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We know you love history, pandas, and memes—so do we! That’s why we regularly scour the internet for the most brilliant history memes to brighten your day and maybe even teach you something new. Over the years, we’ve shared so many that we thought it was time to create a hall of fame. This post is a throwback to celebrate the best of the best! Scroll through, enjoy the laughs, and don’t forget to upvote your favorites to crown the ultimate champions!
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History Ain’t Pretty
#3
When Your Joke Backfires And You Accidentally Advance Women’s Rights
There’s probably no more entertaining way to learn history than through memes and engaging online content. Let’s be honest—it’s far more captivating than textbooks. To explore why history feels exciting everywhere but the classroom, Bored Panda reached out to Angel Lawson, a history postgraduate student at the University of Birmingham and content creator on Instagram and TikTok.
“I find that history curriculums, especially in the UK, aren’t designed to make you love learning, and that definitely translates into how history is taught in UK schools,” Angel told us. “The majority of history curriculums focus on the last three hundred years and are so broad that you never get to explore the ‘nitty-gritty’ facts that might interest a wider range of people.”
#4
I See What U Did There
#5
It All Makes Sense Now
PeepPeep the duck 11 months ago
I’m the opposite and make a dark joke about it too, I stay skinny during stress cos you never know when I’m gonna need to hide in a small cavity in a wall like it’s 1945 again. (My grandfather was almost gassed and came back funny in the head but had a sick sense of humor about it that I somehow inherited from him).
#6
Impressive
Cindi Antrobus 11 months ago
Don’t tell a girl she can’t do it because that just makes her prove you wrong
Angel explained that the pressure to achieve good grades is also a factor. “The goal of needing to get a grade in GCSE and A-Level by learning broad facts is why many people don’t find history interesting. Regurgitating the same topics over and over again—like Weimar Germany or the Industrial Revolution—isn’t something most people particularly enjoy.”
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Washington Washingdogs
#8
But Jesus Spoke English.... It Is Right There In The Bible
Kit Black 11 months ago
Seriously, they're crazy... had a neighbor once tell me with absolute righteous indignation that everything came straight from the original bible, in the original English... when I pointed out that the bible wasn't originally in english, she told me that it absolutely was because they had the original bible - in the original English... at Oral Roberts University
#9
Where’s The Love?
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 11 months ago
Probably part of the reason they rebelled and left the Empire a few years after the war.
However, Angel believes this can change. “It would be nice to see a broader learning scope, from the establishment of the Anglo-Saxons in England to more modern events, like the early 2000s. When you compare that to sixty-second viral videos online sharing shocking historical facts the general public often doesn’t know, it’s easy to see why history gains traction on social media.”
#10
That Giant Thermonuclear Reactor In The Sky Makes Life Possible But Hear Me Out About That Jesus Guy
#12
Elvis' Chance Of Getting Polio Has Left The Building; Thank You And Good Night!
PeepPeep the duck 11 months ago
I can hear the woo Karen’s and bleach enema Ken’s already in the distance
“You’re never going to learn in school why the London Tube system had to avoid plague pits or hear the personal stories of people from the past who had difficult childhoods, ” Angel went on. “This humanization of people who lived hundreds of years ago is exactly why so many are drawn to the niche parts of history.”
#13
Those Cows Are Beautiful
Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis 11 months ago
Also there's a difference between the Cotswolds and like.. Sunderland
#14
Game Changer
#17
History Meme
#18
The One War I Don't Think Sabaton Ever Has Or Ever Will Write A Song About
Tucker Cahooter 11 months ago
Pity they didn't have someone like Jimmy Carter around to negotiate a peace treaty instead of allowing the war to escalate
#19
Relatable
#20
I Love A Nice Vase
Gavin Johnson 11 months ago
If you do your homework, which I know folk don’t want to do, a huge amount of artefacts that are held by the British Museum were either sent there or willingly given to the British because they were at risk from various people who were hell bent on destroying them due to religious pressure. So yeah, there’s a lot of guilt (and rightfully so) but there’s a lot there that would’ve been destroyed without the British Museum.
