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On this day, August 31, Princess Diana suffered a fatal accident in 1997, while on the same day in 1897, Thomas Edison received a patent for his movie camera, the Kinetograph, and the first victim of notorious serial murderer Jack the Ripper was discovered in 1888.
As we can see, history is made every day, even on a random August 31st. But if that's forgotten, all of the achievements, fights, hard work, and lessons risk fading away. To ensure that doesn’t happen, we are sharing a list of historical facts, events, and pictures from the History Season Instagram account that not many know about. Scroll down to check them out for yourself, and don’t forget to upvote those that piqued your curiosity the most.
While you're at it, make sure to check out a conversation with a history teacher, Brooke Rogers, aka That New Teacher, and a former history teacher and founder of Students of History, Luke Rosa, who kindly agreed to tell us how they keep their curiosity for history alive and how we can too.
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#1
Freddy Mercury Aka Farrokh Bulsara In Bombay, India In 1958
The Majestic Opossum 3 months ago (edited)
Fun fact: Freddie had hyperdontia, 4 more teeth than the average human - which resulted in his iconic smile. However he was afraid that removing them would somehow alter his voice, so he chose to keep them. Plus, he was unapologetically himself, and that is why we love him.
Roni Stone 3 months ago
I love this tidbit about Freddie. He really was unapologetically himself. I hope he knows how much he is missed.
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#2
Cop Stops The Traffic In New York So A Mother Cat Holding A Kitten Can Cross Safely C.1925
#3
The Swedish Warship Vasa
It sank in 1628 less than a mile into its maiden voyage and was recovered from the sea floor after 333 years almost completely intact. Now housed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.
This was the most liked picture on the History Season Instagram page in 2022.
Sian E 3 months ago
The craftsmanship is part of the reason it sank. It was top heavy in the water and the current outside the harbour was too much to counterbalance the effect so it tipped over once it hit an uneven sea.
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Timbob 3 months ago
Wow ! What a coincidence that they found a museum named Vasa where they could put a ship they recovered also named Vasa.
Robert Trebor 3 months ago
Wasn't even the maiden voyage. Just down the harbor to another berth. And it is amazing to see.
Luke Rosa, a former history teacher and founder of Students of History, a website full of engaging teaching resources and lesson plans on U.S. History, World History, Civics, Government, and World Geography, tells Bored Panda that his passion for history was sparked by a mix of curiosity and rebellion.
"I remember sitting in my college history class thinking, 'This could be so much more interesting than how it’s being taught.' It’s more than dates and documents. I became a history teacher because I feel that all kids deserve a place to belong and see themselves in honest and encouraging lights by learning about our history."
#4
George Lucas Before Cgi, 1984
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 months ago
That is a weird looking alien puppet, dead centre, with a beard.
Gregg Levine 3 months ago
The fastest oldest spacecraft there is about a century old. The film is approaching fifty. And its still an amazing work.
#5
A 2000 Year Old Glass Mosaic, Found In The City Of Zeugma, Turkey
Gebidozo 3 months ago
I wish the headline were corrected to “today’s Turkey”. None of this ancient art is Turkish, it’s Greek (and before that, Luwian or Hittite etc.). Turkish control of this area dates to the 15th century AD. Before that, it was the Greek-speaking Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. And even a few centuries afterwards, the majority of the local population was Greek.
#6
Biracial Family Circa 1900
Kira Okah 3 months ago
Jim and Carrie Turner, from Tennessee. This image was shared with a researcher by their great-granddaughter, Sharon. From the blog of the one who went to research this family: https://web.archive.org/web/20120705043831/https://tngenweb.org/blog/from-the-inbox-finding-jim-carrie-roots-next-generations/
Son of Philosoraptor 3 months ago
Imagine just seeing people with different melanin levels and you're like So what?
fly on the wall 3 months ago
We live in a predominantly WASP Canadian town. When my daughter was in primary school she was trying to tell about one of her classmates: Amsterdam a lot of clues I finally figured out it was the only neuro kid in her class. It never even crossed her mind there was a color difference. I was proud as heck - my kids have taught me so much!
