These are genuinely unique 'OLD' photos. I doubt if you have seen even one of these. They are both interesting and truly historical.

 

 

 
The Statue of Liberty's torch is parked in front of the western side of Madison Square in 1876.

 

 

A German Tank almost falls off a Russian bridge on July 4, 1941.

 

 

The first armed airplane of the Serbian army in 1915.

 

Women welders at Lincoln Motor Company in 1918. 

 

Times Square in 1922.

 

 

The dedication of the Washington Monument in 1885.

 

 

Race official Jock Semple tries to push Kathy Switzer off the road after she attempts to run the Boston Marathon, which at the time was men's only.  Number 390 pushing Jock away was Kathy's boyfriend. 1967.

 

Trapeze mining in Bonne Terre Missouri 1917. 

 

 
Julia Clark in her Exhibition Plane, 1911.  Miss Clark was the third woman to receive a pilot's license from the Aero Club of America. She was the first female pilot to die in an air crash in the United States in 1912. 

 

Greyhound in 1923. 

 

The crew of the USS Lexington abandon ship following torpedo strikes on May 9th, 1942. 

 

The first photo of the Earth from the moon taken by Lunar Orbiter in 1966. 

 

The first image of Titanic since its sinking in 1912.  Taken in 1986. 

 

 
The attack on Pearl Harbor taken from one of the attacking Japanese aircraft on December 7, 1941. 

 
 
Southwest Airlines stewardesses in 1962.
 

Inside the turrets of the USS Massachusetts, 1898. 

 

The funeral of Victor Hugo in 1885. 

 

Hannah Stilley, born 1746, photographed in 1840. More than likely the earliest born individual captured on film. 
 

A balancing act atop the Empire State Building in 1934.

 

 

Ansel Adams, 1979. He broke his nose during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and never had it fixed.

 

 

"Högertrafikomläggningen" - the day Sweden switched from driving on the left to driving on the right (1967). 

 

The Dalai Lama at age 2 in 1937.

 

 

 
The London Underground in 1890. 

 

Paul McCartney takes a selfie in 1959. 
 

Smuggling beer during prohibition sometime between 1920 and 1933. 
 

Illuminated tires invented by Goodyear in 1961. 
 

Directional sound finders used to detect incoming enemy planes in 1917.

 

 

The aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. 

 

The PGM-11 "Redstone" - the World's First Nuclear Missile displayed in Grand Central Station, July 7, 1957. 
 

Construction of The Lincoln Memorial in 1921. 

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In this mailing: Yves Mamou: France's Politician Dhimmis Nonie Darwish: What About the Cultural Imbalance? France's Politician Dhimmis by Yves Mamou  •  November 29, 2016 at 5:00 am "Moreover, it is puzzling and disturbing that France adopts a double standard in relation to Israel, while ignoring 200 territorial conflicts currently taking place around the world, including those taking place right on its doorstep." — Response of Israel's Foreign Ministry to France's new labeling regulations. In the Ukraine, a few sanctions were imposed by France and EU, but there was never any labeling of food or cosmetic products. Ironically, and sadly, the people most negatively affected by the French and EU regulations will be the 25,000 Palestinians employed by Israelis in the West Bank. In just one year, 2016, France and its socialist president have made multiple hostile gestures towards Israel, which reveal more about raw anti-Semitism posing as anti-Israelism in France than about its unjustly solitary target. The Muslim vote is now an important factor in French politicians' decisions. In 2012, socialist President François Hollande was elected with 93% of the Muslim vote. That is how diplomacy is made conducted in France, and in Europe generally. It is a diplomacy solidly rooted in domestic policy. It is a domestic policy made by dhimmi politicians. In France, retail chains and importers now have the legal obligation to label products originating in Judea, Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. On November 24, the Official Gazette of the French Republic (JORF) published Regulation No 1169/2011, ordering "economic operators" to inform consumers about "the origin of goods from the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967." This French regulation is an application of the interpretive notice issued by the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ), on November 12, 2015. The notice states that the EU "does not recognise Israel's sovereignty over the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and does not consider them to be part of Israel's territory" and claims it is responding to "a demand for clarity from consumers, economic operators and national authorities". Continue Reading Article What About the Cultural Imbalance? by Nonie Darwish  •  November 29, 2016 at 4:00 am If we do not demand equal cultural access, such a cultural imbalance will result in one side absorbing the values of the other, while keeping the Islamic nation "pure" and free of any outside influence. This one-sided cultural tyranny is forcing us, the American citizen, into tolerating intolerance while never expecting anything more aligned to Western values from the Muslim world. As soon as Muslims form a small community inside a Western nation, they immediately deny access to any kind of Biblical preaching or education inside their community, but at the same time apparently feel entitled to demand access to preach the Koran in American prisons and spread Islamic culture and values in American schools. If Muslims finance Islamic Studies departments on American campuses and teach Islam in our public schools, the same rights must be awarded to Americans. It is true there are a few American schools in the Middle East, such as the American University in Cairo, but these schools are forbidden from having departments of Biblical Studies. If Muslim governments and citizens have full access to build mosques in America, America must insist on having the same access in their countries. That is not the fault of Muslim countries, so much as it is the fault of Western "multiculturalism," which expects nothing and is adhered to only by Western nations. If such one-sided access of Islam into the West continues, while other religions in Muslim communities and countries are considered by them illegal "hate crimes," Western culture and the values of free will and religious freedom will atrophy and die. Islamists are counting on Western inertia to win. Dearborn police arrest a Christian for the "crime" of peacefully preaching to Muslims at the Dearborn Arab International Festival, in 2010. Similar to the often-mentioned trade imbalance, there is a large imbalance Western nations and Muslim nations that is hardly ever mentioned: the cultural imbalance. Muslims have access to build mosques in the West, yet give no access to the West to build churches or synagogues in Muslim countries. Muslim governments finance "Islamic Studies" and "Middle East Studies" departments in almost all major American universities, but will not allow Christian Studies or Judaic Studies departments at any university in the Muslim world. They freely preach Islam everywhere and consider it their right. But not one Muslim country legally permits Christian missionary work, and those few missionaries who dare to try are harshly punished, imprisoned or killed. Continue Reading Article