#21
Historians Be Like:
#22
Barrel Man Had The Right Ideas
#23
I’ll Drink To That
Jrog 11 months ago (edited)
He also went gold digging in Klondike, worked as a cowboy, was hit by a lightning, was accused of cowardice for being among the few surviving officers for the Titanic, brought significant information to the inquiry, survived the wrecking of another ship (the Oceanic), while commanding a destroyer engaged in a firefight with a Zeppelin, survived sinking of his second command (a mid-sized destroyer), rammed a submarine, committed war crimes shooting survivors of the sinking, run unsanctioned scouting missions of enemy ports, brought spies to Germany, participated in the Dunkirk evacuation, and died as a consequence of the Great Smog of London. If there is anyone deserving a "six seasons and a movie" TV show, it's this guy
#24
It Really Do Be Like That
#25
Simps
#26
History Of Religion Can Often Be Frustrating
Glasofruix 11 months ago (edited)
Except that weird one who wanted to be especially "kind" to 9 year old girls.
#27
Read A Fricking Book For Once!
#29
Sacrifice Sacrifice
#30
Typical
PeepPeep the duck 11 months ago
I was put off getting mine and paleo anth. Buuuut dating a mining guy lately, I’m gonna do my geology and anthropology to go work there with him. So anyone putting off their anthropology, archaeology, geology or paleo anthropology- think about coming to Aus and do the mines, there’s a lot of them needed and they don’t talk about it much outside the industry 😂 I wish I knew 20yrs ago. But it’s not too late
#31
The 70s Were A Weird Time
#32
Adams Is Critically Underrated
#33
History Repeats Itself
#34
Habsburg Moment
#36
Dirty Dog
Beak Hookage 11 months ago
And that Hera was Hercules' loving mother. Or that she was his mother in the first place.
#37
This Is Why I Failed Chemistry
#38
They Here Cause You Dragged Them Her
Michael Largey 11 months ago
Curiously white racists never seem to have a plan to return to Europe.
#39
This Happened To My Grandfather When He Was Teaching Second Grade. The Kids Were So Traumatized By What They Saw A Lot Of Parents Had To Come Pick Them Up From School
Leah Woodard 11 months ago (edited)
Picking my daughter up to take her for her senior pictures on Tuesday, September 11, 2001... She couldn't bear to re-shoot them then and cannot bear to look at them now.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 11 months ago (edited)
I remember that day. I was in 1st grade. It went down pretty much exactly like that.
Zephyr343 11 months ago
Imagine watching the coverage of Sept 11th in 9th grade after the first tower was hit...yeah, that one stuck with me
Jenna Kay 11 months ago
I was a teacher, my husband was a teacher, the 11th was not near as bad as the days after because the students had so many questions and it hurt to try and answer them. We had so many parents who thought it was our job to explain everything, or who didn't want to try so left it to us. So much loss, so heartbreaking.
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Teutonic Disaster 11 months ago (edited)
"And that, kids, is why you ALWAYS follow safety procedures and listen to the engineers and not the marketing department."
Beak Hookage 11 months ago
For me it was the teacher wheeled in the TV, turned it on... and we all watched 9-11 happening. (I'm actually not sure if he was told to do that or what).
Natalie Kelsey 11 months ago
I was in first grade when that happened and I remember exactly what it looked like and exactly how I felt. I never really got over that
Rinso The Red 11 months ago
I was there, (what feels like) 3000 years ago. Because there was a teacher being sent up, they were HUGE on promoting the mission to schools. Think I was in 5th grade maybe? Everyone watching it on the tv's. Just shock, and then the frantic teachers trying to distract several dozen seriously messed up little kids.
Catlady6000 11 months ago
Don't remember where I was. All I remember is the TV screen. The station I was watching had the lift off full screen, and a little pop-up square in the corner showing Christa MacAuliffe' parents. What I remember most is their faces going from proud and happy, to confused to just...anguish
Tom Nagel 11 months ago
I remember watching it, but I don't remember the rest of the school day. I remember crying when I got home. I was in 5th grade, and I can still see the teacher rolling the TV in to the classroom.