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Similarly, history teacher Brooke Rogers shares that she became fascinated by history once her teacher showed her that it's more than just what meets the eye.
"It started in high school when my history teacher, Mr. Susank, showed me that history wasn’t just dates and battles. He helped me see that history is real people with inspiring stories, not just textbook timelines."
#7
A Young Couple At Waterhen River In Saskatchewan, Canada, Taken In 1931
#8
Man Sits At The Same Spot His Grandfather Did In 1944 During Ww2 In Florence, Italy
Serena Myers 3 months ago
"If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied" Kipling.
#9
American Athlete Jesse Owens In London After Winning Four Gold Medals At The 1936 Berlin Olympics. London, England. 1936
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
The story of the 1936 Olympics is one of the best, and for all of the right reasons.
Mabelbabel 3 months ago
Except he had a horrible post-olympic career. He wasn't treated as an Olympian, just as an ordinary African-American. He was banned permanently from competing as an amateur by the Olympic committee because he was too exhausted to participate in a tour to find-raise for the Olympics. He ended up having to take basic menial work to survive-no offers of a lecture tour, or being asked to be a figurehead for any commercial products, or to work with young athletes. He worked as a school janitor, a gas station attendant, a dry cleaning business. He used to do public events running against a horse or a motorbike and hated every minute, thinking it was demeaning but he needed the money. He ended up bankrupt-he got nothing compared to successful White olympians. In 1972, he was invited as the special guest of the West German government to attend that years Olympic Games in Germany, which was far more of an honour than anything his own country showed him.
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Cailyn B 3 months ago
I’m reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak right now, and Jesses Owens is mentioned! (The book takes place around WWII, if anyone’s interested)
Skywitness 3 months ago
As part of a ticker tape parade in NYC for US Olympic athletes, someone tossed a bag in the car Jesse Owens was riding in. He and his wife expected something awful but later found it contained $10,000. Jesse Owens was a true legend.
Cailyn B 3 months ago
That’s awesome! Out of all the bad, at least there is still some good in the world
Load More Replies... Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 months ago
But still treated him better than his countrymen did at home.
Load More Replies... Sally Moen 3 months ago
I love that the Olympics were filmed to highlight the "superior A***n physique and athletic skills" but were shadowed by Owens' wins. That Hitler left the stadium when Owens was winning a big race so as to not have to honor a gold medal winner he didn't expect or want. In other words a sore loser
Kay Bates 3 months ago
I totally LOVE the look on Hitler's face!! JESSE OWENS WAS A TRUE AMERICAN THAT COULD NOT BE TOUCHED BY A SLIMEBALL LIKE HITLER AND HIS MINIONS!!!!
fly on the wall 3 months ago
He sure wasn't treated as an equal American when he got home
Load More Replies...What helps these educators keep their curiosity for history alive is letting themselves wander and fall into all sorts of rabbit holes.
"History is the ultimate 'choose your own adventure.' There’s always a new angle, a hidden voice, or a story you haven’t heard yet. One week I’ll be deep into the politics of the Gilded Age, and the next I’m reading about Polynesian wayfinding or women in the French Resistance," Luke says.
"I keep my curiosity alive by letting myself wander. I follow questions, not just timelines. And since I create lessons and resources, I’m always asking, 'How would I make this spark for students?' That challenge keeps me exploring."
#10
Three Lacemakers At Work. Brittany, France. Ca. 1920
Catlady6000 3 months ago
As someone who thought she wanted to learn to tat lace, the piece in the photo has already taken years at this point
Mabelbabel 3 months ago
Lace making demonstrations are held regularly at my local museum (in Northern Ireland). It looks so complicated, tiny threads tied to multiple stitch markers (don't know the real name) and even for the experts doing the demos, it takes ages. I can well understand how handmade lace collars used to sell for a huge amount of money back in the day.
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Yrral Spavit 3 months ago
My great aunt did this. Not anything of this size but very nice work.
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
Can someone tell me about their hats, especially the tall ones? The tall ones look sort of similar to the ones the Shriners here wear. I like ladies hats and wish they were more acceptable where I live. Many of them are so expressive and beautiful.
