Category Archives: Viva!

Chinese…”Carmageddon”!

Vehicles are seen stuck in a traffic jam near a toll station as people return home at the end of a week-long national day holiday, in Beijing, China.…

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liberalsarecool: “Americans make up about 4.43 percent of the…

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liberalsarecool:

“Americans make up about 4.43 percent of the world’s population, yet own roughly 42 percent of all the world’s privately held firearms.” – Vox

America has to begin a sensible conversation about guns. Insurance for gun owners? Ban on machine guns? License process to include more extensive background information?

Something has to change and it’s not going to come from responsible gun owners. It’s going to come from the majority who do not own guns.

[Jim Thorpe, New York NL (baseball)] (LOC)

The Library of Congress posted a photo:

[Jim Thorpe, New York NL (baseball)] (LOC)

Bain News Service,, publisher.

[Jim Thorpe, New York NL (baseball)]

[ca. 1917]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
Data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards: Thorpe.
Title devised by cataloger.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, http://1.usa.gov/1D9d3AE

General information about the Bain Collection is available at http://1.usa.gov/1HWc8Jc

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): http://1.usa.gov/1L9PJq3

Call Number: LC-B2- 4318-6

A Man Records The Northern Lights During A Superstorm, And What Happens Is Amazing

Any sighting of the Northern Lights is unforgettable, but this display is unmatched. How often do you get to see footage of a superstorm, the Aurora Borealis, and a shooting star all at once? Of course, the person filming this had the true experience, but it’s still pretty amazing to get a glimpse into what that must have felt like.

Source: A Man Records The Northern Lights During A Superstorm, And What Happens Is Amazing