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SV Granite Slate, 1895
American three-masted sailing ship built in 1877 ran aground near Porthcurno 4th November 1895
[Photo: The Gibsons of Scilly]

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27th May 1883:  Clouds pouring from the volcano on Krakatoa (aka Krakatau or Rakata) in south western Indonesia during the early stages of the eruption which destroyed most of the island.  Royal Society Report on Krakatoa Eruption (London, Trubner & Co., 1888).

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Cow being painted with white stripes to increase visibility during wartime blackouts (England, 1940s).

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USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) Made its first flight on 27 Aug. 1924, over Lake Constance (Bodensee), in Germany. The construction of this airship was partially funded by German…

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Porto, 29 de janeiro de 1975: o petroleiro dinamarquês “Jacob Maersk”, carregado com 88 mil toneladas de petróleo, encalhou à entrada de Leixões. O navio incendiou-se, sofreu várias…

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Buster Keaton, One Week (with Edward F. Kline, 1920)

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The smoking wreckage of the Hindenburg (LZ 129), hydrogen inflated airship which operated commercial air service across North Atlantic, after explosion and fire that killed 36 persons. Lakehurst,…