Rick Seiden 11 months ago
As you get older you find your life is split up into sections. Before 9/11/01, after 9/11/01. Before the Challenger, after the Challenger. Before JFK was shot, after JFK was shot. And you almost always know what you were doing at the time. When the Challenger exploded I was cleaning out under my bed during a snow day from school. When I found out Princess Di passed, I was standing in line at the grocery store. On 9/11/01 my father-in-law called to ask if I was OK (I was supposed to be traveling that day, but had pink-eye and didn't travel.) He asked if I knew what happened, and I said I didn't. He asked if I was watching TV. I said, just Barney. He said turn to any other channel. You remember these "markers" in your life.
Celtic Pirate Queen 11 months ago
My son was in kindergarten & I watched the little neighbor boy (in the same class). We were having breakfast and watching TV when it exploded. They asked if it was real (as in - not a video game) I wasn't sure how Davy's Mom would want me to respond, so I just said I'd have to check and let them know. Then I turned off the TV and we went back to waffles.
Riobha 11 months ago
It was the first war that was televised. They would announce the Body Count each evening...
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Ellie Ahmed 11 months ago (edited)
Popular Mechanics did a fantastic oral history on the disaster (seriously, google it, its well worth a read) and one of the threads of it that stood out to me the most was from people who were at Christa McAuliffe's high school that day. As traumatic as it was for all the school kids watching live around America, imagine it was your teacher who you just watched die and you're surrounded by news cameras filming your reaction to that. The principal wisely ordered the media to leave, but a bunch of journalists actually did the opposite and ran further into the school trying to get more footage of the kids.
Jean Thompson 11 months ago
9/11. I'm from the UK. I remember coming back to work after my lunch break,. I'd never seen TVs in the office before, but they had been found from somewhere. Couldn't believe what was happening on screen. For a few seconds I thought it must be some sort of a disaster film. We all couldn't speak. What a tragedy, those poor souls.
Joshua Moore 11 months ago
I was in second grade when that happened and I still remember the two people who were sitting on either side of me. I see other people saying about 9/11, I was 23 at the time and in the workforce. I remember my girlfriend calling me at work crying, I was nose deep in work, and then I turned on the TV in the office and time just stopped. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I remember feeling extremely sick. I still know exactly what I was wearing that day and my one co-worker who just grabbed my hand as we were sitting there watching the news unfold.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 11 months ago
I was there, in Florida, on my lunch break, watching from the parking lot at my work with a bunch of coworkers. It felt like it was right above us. I can still remember how everything went totally silent at the moment of the explosion and the sound didn't reach us until a few seconds after. I will never forget that day.
CatD 10 months ago
My Mom described it being like this when Kennedy was shot in 1963, everyone walking around crying and stunned.
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#40
So Much Spice!
#42
How About Another 4 Years Of Delays?
#43
Plot Armour Is Really Thick Here
#44
History Meme
#45
We Love Petty
Disgruntled Panda 11 months ago
This would be awesome if it was true, it's more rumour than fact. Once again, I'd love for this to be true though!
#46
Had Me At 360 No Scope
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 11 months ago (edited)
1945? Spetsnaz still train like this. I used to date one.
#47
A Surprise To Be Sure But A Welcome One!
#48
Innovation Is Scary
#49
I Just Hope The Man She Replaced Ended Up Working As *her* Maid
luci (he/fae) 11 months ago
she was an astronomer, but this story didn't happen. the director's wife recommended that he hire her, so he did. at first, fleming started out with administrative work, but the director himself formally invited her to join the observatory, teaching her how to identify stars and the like. she was one of the founding members of the harvard computers, a group of all-female "human computers" who were hired to perform observatory duties (including discovering and classifying stars).
#50
Fly Pig Fly!
#51
Sad But True
#52
Anyone Know Her Of?
