Nathan19. The Apollo 1 mission practice their water landings, 1966
This is a picture of astronaut Gus Grissom chilling poolside with other astronauts like Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
20. A Michelin Tires promotional gimmick
The French company had such a promotional show. The typical Michelin Man character we see today had not been developed yet so they got this.
21. A game of Auto Polo, 1910
This sport has replaced the horses with automobiles. There would surely be a lot of injuries judging from the pictures.
22. The ill-fated Hindenburg flies over New York, 1936
This picture was taken just one year before the disaster in New Jersey struck killing 36 people. The flight took off in Frankfurt, Germany but unfortunately crashed at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst.
23. The Queen fires a rifle, 1993
Queen Elizabeth does not show any sign of nervousness as she holds the L85 battle rifle. Back in 1993, the Queen unloaded one in Surrey, England.
24. The Soviet Buran spacecraft, 1982
The Soviets started their construction of a spaceship in the year 1972 as a response to President Nixon’s announcement that NASA would try building its own new spacecraft. They launched it with failure o 29th October 1988.