George Soros Is Funding Crooked Hillary’s Vote Recount Efforts With Massive Cash Infusion

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George Soros Is Funding Crooked Hillary’s Vote Recount Efforts With Massive Cash Infusion by Geoffrey Grider The lawyer representing Hillary Clinton’s recount efforts recently led legal battles against state voting laws with an infusion of funding from billionaire George Soros. EDITOR'S NOTE: It looks like after pulling in millions of dollars from donors and George Soros, Jill Stein "missed" the deadline in Pennsylvania to order a recount of votes. Without the state of PA and its 20 electoral votes, there is zero chance of changing the outcome of this election. So what will Stein do with the millions she has collected after intentionally missing the deadline? Well, she won't be giving it back, that's for sure. Looks like the Democrats are suckers not once but twice now. First time when the DNC colluded to get Hillary nominated, and now with this obviously phony vote recount effort.  On Saturday, Marc Elias, the Clinton team’s general counsel, announced Clinton’s campaign would participate in Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s recount effort in Wisconsin.  Elias also said the Clinton campaign would participate if Stein decides to pursue recounts in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Jill Stein has everything she needs to launch a presidential recount. She's got the cash, the grassroots fervor and the spotlight of an adoring media. But there's one thing she needs to overturn Trump's victory: a calendar. Vote Recount Rejected By Trump Team: Stein missed Pennsylvania's deadline to file for a voter-initiated recount. That blown deadline is a huge blow for Democrats who have pinned their hopes on recounts in the Keystone State, Michigan and Wisconsin. "According to Wanda Murren, spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of State," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday, "the deadline for a voter-initiated recount was Monday, Nov. 21." Allied with Clinton's camp, Stein can still mount a legal challenge. While the chances of litigation are uncertain, the vote tally is clear. Trump beat Clinton in Pennsylvania, a feat not accomplished by a Republican since Ronald Reagan in 1988. Geoffrey Grider | November 28, 2016 at 4:31 pm | URL: http://wp.me/p1kFP6-cj2 Comment    See all comments

TRUMP IS ALREADY DESTROYING ARIZONA ECONOMY

TRUMP could destroy the local AZ economies. Illegal immigrants are 
boycotting Arizona by the thousands and moving elsewhere showing their 
outrage with Donald Trump's proposed law of sending illegal immigrants back 
to their native countries.

 

In the small town of Guadalupe, AZ, south of Phoenix, Manuel Renaldo is one 
of those who are vowing to punish Arizona by leaving.
As he loaded his stolen car with his taxpayer-furnished belongings and 
family of ten, Renaldo told this reporter through an interpreter:
"It's a matter of principle; I refuse to be supported by a state that treats 
me like a criminal!"