Alice Roosevelt with her dog Leo. She smoked cigarettes in public, chewed gum, placed bets with bookies, rode in cars with men, stayed out late partying, and kept a pet snake named Emily Spinach, which she often wore wrapped around one arm and took to parties. Her father President Theodore Roosevelt once said of her “I can either run the country or I can attend to Alice, but I cannot possibly do both.” 1902.
#53
Insane To Think Charles Darwin And Steve Irwin Both Owned The Same Turtoise
#54
Nestlé Biting Their Tongue
#55
Great Depression Farmers Were Based
#56
Grandma
Katie Gray 11 months ago
If she’s the first wife, it’s a miracle she survived birthing 16 children before safe cesarean sections were a thing.
#57
Mad Respec
AtMostAFabulist 11 months ago (edited)
Who does that leg in the green shorts next to the nun belong to? Not the bald guy with the beard on the other side of the cross, it's a right leg.
#58
Dog History Memes Are Undefeated
#59
Thanks For Clarifying
#61
Mysterious Copper Object Goes Brr
Sky Render 11 months ago
It's amazing how many of these "mysterious objects" that are often labeled as "ceremonial" or "religious artifacts" turn out to be common household items from the era that women used then (and in some cases still use today). Really highlights how much of archaeology is dominated by men with no domestic skills to speak of...
#62
It Really Do Be Like That
#63
He Had To Ask
In 1714, a Norwegian captain and an English captain had a 14-hour long ship-fight. Afterwards, both ships were severely damaged, and the Norwegian captain was running out of ammo. He sent an envoy to the English ship, asking if he could borrow some of their ammo. They said no.
#64
Indiana Jones And The Misappropriation Of Cultural Artifacts
#65
My Cat Is Gonna Be An Olympic Athlete
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 11 months ago
And have no qualms about displaying their bits to one and all.
#66
Not Nice
#67
Thank You Very Much
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 11 months ago (edited)
You know, this is getting a bit old. Would you rather certain historically priceless, irreplaceable artifacts be in a safe museum where they are looked after and studied, or destroyed in their country of origin by war, terrorism, religious protests, etc?
#68
Same Thing For The Court Dwarfs
#69
No One Attacks Our Buddy And Gets Away With It!!!! It's Go Time Motherf****r!!
Michael MacKinnon 11 months ago (edited)
Eight hours after Pearl Harbor was attacked, the Canadians (two infantry battalions) in the garrison at Hong Kong were also attacked by the Japanese. So quite literally they were fighting by dawn.
#70
Aviation History Is Relative…
#71
Olga Of Kiev's Bloody Revenge Would Make A Good Movie
#72
Astrologers Be Like
#73
Vietnam Was A Wild Time
Sandra Angulo 11 months ago
Man I don’t blame anyone for wanting to avoid being sent to kill and die in Vietnam. Just don’t be one of those dudes who says they would have gone but had bone spurs, or that avoiding STD’s was your personal Vietnam. Respect for those who served but I can’t blame the regular people who were lucky enough to avoid it
#74
Ofc It Takes Skilled Labor To Construct Complex Monuments
PeepPeep the duck 11 months ago (edited)
It’s taken me so long to educate my partner on this, he comes from a bible family who thinks slaves built it etc. I had to show him the online tour for the Cairo museum so he could seee the graffiti and pay checks from these guys 😂 like you can physically see their work documents and what they were paid and all that. Explaining Ramses’ situation also was hard 😂
#75
Hah Get It
#76
You Guys Know You Lost Right?
Nils Skirnir 11 months ago
They won this year. Antebellum South was feudalism with slavery. So hold on
#77
I Still Do This
#78
The Death Of Stalin
#79
Scientifically Proven
#80
Window Tax
Robin Roper 11 months ago
Read Bill Bryson "At Home: A Short History of Private Life. The window tax was a property tax in the UK based on the number of windows in a house. It was imposed in England in 1696 and in Scotland in 1748. it was repealed in 1851.
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