100 years ago news

100yearsagonews.bsky.social

19 October 2026 02:38

Oct. 18, 1926: Klaus Kinski, a German actor of both intense, magnetic performances and violent and abusive behavior, is born (as Naksynski) in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). “One of the greatest actors of the century but also a monster and a great pestilence,” said his frequent director Werner Herzog.

Panzer DB

panzerdb.com

19 October 2026 02:37

10 cm K. Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette IVa „Brummbär“

Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire

hushkit.bsky.social

19 October 2026 02:37

The UK spent years developing the Harrier’s ADEN 25mm cannon. It malfunctioned, shed parts, and threw ammo links at the aircraft. After thousands of rounds, they binned it in '99. 24 years of trying. That’s why British Harriers went to war without guns. 🇬🇧🤦‍♂️

ParadoxTrick

paradoxtrick.bsky.social

19 October 2026 02:37

I've genuinely wondered whether Bailey Bridge was one of the the most important Allied engineering fests of the second world war. So many river crossings enabled by them in all theatres...I have a soft spot for a Bailey Bridge...

Adam Watkinson

adamwatkinson1.bsky.social

19 October 2026 02:37

Yellow…👍🍻