techversary
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Fordlandia: Inside Henry Ford’s Unrealised Dream
The murky legacy of Henry Ford — who would’ve been 150 today — centres around a few familiar ideas like the assembly line and the $US5 workday. Less familiar is Ford’s biggest failure: Fordlandia, a city in the rainforest that was abandoned as quickly as it was built.
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Skylab, America’s First Space Station, Launched 40 Years Ago Today
Before there was the International Space Station, there was Skylab, America’s first permanent research base in space. It launched 40 years ago today, on May 14, 1973, soaring into the sky on the last of the Apollo-era Saturn V rockets.
