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18 Photos That’ll Give You A Glimpse of The Past Century

A member of the Oakland Motorcycle Club during a motorcycle soccer game, Oakland, California, USA in 1924. Three women selling food on a main street in Vienna, Austria in 1901. Museum workers preparing to clean a picture frame in Warsaw, Poland in 193 .

18 Pictures That’ll Give You A Glimpse of The Past Century

A member of the Oakland Motorcycle Club during a motorcycle soccer game, Oakland, California, USA in 1924. Three women selling food on a main street in Vienna, Austria in 1901. Museum workers preparing to clean a picture frame in Warsaw, Poland in 193 .

How Can an Artist Help the Homeless? Like So.

When it comes to having a good heart, look no further than Gregory Kloehn, a crafty artist from Oakland, California, who had the brilliant idea of creating small mobile mobile shelters for homeless people out of recycled an reclaimed resources found on the street.

10 of the Most Veteran Baseball Teams in the USA

Oakland Athletics, founded 1901 Source They were initially known as the Philadelphia Athletics. This team started out strong, with 6 winnings in the American League pennant in 1902, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, and 1914!

See Old America Like Never Before With These Vintage Maps

Oakland, California, 1900 Image credit: Library of Congress 13. Ogden, Utah, 1889 Image credit: Library of Congress 14. Raleigh, North Carolina, 1872 Image credit: Library of Congress 15. Reno, Nevada, 1907 Image credit: Library of Congress 16. St.

When Art and Technology Meet: Beautiful-Laser Cut Pieces

Gabriel Schama Image Source: Gabriel Schama / Instagram Gabriel Schama is an Oakland-based artist, who creates mesmerizing laser-cut wood sculptures that feature layers of intricate swirls and abstract patterns. He lovingly calls his laser-cutting machine Elsie. [related_articles] 5.

The United States Are Home to Some Spectacular Waterfalls

Vernal Falls; Yosemite National Park, California Where to fly: Oakland International Airport Yosemite Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in the world.

8 Tell-Tale Signs That You're Drinking Too Much Water

According to Tamara Hew-Butler, DPM, PhD, an exercise science professor at Oakland University, this is particularly dangerous when your brain starts to swell. “Your brain can only swell about 8-10% before it reaches your skull and it pushes your brain stem out.” 2.

8 Tell-Tale Signs That You're Drinking Too Much Water...

According to Tamara Hew-Butler, DPM, PhD, an exercise science professor at Oakland University, this is particularly dangerous when your brain starts to swell. “Your brain can only swell about 8-10% before it reaches your skull and it pushes your brain stem out.” 2.

15 Iconic American Buildings We Will Never See Again

The Key Route Inn – Oakland, California This beautiful showplace hotel was constructed in 1907. Some of its notable features included a massive wood-framed structure and a large archway. The inn suffered major fire damages in 1930 and was razed two years later. [related_articles] 8. 

These Powerful Award-Winning Photos Left a Deep Impact

"Near Collision At Air Show" (1950) Photographer: Bill Crouch Image source: Wikimedia Commons A stunning photo of a stunt plane closely avoiding a collision with a B-29 bomber (on the top left) during an air show at Oakland Airport, California.

Some People Give Hope to All of Us...

This crafty Oakland, California artist came up with the idea of creating mobile homes from recycled and reclaimed materials he found on the street. Rick Moranis Talented actor Rick Moranis retired from acting to be a stay at home dad after his wife passed away from breast cancer.

These 10 Facts Prove Amelia Earhart Was Extraordinary

She was the first person to ever fly solo from Honolulu to Oakland, Los Angeles to Mexico City, and Mexico City to Newark, all in 1935. Not only that, but Earhart was also the first woman, and one of the few civilians in history, to earn the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross. 9.

7 Air Pollution Solutions That Will Help Us Breathe Easy

The project was launched by Google in 2015 and back then Google Street View cars traveled around West Oakland taking air samples. The idea is to emulate this concept all over the world as access to such information would allow for more efficient targeting of anti-pollution initiatives.

10 Jaw-Dropping History Facts We Never Knew Were True...

For example, 24 workers died while the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was built in 1933-1936. In this regard, the construction site of the Golden Gate Bridge was quite remarkable.

These Ships Were Sailing Long Before You Were Born

She became the Star of India in 1901 after being sold on to the Alaska Packers' Association, and was used to ferry workers and canned salmon between Oakland, California and Nushagak in the Bering Sea.

41 Butterflies You Must See Before They Disappear

Unfortunately, its numbers are now limited to just seven cities, primarily San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley. The population of this medium-sized butterfly has collapsed as a result of the demise of its sole host plant, the Johnny Jump-up. 30.