Sergeant William Henry “Black Death” Johnson of the 369th Infantry Regiment (Harlem Hellfighters) wearing his Croix de Guerre medal ca. 1918. In North France, Johnson single-handedly fought off a German raiding party receiving 21 wounds in order to save fellow soldier pvt Needham Roberts. [634x785]
Benjamin Bowden showing off his invention, the Spacelander bicycle on September 17, 1946. The streamlined design was said to represent what the bicycle of the future was supposed to look like. [1440×2048]