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The Golden Gate Bridge, mid-construction in 1937[Image: bridge.jpg]Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge began on January 5,1933 and cost $35 million to build. However, it was completed ahead of the projected schedule and under budget by $1.3 million. Pretty impressive for such a huge undertaking.

The Schienenzeppelin, 1929
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The German engineer developed a myriad of high speed trains in the 20’s and 30’s.  The Schienenzeppelin reached a world record speed of 143 mph


Fat Man, the atomic bomb detonated over Nagasaki, 1945
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This was one of the nuclear bombs that was dropped on Japan in August 1945. “Fat Man” was the codename for the Nagasaki bomb.

Early Chiropractors
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The photo above may look like a scene from 50 Shades of Gray, but this is actually Dr. Lewis Sayre with his suspension device for the treatment of scoliosis, 1877.

Hitler, delighted by a model VW Beetle, 1935
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1935 saw the production of the world’s first two Type 60 prototype offerings from Volkswagen, the V1 and V2. Three years later, Hitler would lay the cornerstone for the VW factory in Fallersleben, Germany.