First Flight on December 17, 1903 was the day humanity spread its wings and soured into the skies. The flight lasted only 12 seconds in the air. However, it was a major breakthrough.

Orville and Wilbur Wright, two bicycle mechanics from Ohio, are the pioneers of aviations, and although this first flight occurred so late in history, the ulterior development was exponential

NBTEL telephone company 1900 At the switchboard sat a row of operators dressed in white shirts and long black skirts.

Operators wore a black apron at the rear, rather than the front. This was to protect the skirt from becoming shiny on the chair.

No other ship has captured the world's attention, quite like the Titanic ship. Constructed as unsinkable, this first class ocean liner set sail on April 10, 1912. The Titanic finally sank on April 14th.

Interesting Objects Recovered from the Titanic

Every passenger on board (wealthy or poor) was forced to fight for their survival. In the end only 705 persons survived the sinking of the ship, out of 2,228 passengers and crew members. 1,523 lives were lost when the Titanic sank beneath the ice cold waters of the Atlantic.

Harold Lloyd is most recognisable  in the iconic silent film-sequence that shows a man hanging from a clock face high above a busy city in the film 'Safety Last' 1923 Lloyd achieved some amazing stunts that would be impossible to match today

Lloyd performed the entire climb and stunt himself although he later admitted he had mattresses and scaffolding two stories below him in case he fell

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