Annik Perrot 3 months ago
It's the "bigoudène" headpiece the women from around Quimper, Brittany used to wear. This is the formal one, they must have wanted to look their best for the picture. The "everyday" one was lower.
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Nobody Special 1 month ago
Omgeeeee! I'm mostly a tomboy and not very girly but I absolutely adore lace. Love it. Beautiful.
#11
Fort Bourtange, Holland. Built In 1593 During The 80 Years War
Dave Van Beurden 3 months ago
Bourtange isn't in Holland, but in Groningen, another province of the Netherlands
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
Of course it's Dutch! They are stellar with the land/water practicality and beauty balance.
nm 3 months ago
The designer of this type of fortresses is a French. Marquis de Vauban.
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Rich Black 3 months ago
Clearly gunpowder and canons had recently groomed a thing. Angled stone walls
#12
An Early Example Of A Successful Cranioplasty (Peru, Ca. 400 Ce). The Patient Survived, As Evidenced By The Well-Healed In Situ Cranioplasty Made From A Gold Inlay
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
Primitive medicine is so fascinating. Our ancestors were so much wiser than we tend to acknowledge.
XenoMurph 3 months ago
Agreed, we are no more intelligent, just often more educated, and have access to the "facts" previous generations discovered.
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XenoMurph 3 months ago
I think that's cracking and breaking off of the bone at the thinner parts above the teeth rather than the bone protruding downwards.
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XenoMurph 3 months ago
It hasn't, It's pretty much identical to 100,000 yrs ago
Load More Replies...Meanwhile, Brooke says, "History is full of rabbit holes, and I don’t mind going down them. If a student asks me a fresh question, I am happy to say, “I don’t know, but let’s find out!” Even if that wasn’t exactly what I was supposed to be covering for the day. Curiosity is contagious."
Following their curiosity, these experts learn new things every day. This got us wondering how they retain so much information. It turns out, the secret lies in finding connections.
#13
Ancient Roman Dog
In Ancient Rome, dogs had many important roles. They were used in warfare, helped with hunting, and guarded homes from wild animals and thieves.
But dogs weren’t just workers—they were also beloved companions. Just like today, the Romans saw dogs as loyal friends and valued them deeply.
Romans kept all kinds of pets, from cats to monkeys, but dogs were by far their favorites.
You can spot dogs all over Roman art—painted on walls, featured in mosaics, and even mentioned in poetry.
The Romans even wrote books on how to breed, train, and take care of dogs. Some Roman dogs even wore fancy collars, decorated with gold and other details.
Romans didn’t forget their dogs after they passed away either. They sometimes built tombs for them, complete with touching inscriptions. Here are a few examples of what those engravings said:
“Never can you be contentedly in my lap. In sadness, I buried you, as you deserve. In a resting place of marble.”
“Myia never barked without reason, but now, he is silent.”
“I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home with my own hands 15 years ago.”
“My eyes were wet with tears, our little dog, when I bore you [to the grave]. So, Patricus, never again shall you give me a thousand kisses.”
“More sweet than a hundred maidens rolled in one, Rarer than wealthy India’s precious stone. She is pet of Publius, Issa dear, She whines, a human voice you seem to hear.”
justagirl 3 months ago
the fact that we all know what you're referencing...
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Roni Stone 3 months ago
“My eyes were wet with tears, our little dog, when I bore you [to the grave]. So, Patricus, never again shall you give me a thousand kisses.” 😪 Good boy, Patricus. Good boy.
Gregory Garcia 3 months ago
My fatboy whippet mutt loves me too much. Someone dumped him at 3 months old and I rescued him. He loves me more than my ex "soulmate" ever did
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Just me 3 months ago
What dogs did they mostly keep? I know the looks of most breeds have changed during a short time, and many have been added. Still, it's interesting.
Gregory Garcia 3 months ago
Black and tans which later became Daschunds, Manchester Terriers, Dobies, and Rotties. Wikipedia rabbit hole
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#14
2,000-Year-Old Roman Shoe Found In A Well
B 3 months ago
Amazing crafsmanship, something most people don't realise was utilised back then.
Gregory Garcia 3 months ago
Well back then, people didnt have bosses shouting at them and took their time. Damned Industrial Revolution!
