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Nuclear Testing Wallpaper

A collection of large high quality images of atmospheric nuclear testing for use as computer wallpaper.

Skydiving from the Edge Of Space

In the late 50's and early 60's Joseph Kittinger participated in a number of record breaking jumps from the edge of space, setting records that stand to this day: the highest balloon ascent, highest parachute jump, longest free-fall, and fastest speed by man through the atmosphere. |Read More|

Did nuclear fallout Kill John Wayne?

The tragic tale of the "The Conqueror" and the deaths of those involved in its making. The brain child of eccentric billionaire and aviator Howard Hughes, the historical epic cast John Wayne as Temujin aka Genghis Khan.|Read More|

Undark and the Radium Girls

In 1922, a bank teller named Grace Fryer became concerned when her teeth began to loosen and fall out for no discernible reason. Her troubles were compounded when her jaw became swollen and inflamed, so she sought the assistance of a doctor in diagnosing the inexplicable symptoms. Using a primitive X-ray machine, the physician discovered serious bone decay, the likes of which he had never seen. Her jawbone was honeycombed with small holes, in a random pattern reminiscent of moth-eaten fabric. |Read More|

Operation Skyshield

Operation Skyshield was a series of three large-scale military exercises conducted in the United States in 1960s designed to test the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) defenses against Soviet air attack. |Read More|

Cosmonaut Crashed Into Earth 'Crying In Rage'

A cosmonaut circles the globe, convinced he will never make it back to Earth; he's on the phone with Soviet official Alexei Kosygin - then a high official of the Soviet Union � who is crying because he too is convinced the cosmonaut is about to die..|Read More|

Battle of Britain: Remembering the Czech aces

This year marks the 71st anniversary of the "Battle of Britain", when the Royal Air Force successfully defended Britain's shores from Nazi invasion. Among the RAF fighting men were almost ninety Czechoslovak and Polish pilots -- including the top scoring ace of the entire battle.|Read More|

British Airways Flight 9

24/06/1982 - British Airways Flight 9 flew into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by Mount Galunggung, causing the simultaneous failure of all four engines and plunging the 263 passengers out of the sky.|Read More|

The Nuclear Powered Bomber

In pursuit of what atomic energy might offer the United States Air Forces, in 1944 a program was initiated to produce an operational nuclear powered bomber.|Read More|

Blue Peacock - The Chicken-powered Nuke

Conceived during the Cold War, the seven tonne device was the size of small truck and was designed to be buried or submerged by a British Army retreating from Soviet forces. |Read More|