Brazilian aeronaut flies the fixed-wing 14-bis Oiseau de Proie II in the first heavier-than-air flight in The plane lifted off and flew for 60 metres without taking advantage of headwinds ramps catapults slopes or other devices Paris France 2867x1824
"The Brown Dog" by erected in in Batterseas Latchmere Recreation Ground The monument to a dog victim of vivisection caused so much controversy that it was dismantled and destroyed in 1910 574×709
of Savoy Duke of center and guides Cesar Ollier left and Joseph Petigax right during Italian expedition that resulted in first ascent of Mount Stanley 5 109 mt Rwenzori range third highest mountain in Africa 655 x 820
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Chicago National League Ball Club 1906 - The "Cubs" -- Pennant Winners Date: 1906 Format: postcard Description: Postcard of the 1906 Chicago Cubs team. Players are identified as: Top Row, left to right: M. Brown, J. Pfeister, A. Hofman, C.G. Williams (Secretary-Treasurer), O. Overall, E. Reulback, J. Kling. Middle Row: H. Gessler, J. Taylor, H. Steinfeldt, J. McCormick, F. Chance, J. Sheckard, P. Moran, F. Schulte. Bottom Row: C. Lundgren, T. Walsh, J. Evers, J. Slagle, J. Tinker. Pen annotation on front of postcard: "Tinker-Evers to Chance, 1906" refers to famous poem by Franklin Pierce Adams entitled, "Baseball's Sad Lexicon."