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Gregory Garcia 3 months ago
Doc Martens made something like that 80s 90s for men too
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#15
The World's Oldest Undeground Station, Baker Street, England. 157 Years Apart
persephone134 3 months ago
Also, the tiles that decorate the hallways come with Sherlock Holmes profile prints.
General Anaesthesia 3 months ago
Baker Street is always called the world's oldest underground station. Does that mean that all other stations were above ground? My guess is that there must have been at least one other station at the time.
Kira Okah 3 months ago
The first underground railway ("subway") line in the world was the Metropolitan Railway. Baker Street was one of the stations on the original MR line from Paddington to Farringdon. The other original stations on the line (Paddington, Edgware Road, Portland Road, Gower Street, King's Cross, Farringdon Street) don't really retain as much of the their original appearance as Baker Street (most retain none of it), so Baker Street remains a visual account of the station'ss history.
Load More Replies... Just me 3 months ago
Imagine the light if you washed of all the smoke from the walls and ceiling
Kira Okah 3 months ago
The trains are entirely electric, have been since 1907, there is no smoke being generated here. The bricks are dark and the lighting of the image is poor.
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"I don’t treat history as something to memorize. I think of it like a web. Every fact connects to a person, a place, or an idea. The more connections you see, the more personal it can become and the easier it is to remember," Luke explains.
"I approach history through storytelling. If I can connect a fact to a story, an image, or a seemingly random detail… it sticks. Teaching middle school history definitely inspires me to research and learn more," Brooke shares.
#16
The Lifesaving Ancient Arctic Snow Goggles
In the Arctic, spending hours in sun can lead to a condition called snow blindness — a sunburn on the eyes caused by ultraviolet light reflecting off the snow and into the eye. This sunburn can be very painful and result in temporary blindness.
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples across the Arctic, including the Inuit and Yupik from Canada, Greenland, Siberia and Alaska, have used snow goggles to combat this issue.
These goggles were traditionally made from locally available materials such as whale bone, driftwood, walrus ivory, or antler. A narrow but wide slit was cut into the material to limit how much light could reach the eyes, shielding them from the bright glare.
But these snow googles didn’t just protect the eyes—they actually helped improve vision too. Just like a pinhole camera, the slit focused the light, making faraway objects look sharper.
To further reduce glare the googles were made to fit tightly against the face and were lined with dark material on the inside.
The goggles were worn during hunting and while navigating dangerous terrain. However the googles weren’t just functional—they were also adorned with carvings and artistic designs.
The oldest known Indigenous snow goggles were discovered at a 2,000-year-old Inuit archaeological site.
The arctic people such as the Inuit and Yupik have always been masters of resourcefulness, using whatever materials were available to survive and thrive in one of the most extreme and harsh environments on Earth.
Cailyn B 3 months ago
I live in Canada, and took a class called Outdoor Ed when I was in grade 9. I don’t think I learned much, but we learned about these snow goggles and made our own out of cardboard. Then we went outside in the snow and sun (it was ridiculously bright that day) and tried them out! It was absolutely incredible, absolutely genius! I suggest trying it out yourself! It’s very cool and very effective, they might even come back in style 😊
Robert T 3 months ago
Just seen a pair of these valued on Antiques Roadshow - guy paid £203 and I think they are now worth £3,000.
Vinnie 3 months ago
Reasons the Inuit might have stayed in the north: other groups were already established further south; enough resources in the Arctic with little competition.
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An Early Edwardian Woman Taking A Mirror Selfie With A Kodak Brownie Box Camera In 1900
Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago
Very unimaginative. She could have at least travelled to Pisa and taken a selfie of her trying to hold up the leaning tower
WubiDubi 3 months ago
It wasn't... dammit I checked. It was leaning in 1900...
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Secret Squirrel 3 months ago
It looks like she was quite the shutterbug; look at the collection of portraits on the bookshelves.
Steve Livingstone 3 months ago
If this is 1900 then wouldn't she be a Victorian woman not an Edwardian woman?
Vinnie 3 months ago
Yup. She gave up after creeps kept asking for pics of her ankles.