 

The effects of the exodus are already being felt by some Arizona retailers, 
who are reporting dwindling thefts & sales of beer, tequila, spray paint, 
and ammunition. Also hit hard are the state hospitals, which have reported a 
dramatic decline in births and emergency room visits of non-revenue 
patients!.

 

State welfare agencies are preparing to lay off staffs that distribute food 
stamps and unemployment benefits. Tattoo parlors are in an absolute state of 
panic!

 

Renaldo told a reporter, through an interpreter, that he and his family are 
moving to Canada, with a new Liberal government under Justin Trudeau and new 
higher taxes and hardworking people who will better support him and his 
family with dignity!

 

Kinda brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it?

 

Afghanistan Threat Assessment: The Taliban and ISIS as of November 22, 2016

Afghanistan Partial Threat Assessment: November 22, 2016 By Caitlin Forrest Taliban militants' military successes during their 2016 campaign, Operation Omari demonstrate requirements for U.S. policy in Afghanistan. The ANSF is incapable of securing major population centers like Lashkar Gah or Kunduz cities or increasing government-controlled territory without significant U.S. support. The ANSF remains highly dependent on current levels of U.S. support to regenerate units and secure government-controlled territory. Resolute Support Commander General John Nicholson stated on September 23 that the Afghan government controls or heavily influences 68- 70% of the population, and Taliban militants control 10% of the population, leaving roughly a quarter of the country contested. The continued expansion of ungoverned spaces in Afghanistan allows global extremist networks like al Qaeda and ISIS and their allies to carve out sanctuaries from which to target the U.S. and its national security interests.  The ANSF is incapable of recapturing significant swaths of Taliban-controlled territory at current levels of U.S. support. The Taliban offensive, Operation Omari is still underway as of November 23. The summer offensive transitioned into a new phase in September that ended when Taliban militants launched multiple concurrent offensives to seize four provincial capitals in October. The ANSF, with vital U.S. support, successfully prevented Taliban militants from capturing the provincial capitals of Helmand, Kunduz, Farah, and Uruzgan during this phase. Taliban militant offensives nevertheless subverted the ANSF's ability to seize territory from militants, allowing militants to expand their territorial control and threaten remote districts outside of major population centers. Operation Omari did not culminate in October and is continuing into its third phase. Militants have expanded control in remote areas of northern Sar-e Pul Province and threatened a district center in western Farah Province in November while the ANSF prepared to launch the second phase of their 2016 counteroffensive in the eastern provinces. Taliban militants will attempt to besiege provincial capitals in order to pin down the ANSF there through the winter.     U.S. training, assistance, and funding are essential to helping the ANSF weather the loss of combat effectiveness from high operational tempo, significant casualties, and degradation of unit cohesion. The ANSF will reportedly undergo a U.S.-led force regeneration during the upcoming 2016-2017 winter season after incurring high casualties and defections. This regeneration will limit the ANSF's ability to go on the offensive during this winter season. Taliban militants will take advantage of the ANSF's pause during regeneration to expand territorial control and launch ground offensives against district centers. Taliban militants previously launched an aggressive offensive over the 2015-2016 winter season in which they made significant gains in Helmand Province. They will likely attempt to repeat similar successes during the upcoming 2016-2017 winter season while the ANSF rests and refits units.  Meanwhile, spoilers are undermining the U.S.-backed Afghan National Unity Government, weakening its ability to secure the country. Northern warlord and First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum is attempting to integrate his personal militias with the ANSF, which would impede U.S. operations in northern Afghanistan. Separately, the lower house of Parliament has dismissed several cabinet members in votes of no confidence between November 12 and November 23, which followed the missed deadlines for a Constitutional Loya Jirga and Parliamentary elections in September and October. The National Unity Government is incapable of closing the readiness gaps of the ANSF in the face of these compounding challenges despite continued U.S. support. Taliban militants and extremist networks like al Qaeda, ISIS, and the Haqqani Network will exploit the security gaps created by the volatile political environment in Afghanistan in order to reconstitute sanctuaries from which to target the U.S., its allies, and its interests.        Read this update online    ISW will continue updating on the situation at www.understandingwar.org  as well as on our Twitter handle @TheStudyofWar ### The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organization. ISW advances an informed understanding of military affairs through reliable research, trusted analysis, and innovative education. We are committed to improving the nation's ability to execute military operations and respond to emerging threats in order to achieve U.S. strategic objectives. Visit us at www.understandingwar.org.