshine

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Herstmonceux Castle is a Tudorstyle castle in the English village of Herstmonceux in East Sussex southeast England built in the 1840s at the behest of Sir Roger Fiennes on the foundations of a preexisting manor Among the oldest brick castles in England it was owned by the Fiennes family for about 3 and a half centuries The building houses a former astronomical observatory which was dependent on the Greenwich observatory and is currently owned by a Queen University study center In August it hosts the Medieval Festival of England The twostory castle is surrounded by a large moat a medieval park and Elizabethan gardens Among the most significant rooms are the ballroom Year of construction 1441 Owner Queens University Did you enjoy the read Be sure to save this for your visit

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A beautiful couple posing with their dog on a wood-frame porch. (Date unknown)

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18-year-old Queen Elizabeth II serving as a mechanic in Auxiliary Territorial Service in England, 1945.

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Madame Inès Decourcelle. One of the very first female Taxi Drivers in Paris, 1908

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Concept Design For Car Safety Belts From The 1960's.

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The first British jet powered aircraft, the Gloster E28/39, took to the skies on the 15th May 1941 marking the start of a new chapter for aviation development. It would take near enough two more years before the first production jet powered aircraft took to the skies.

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This is the "Squirrel Cage" Jeep. It is a continuous netted belt that goes completely over and under a Willys Jeep to spread its weight while driving over soft ground. You really wouldn't want to drive this without the canvas up, as it dumped mud on top of the Jeep as it went. The Squirrel Cage did indeed improve floatation, but it was unwieldy and prevented steering, so it was abandoned.

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Well-armed frontier hunter and his trusty dogs, 1860s.

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MQ-9 Reaper!

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Giant Revelations: Archaeological Unearthing of Enormous Skeletons Rewrites History (Find out in the comments)

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The Gardener's Daughter, 1867.

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SHIP-TO-SHORE REHEARSAL.

Invasion supplies are landed by British empire troops in amphibious maneuvers somewhere in the South Pacific.

Coast Guardsmen are operating the landing craft headed back toward their transport anchored off shore.

ORIGINAL HISTORIC WARTIME CAPTION. (NARA)