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News Paper Article From 1963
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 months ago
I wonder if this will ever happen? It sounds farfetched!
Wij 3 months ago
Nah, people will revert to thinking that the earth is flat before that happens
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Jnausicaa 3 months ago
Beaming up is easy. It's the reassembly that is difficult right now.
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TotallyNOTAFox 3 months ago
I mean the idea wasn't that far fetched at that time given how fast technology advanced back then - Nowadays we are kinda capped out till somebody figures out a way to reliably produce nano materials
Ronnie Beaton 3 months ago
I remember seeing a newspaper cartoon from (I think) the 1920s that predicted "pocket" phones.
Jnausicaa 3 months ago
Three Silicon Valley companies now in competition for first to get FAA certification.
Load More Replies...Even though these educators have a lot of passion for history, unfortunately, the same can't be said about a lot of people. They agree that what makes learning about the past so intimidating is the many misconceptions that surround it.
"History is often presented as a massive book of facts. You either memorize them or you don’t. You either get it or you don’t. Of course, that would feel overwhelming!" Brooke says.
#19
Camouflage Trees Like This One Was Used To Spy On The Enemy During The First World War
(This was 9th most liked picture on the History Season Instagram page this year)
These trees were also armored to protect the observer from enemy fire. They were invented by the French but were used extensively by both sides during the war.
The construction process began with a military artist identifying a tree in no man’s land. The artist would then take photographs, make detailed measurements, and draw sketches of the tree.
This information was taken to a workshop, where a team of artists created an exact replica out of iron. At nighttime, under the cover of total darkness, the original tree was cut down, and the metal replica was installed without anyone noticing.
Trees like these were employed by both sides of the conflict.
WubiDubi 3 months ago (edited)
1. Identify suitable tree stump. 2. Make a metal copy. 3 Quitely cut down stump and night and erect metal one. 4. Smugly observe. 5 ponder if erect will wake the AI censor.
John Dilligaf 3 months ago
wonder if the two sides ever chose the same tree to replace?..... Carefully make your replica tree. ..... In the dead of night drag it out into no man's land. ..... Start to cut down the original. ....Discover the enemy beat you to it and you're now trying to chop down a steel tree. ... Talk about embarrassing.
Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago
I think the metallic ping when a bullet hit it would give the game away
#20
A Young Man Demonstrating Against Low Pay For Teachers, Ca. 1930
iseefractals 3 months ago
Local schools, and teacher salaries are funded largely through property taxes. Local (city) government elections and processes are the most widely ignored area of government....while also being the form of government that individuals and groups have the most influence over, and where successful action is most readily felt in day to day life. You want teachers in your district to be paid better? Get a grassroots movement together, advocating that YOU pay higher taxes to fund teacher salaries.
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Venus The Bulldog Mascot Of The Destroyer Hms Vansittart, 1941
Mabelbabel 3 months ago
He's a sailor, he probably gets a tot of rum every day!
Load More Replies... "History is intimidating because it’s often presented like a giant, dusty encyclopedia to memorize instead of something you get to explore," Luke seconds.
"People feel like they need to know everything, or they’re scared of 'getting it wrong.' Really, history is an opportunity for kids to feel more at home in their communities and recognize that others have shared their same struggles, risen above them, and helped to build the community we’re in."
#22
Remember That Photo Of The Construction Workers Having Lunch On The Unfinished New York Skyscraper ? Well Here's The Photographer Charles Ebbets Of That Photo. 9/20/1932
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 months ago
Now we need a photo of the man taking a photo of the man taking a photo.
Michael Largey 3 months ago
More impressive than the photo he took of the workers. The workers were professionals and used to balancing themselves at great heights. This was may have been his first time.
Geoffrey Scott 3 months ago
I assume his legs above the knees were quite sore the next day. Mine sure would be.
#23
A Grief Stricken American Infantryman Whose Buddy Has Been K**led In Action Is Comforted By Another Soldier
August 28, 1950. Haktong-ni area, Korea.
In the background a corpsman can be seen methodically filling out casualty tags.
The Korean War lasts from 1950-1953. When North Korean troops invaded South Korea on June 25 1950 it was the first military action of the Cold War.
