And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, February 1, 2024
The airship Le Jaune by the LeBaudy brothers glides by the Eiffel Tower in 1903
The story of Alberto Santos-Dumont is fascinating. His derring do and exploits are captivating. Imagine the thrill and sometimes fright from onlookers.
That's some real Jules Verne lookin' sh*t, right there.
ReplyDeleteSteampunk, but real.
ReplyDeleteAl Dumont's was smaller.
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DeleteThe story of Alberto Santos-Dumont is fascinating. His derring do and exploits are captivating. Imagine the thrill and sometimes fright from onlookers.
DeleteLots of coal smoke.
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