History quiz......anyone remember this????

[dixiegrrrrl]

Who is the woman
and why is she being attacked?

[HarveyDarkey]

1. I can't remember her name, but she was running the Boston Marathon when it was men only.

She's not being "attacked" in this photo. Those are male runners protecting her so she could finish.

[Stuart G]

2. Harvey is correct.

all you got to do..google first woman runner in Boston Marathon...there it is.....let us hear it for HarveyDarkey

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

4. I googled the photo...

...I cheated:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathrine_Switzer

[Arkansas Granny]

3. The guy behind her wearing street clothes doesn't look very protective.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

7. A race official who yelled:...

Race official Jock Semple attempted to remove her from the race, and according to Switzer said, "Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers."

[Wait Wut]

5. Wow...

...brave woman and good men. Dangerous combination...for bigots and assholes.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Winnah!!!!

Kathrine Switzer.
Look closely, you can see the guy in the suit behind her is trying to get her, and the guys with the numbers are protecting her.

Also interesting is how "dressed" the runners are, compared to today.

OK, Harvey.....our turn....got a time travel pic for us?

[HarveyDarkey]

8. Sure, here's one

Please don't look at the photo's URL

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. It's the architectural grandfather to this pair of buildings, perhaps?

[HarveyDarkey]

10. Nope, it actually was to have had a purpose that did not include offices

[TrogL]

11. One of Tesla's attempts at broadcasting energy?

Or, to include the other building, Tesla's lab.

[HarveyDarkey]

12. Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding,

we have a weiner





Above: Transmitting Tesla Tower and Laboratory built in 1901-1905 by Stanford White, famous architect and Tesla's friend. Located in Wardenclyffe, Long Island. This was to be the first broadcasting system in the world. Tesla also wanted to transmit electricity from this Tower to the whole globe without wires using the Ionosphere. The source of the transmitted electricity was to be the Niagara Falls power plant.

http://www.teslasociety.com/wardenclyffe2.htm

[baldguy]

13. Just think, 45 yrs ago someone thought is was a sin big enough to require an assault on the sinner.

Today, nearly everyone would say "What's the big deal?" and don't think twice about it.

Let us hope that in another 45 yrs we won't think twice about marriage equality, legalized marijuana, strict gun control, not having our economy powered by fossil fuels, etc, etc.