16 Historical Record-Setting Moments Caught On Camera
So come on into the past, where the only difference that separates us is the quality of our cameras and our imagination.
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Michigan Loggers And Their World-Record Haul Destined For The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, Circa 1890s
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Secretariat On The Way To Winning The Triple Crown, Setting A Record That Still Stands, 1973
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Frank Samuelsen And George Harbo In The Boat They Used To Cross The Atlantic, Setting A Record That Would Not Be Broken For 114 Years, 1896
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Joseph Kittinger Setting Several World Records, Including Fastest Speed By A Human Through The Atmosphere, Jumping Out Of The ‘Excelsior III’, 1960
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The M-497 ‘Black Beetle’ Jet-Powered Train, Which Set The Still-Standing US Rail Speed Record, 1966
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Wilbur Wright And Ralph Johnstone, Right Before Johnstone Set A New World Altitude Record, 1910
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Harry Bensley, Who Accepted The Largest-Ever Recorded Bet At The Time (£21k) To Walk Around The World Wearing The Helmet From A Suit Of Armor, 1908
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