Archive for May 10th, 2023

REMEMBER WHEN THESE WERE AROUND?

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SCIENTIST MAY HAVE UNCOVERED MYSTERY

Bermuda Triangle map
A map of the Atlantic Ocean, showing the southeast U.S.,
Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Puerto
Rico, with the Bermuda Triangle highlighted.

An Australian scientist says he has uncovered the mystery behind
the notorious Bermuda Triangle, known for its urban legends and
tales of puzzling ship and plane disappearances in the western
North Atlantic.

Situated between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, this stretch
of sea is prone to quickly changing weather patterns, varying sea
levels and complicated navigational realities that have given it an ominous alternative name — the Devil’s Triangle. (FOX NEWS)

U.S. Naval Institute on Twitter: "#OTD 1945, Flight 19 of 5 Avengers disappeared in the Bermuda ...
U.S. Navy Avenger planes, torpedo-bombers that helped
in the Pacific, circa 1943. These are the same type of
aircraft that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.

The most bizarre plane crashes ever including the Bermuda Triangle and crocodile escapes | Daily ...
Torpedo Bomber #28, the lead plane of Flight 19, which
vanished Dec. 5, 1945.

The USS Cyclops ship, the first reported ship carrying a radio lost in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.
The USS Cyclops ship, the first reported ship carrying a
radio lost in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki karaokes at Splendour in the Grass | Daily Mail Online
Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki
often referred to as "Dr Karl". He is an Australian science communicator
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FORMER LIONS GREAT HAS DIED AT AGE 79

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Ed Flanagan honored during an NFL game in 2019

Ed Flanagan, a former Detroit Lions offensive lineman and four-
time Pro Bowl selection has died.  

Flanagan was hospitalized in Altoona with heart problems on
May 8, 2023, and died today, May 10. 

Flanagan appeared in 139 games (139 starts) for the Lions from
1965-74.

Ed Flanagan autographed Football Card (Detroit Lions) 1970 Topps #11

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FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

Photo by A.J. Russell of the celebration following the driving of the "Last Spike" at Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10, 1869. Because of temperance feelings the liquor bottles held in the center of the picture were removed from some later prints.
Photo by A.J. Russell of the celebration following the driving
of the "Last Spike" at Promontory Summit, Utah.

On May 10, 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific railroads met in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial
last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made
transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S.
history. No longer would western-bound travelers need to take
the long and dangerous journey by wagon train.

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The original "golden spike", on
display at the Cantor Arts Museum.

May 10, 1869 Celebration of completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

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