61K views · 1.8K reactions | 勞 This is the statue that survived an atomic bomb during World War 2 and now it’s in NYC! Here’s the story of the Shinran Shonin statue that can be found outside of the New York Buddhist Church on 332 Riverside Drive. | Urbanist Ariel | Facebook

4.2K views · 48 reactions | In 1914 a chemist called Fritz Haber offered his knowledge to the German Army. He soon began experimenting with chlorine gas to be used in trench warfare. In April 1915, 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas was used by the German forces against the French Army at Ypres. Note: For the first attack at Ypres the Germans actually delivered the gas from cylinders using the wind, instead of shells as it looks in the video! | Simple History | Facebook

#OnThisDay 1935: Radar was successfully demonstrated for the very first time. Robert Watson-Watt, one of radar's pioneers, explains how a radio signal bouncing off an aeroplane inspired the technology. | BBC Archive