Written By
Mark Condon
www.shotkit.com
V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day, marks the end of World War II, one of the most destructive wars in history.
RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean only 3 days after it left port.
Wilbur Wright piloted the Wright Flyer 255.6m (852 ft) in 59 seconds. It was the world's first successful flight.
A cabin fire during launch rehearsal the following year killed all 3 crew members.
Diana became the first British citizen to marry an heir to the British throne in 300 years.
As camera phones didn't exist at the time, Kahn combined his Motorola StarTAC flip phone, a Casio QV digital camera, and a Toshiba 430CDT laptop computer.
Taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, these 'trunks' of interstellar gas and dust are in the Serpens constellation, some 6,500~7,000 light-years from earth.