Above Fifth Avenue recipient-women Also interviewed was Pat Costello

Also interviewed was Pat Costello

hitless in 13 trips to the plate

in Waterbury

The 100-meter Ferris Wheel had passenger cars the size of trucks when it made its debut at the 1900 World's Fair (l'Exposition Universelle) in Paris

Above Fifth Avenue recipient-women Also interviewed was Pat CostelloPhotographers went to great lengths, and heights, to snap photographs of skyscrapers under construction in New York City. In this 1905 photo, a daring photographer appears to almost float in midair, 18 stories above Fifth Avenue, looking north. Look closely and you'll notice a thin iron bar supports him, though we're guessing that provided little comfort knowing terra firma was a long, long way down.