I keep on climbing higher and higher. Felix Baumgartner prepares to take a test jump at 13.6 miles above ground. This is in preparation for his 23-mile-high skydive taking place later this summer. [msnbc]

BATTLE FOR LIBYA photographed by Remi Ochlik. An opposition fighter rest under a rebellion flag in the middle of the battlefield oil town Ras Lanouf in Libya.

The work of photographer Remi Ochlik, killed in Syria | MSNBC

“Ochlik received his highest accolade less than two weeks before he died when he won a first prize at the World Press Photo awards for a series of photos [seen above] on the battle for Libya.”

warrennotg:

Chuck Todd just made my morning. Gotta watch out for that random roaming camera, Chucky.

History Debunked

According to Katherine Lowe (96, standing second from the right), the famous picture of women firefighters using a hose following the attack on Pearl Harbor did not actually happen on December 7, 1941. The photo was “likely taken during a training exercise” at the Pearl Harbor Navy Shipyard where the women worked as civilians.

Additionally, MSNBC reports the photo was “a Navy publicity photo taken to showcase the roles of women during the war.”

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Queen Elizabeth II is 85 today.

[Pictured with Prince Philip and her two kids at the time, Prince Charles and Princess Anne. via MSNBC]

All hail the Queen!

chrisafer:

Being a University of Maryland alum often has its downsides. But then there are guys like Hudson Taylor.