Michael LaxerSep 20, 20221 minDaily LIFT #798Glory to Soviet Athletes!, Soviet stamp. 1972 -- Daily LIFT #799 The stamp was issued to honour the first participation of the USSR in...
Michael LaxerFeb 15, 20222 minThe Shougang Big Air course at the Olympics is forward thinking not "post-apocalyptic" Far from being "post-apocalyptic" it is a part of a drive by the PRC to prevent the apocalypse of climate change. Image via Twitter In a...
Michael LaxerOct 16, 20201 minOctober 16, 1968: Olympic Black Power SaluteOn October 16, 1968, athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos -- who had won the Gold and Bronze medal respectively in the 200 meter running...