
Sunday, August 9, 2009
It Really is a Small World

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![]() ![]() Alcock and Brown Embark on First Nonstop Transatlantic Flight (1919)In 1918, the Daily Mail newspaper renewed its £10,000 prize for the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic. The next year, British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown claimed it after completing a treacherous 16-hour flight from Newfoundland to Ireland. Along the way, Brown had to repeatedly climb onto the wings of their biplane to remove ice, and snow filled the open cockpit. Upon reaching Ireland, they attempted to land in what they thought was a field, but it turned out to be what? More... Discuss |
6 comments:
the world is small, indeed.. but thats the beauty of it :)
oh Lena! I agree! :)
That really is weird. I might freak out about something like that.
Roshan,
hahaha! Yes, it is a bit freaky!
The world is really, really, really interconnected. The more we're aware of that fact, the better we tend to behave. Like the Disney song says, "It's a small world after all."
Hi Dan,
Welcome! :) I love experiencing and becoming aware of the interconnectedness between all beings. It's a wonderful feeling, and it does invoke compassion when we realize we are all in this together.
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