This aerial view of the Golden Gate Bridge would have been familiar to many of the brave men who helped construct the landmark in the late 1930s. Bridge construction took just over four years and strong wind gusts sometimes created perilous conditions. To safeguard the workers, a safety net was installed. It saved the lives of some 19 men who fell from the bridge and became known as members of the ‘Half Way to Hell Club.’
Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Today in History
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US Election Day
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There was gold in them there hills…
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Mysterious prairie mounds abound
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Anniversary of Pinnacles National Park, California
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Festival of British Archaeology
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World Lake Day in the Faroe Islands
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Annivesary of the Wilderness Act of 1964
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Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
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In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
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Cheetah mother and cub
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Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington
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International Rock Day
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Behold the perfect cone
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Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
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Salt of the earth
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Arbor Day
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Harvest season begins
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European river otter, Netherlands
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Illuminating Annecy
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Celebrating National Dentist Day
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Jupiter and the Galilean moons
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Northern cardinal in winterberry bush
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It s National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Lava flows spill into the ocean on Big Island, Hawaii
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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