History Photographed on Instagram: "Mike Powell set the still-standing world record in the long jump on August 30, 1991, at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ⁠ ⁠ His jump of 8.95 meters (29 feet, 4.36 inches) broke Bob Beamon's long-standing record by 5 centimeters.⁠ ⁠ Mike Powell's 8.95-meter jump remains one of the most remarkable and enduring records in the history of track and field.⁠ ⁠ Credit: @nbcsports"

Oddly Horrifying on Instagram: "Paul Tibbets, the U.S. pilot who commanded the Enola Gay and dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, later described the event as a deliberate and focused military operation. He acknowledged knowing the weapon’s unprecedented power but concentrated on completing the mission with precision. Tibbets remembered watching the massive mushroom cloud rise and feeling the shockwave even from miles away. While he recognized the scale of destruction, he insi

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