Imprints on the Earth

The five moments in this challenge

The scenes are shown below — tap a card to reveal its place and year.

1. 

   Round 1 · 1940

   Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse

   Tacoma, Washington, USA

   Just months after opening, aeroelastic flutter caused 'Galloping Gertie' to twist violently in heavy winds, resulting in its spectacular and highly photographed collapse into the freezing waters below.

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2. 

   Round 2 · 1855

   David Livingstone Reaches Victoria Falls

   Zambezi River, Zambia/Zimbabwe

   Scottish missionary David Livingstone became the first European to view the immense falls, naming them after Queen Victoria, though locals knew the roaring cascade as 'The Smoke That Thunders'.

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3. 

   Round 3 · 1887

   Inauguration of Victoria Terminus

   Mumbai, India

   Designed to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, the sprawling and opulent railway station seamlessly blends Victorian Italianate Gothic revival architecture with traditional Indian stone carvings and vaulted roofs.

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4. 

   Round 4 · 1895

   Nansen's Fram Trapped in Arctic Ice

   Arctic Ocean

   Deliberately freezing his specially designed rounded-hull ship into the pack ice, Fridtjof Nansen relies on natural ocean currents to carry his expedition closer to the North Pole than anyone before.

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5. 

   Round 5 · 1350

   The Great Enclosure of Great Zimbabwe

   Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

   At its peak, this capital of a thriving trading empire housed up to 18,000 people and featured massive dry-stone walls made entirely without mortar.

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