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The Atlantis Space Shuttle Lands for the Last Time! Built by Rockwell International for NASA from January 29, 1979 until April 13, 1985 on its delivery date. Atlantis would make its first voyage in October 1985. It would take six years to build and deliver from the time Rockwell was awarded the contract. The ship traveled 125,000,000 miles, just about half the distance to Mars, depending on the orbit and time of year. Weighing 86,000 tons, it was over 12 stories long and close to 60 feet high. Having 33 missions under her wings, this would all come to an end on her final flight on July 8, 2011. This would mark the time that the private sector would break through and build the next generation of rockets into space.

Two days after the largest storm to hit Florida in more than 30 years.

Amazing Visual Technology 7D hologram need I say more!

Blue Angels This is a cockpit view of the Blue Angels in action. Amazing video. Started in 1946 its one of the oldest air squadron's of its kind. The squad was setup to show the Teamwork, Discipline and Command of its aircraft to. The ship they currently use is a Boeing Super Hornet. Enjoy your flight.

Funny Pugs and More! In this video see amazing dogs behave almost like humans do. They're funny silly and unpredictable. Enjoy!

The Information Machine Produced and directed by Charles and Rae Eames for the IBM Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Animation by John Whitney and the score by Elmer Bernstein. Reminds you of the shorts from the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. This hilarious animation short features a plot line that looks from the past to the future of computers. Depicted as labor saving devices. A classic look into the past looking into the future.

The Portable Smart Camera of 1959 In the past many commercials would advertise on TV show's with the stars of that show acting as the spokesperson. Commercials would only last around 5 minutes for the entire episode. Here is a commercial from the "Ozzie and Harriet" TV show. The actors would usually have to break character and do the commercial in middle of the show because they were live. This ad for Kodak browning Cameras, you could say that Kodak is the predecessor to the camera on our smart phone.

Science - Reaction of Potassium and Water Warning do not try this at home.

American long-range fighter plane World War II Initial Flight May 20, 1941, Wingspan 37 feet Length 32 feet Height 8 feet 8 inches Speed 425 mph indicated (490 mph in P-51H) Armament 10 “zero rail” rockets under wings; six .50-caliber machine guns; 1,000-pound bomb rack or an extra fuel tank.

ENGINEERS IN COMBAT - WORLD WAR II - Department of Defense 1957 - PIN 23082 - ENGINEER MISSION IN COMBAT - TRAINING AT ENGINEER SCHOOL, FT BELVOIR, VA. ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES DURING WW II IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION.

America class amphibious assault ships This warship is one mean sea monster.

Goat Super Scream Goat has a shrieking scream. Its's crazy! Take warning it's loud.

Michael Jackson - You will not believe your eyes. Michael Jackson's unbelievable transformation you just can't imagine. Pop star and music icon changes dramatically over his life. Some ask why did he change himself so much.

The first menthol cigarette created in 1925 called Spud Cigarettes. This would be considered the predecessor to Kool and Salem cigarettes. Widely criticized for encouraging minorities and young people to start this lifetime addiction. Marketing strategies were used in many areas including music, car racing, sports, celebrities and also animation.

On April 12, 1981, America was to witness the first launch of the NASA Space Shuttle Program. Manning the controls on The Columbia Spaceship were astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen. It would be the start of a thirty-year run for NASA'S Space Shuttle.