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Colorado and Washington become first States to Legalize Marijuana

The Rocky Mountain High just got a whole lot higher. On Tuesday night, Amendment 64 — the measure seeking the legalization of marijuana for recreational use by adults — was passed by Colorado voters, making Colorado the first state to end marijuana prohibition in the United States. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a vocal opponent to [...]

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: south hangar panorama, including Air France Concorde, De Havilland-Canada DHC-1A Chipmunk Pennzoil Special among others

Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Concorde, Fox Alpha, Air France: The first supersonic airliner to enter service, the Concorde flew thousands of passengers across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound for over 25 years. Designed and built by Aérospatiale of France and the British Aviation Corporation, the graceful Concorde was [...]

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Profile view of the SR-71 Blackbird, F-4 Corsair, P-40 Warhawk, among others

Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (Kittyhawk IA): Whether known as the Warhawk, Tomahawk, or Kittyhawk, the Curtiss P-40 proved to be a successful, versatile fighter during the first half of World War II. The shark-mouthed Tomahawks that Gen. Claire Chennault’s "Flying Tigers" flew in China against the Japanese remain [...]

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Space Shuttle STS 126 Launch

A new addition to shots from The Garden set is the launch of STS 126. Actually shot a few feet out of the yard in the street but I still call it a Garden shot. This is the first launch that I was aware of since arriving in this state. Its been about two decades [...]

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[Sally Ride] America’s first woman astronaut communitcates with ground controllers from the flight deck during the six day mission of the Challenger. National Aeronautics and Space Administration., 06/18/1983 – 06/24/1983

Title: [Sally Ride] America’s first woman astronaut communitcates with ground controllers from the flight deck during the six day mission of the Challenger. National Aeronautics and Space Administration., 06/18/1983 – 06/24/1983 Creator(s): U.S. Information Agency. (1982 – 10/01/1999) (Most Recent), International Communications Agency. Press and Publications Service. Publications Division. (1978 – 1982) (Predecessor), U.S. Information [...]

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Alien Soap Close-up

He’s looking at you! And he has a pie…or something. This is my first attempt at the old "toy in the soap" thing. Each UFO has a little alien inside just waiting to come meet your leader! By: soapylovedeb

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