People Are Sharing ‘Alternate Angles’ Of Iconic Events And Places In History, Here Are 30 Of The Best

I always thought it had a tail I just never knew where it was

The progression of both the eruption and his emotions.

Wow... powerful photo.... so many people were doing this all over the world....clearly remember that morning...

Without googling, it was common to literally burn bridges during WW2 (to inhibit the advance of enemy troops). However, the Ponte Vecchio was deliberately not destroyed by the Germans.

And who made a photograph of the photographer of this photograph?

Heartbreaking...

Still remember my 6th grade math teacher's scream. Some wonder why Gen X seems kinda paralyzed at times.... As children we were all brought in around TV to watch our teachers scream out crying as we felt unsafe because we didn't totally understand at first what happened. I know our nation hurt deeply for those seven souls. Then in our twenties as singles, newly married and/or young parents we got to watch 9/11 live. I did while my 18 mth old played and I just cried for not just the victims but I knew his life as I had hoped was forever changed. It drove me to leave my abusive marriage and give him a childhood of peace and safety in his home. Which we happily accomplished. Our home is full of laughter and love but my heart still yearns sometimes over what could have been had the Challenger launched safely into the cocoon of space and 911 meant the emergency services number.

Saw that live on TV in junior high school. It was so awful.

Worse is that this was completely preventable, but the ones in charge didn't want to listen to the engineers and fix the o-rings before takeoff

I saw it on the news the day it happened. During the TV coverage, the crowds cheered as the shuttle left the launch pad - just as they always had done with previous launches. In the mid-90s, I actually got to be at Kennedy Space Center to watch a shuttle launch for real: Even after lift off, the crowds were silent - well, it was so loud, you couldn't make any real noise if you tried! But you could see no one was cheering. It wasn't until they announced the separation of the solid fuel rocket boosters that the crowd gave a relieved cheer.

Those aren’t just “onlookers”, those are Christa McAuliff’s parents.

i remember that. i lived in melboure fl at the time. my father and i watched from our front yard. so sad

I can’t even imagine. So sad.

I saw footage from ground control when it happened. I’ve never seen so many people look so sick at once before. And the head ground control guy just had to swallow and manage things right away.

The stupid thing is that it was preventable if those that considered some of the imperfections had more say in the development

Remember watching this in school. I'll never forget the shriek my teacher let out. I was in 1st grade. I still remember.

Did you know big bird was supposed to be on this flight! That would have been terrible. You couldn’t put that on pbs kids!

Thats the family's..not just "onlookers"

why is it in black and white?

One of the astronauts parents where there when this happened 😭

Distraught, abject, horror

Just terrible.

I remember this. It was my day off and I was watching tv at home. I was so shocked, I called my job and told them what had happened.

another horrible morning I remember well

I will never forget that day. Heartbreaking indeed!

I was in my car, on my way to work, when I heard the news on the radio.

I think we all felt like this.

Is that George Bush?

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

Challenger hoax. Check it out. https://youtu.be/LdXKDvSySFo

He was a drill sergeant in the army. Vowed to not shout again once he got out :)

One small step for man. A giant leap for mankind. Funny how humans haven't been on the moon in almost 50 years.

Before they put in the giant steam powered robot in it

Have you seen the INSIDE? It's full of hyroglyphics too

This comparison is a learning opportunity....

Blimey, the Chinese government were not messing about with half measures that day. So many tanks!

Paul McCartney: Okay guys, who took my shoes? Lennon: *sniggers*. Harrison: Wha? I’m smoking a joint, exactly what are we doing here? Ringo: Yay, they let me sing a couple of songs!

Been there. The Taj Mahal is beautiful, but it is right next to a plastic, effluent filled river.

Is this the real life?

Someone missed the chance to put the hat on the pyramid

It looks like as if the Memorial is the only building there

Been here. It is an amazing place. A happy place according to me

Great photo still....

Last time I was there you could walk up it (that long ago). Got to the 2nd level then freaked out because of the lean.

The title cracks me up

On the one hand, it is an amazing photo. On the other hand, the compulsive in me is bothered that the platform/enclosure wasn't constructed with top/bottom symmetry when it is so nearly geometrically satisfying.

Never occurred to me this is how they did the intro

Wow! That was huge! Wikipedia says it was a calcium deposit tumor and his death was from a heart attack.

What a photo!

So, someone can easily stop it where they want

If I remember my trivia, you're looking at thousands of q-tips

It actually started as a peaceful protest of mostly students... They were mourning the death of a progressive politician who supported students' rights.