In the U.S. the conflict has been called “the Forgotten War” because of the lack of attention it received compared to conflicts like World War I and II and the Vietnam War
Jean Novotny 3 months ago
It really wasn't. Many Americans know about the Korean war.
Load More Replies... Stephanie Did It 3 months ago
If not for the movie and TV show M*A*S*H, even fewer Americans would be aware of it.
Jennifer Gray 2 months ago
My Grampa was in the navy during the Korean War. I grew up knowing quite a bit about it.
Two Cat Studio 2 months ago
I believe that the USA's involvement in Vietnam was NEVER declared a war, unfortunately, but only a "conflict"! Can anyone verify or deny with proof? I'd like to know because I lost my first fiance' in Vietnam ... and I too thought it was a "war". RIP Donald Hughes
#24
Australian Soldiers After Being Liberated From A Japanese Concentration Camp In 1945
Michael Largey 3 months ago
It's tea time. Nothing gets in the way of tea time.
Load More Replies... Sally Moen 3 months ago
There were starved prisoners that, are release, ate themselves to d3@th. Basically, if you have had a lack of adequate nutrition and calories for an extended period of time, your body cannot handle alot of food right away. This happened in Russia, Germany, Czechokoslovakia (sp?), Burma, and many other places where prisoners were kept from food.
Abby Louise Rexroth 2 months ago
And the German soldiers held in the United States were fed better than their families still in Germany.
Luckily, Luke and Brooke are working hard to flip this narrative about history and show that it can be fascinating and enjoyable.
"The key is teaching real history—not a sugar-coated version of nostalgia. When we face history honestly, it helps us see ourselves, our communities, and our country with clearer eyes. That kind of understanding is a superpower. Students deserve the chance to unlock it, wrestle with it, and ultimately use it to make the world a better place," Luke says.
#25
Two British Army Officers And A Puppy Read A Captured Italian Newspaper. Both The Puppy And Newspaper Were Found During The Capture Of An Italian Army Base At Sidi Baranni, Egypt (January 28, 1941)
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 months ago
The puppy put up more resistance than the Italian army, no doubt.
Rich Black 3 months ago
How do you "capture" a newspaper? Surround it and force it to surrender?
#26
Contrails In The Sky Above St Paul’s Cathedral From A Dogfight Between The German Luftwaffe And The Royal Airforce During The Battle Of Britain. 1940. London, England
michael Chock 3 months ago
Even then the lizard people were spreading their mind control chemtrails!!! 😂
TotallyNOTAFox 3 months ago
In comparison to nowadays I say it was more personal - in modern times the pilots wouldn't even see each other since missiles pushed the combat range beyond the visual range
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Doodles1983 3 months ago
The Death Eaters were black smoke in the films. Order of the Phoenix were white. Should remind you of DD.
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#27
In The Early 1900s Child Labor Was A Completely Normal Part Of Life
Most kids started working as young as 5 to 8 years old. They worked the same long hours as adults—sometimes even more—but for far, far less pay.
Many of these children toiled in cramped, dangerous coal mines. Mining companies liked hiring kids because their small size made it easier for them to squeeze into tight spaces. And, of course, they were much cheaper to employ.
One of their main tasks was hauling coal carts through the mines. Some worked alongside family members, but others spent up to 12 hours completely alone in the dark, surrounded by nothing but dust and rock.
These photos were taken by the American sociologist and photographer Lewis Wickes Hine. Hine was one of the most influential documentary photographers of the 20th century.
He’s best known for capturing the lives of poor and disadvantaged people, always portraying them with dignity and compassion.
In the early 1900s, Hine was hired by the National Child Labor Committee to document the harsh realities of child labor in the United States. His powerful images didn’t just tell a story—they helped change history, playing a key role in the fight to end child labor laws in the country.
iseefractals 3 months ago
No....the US government axed $500 million in foreign aid earmarked for combating child labor....because 1, it's not working. 2 This wasn't money being given to families to negate the need for children to work....its purpose was the enforcement of US labor practices according to Trade agreements....designed to protect US jobs. This may be difficult for americans to understand, but there are a good many places in the world where if children do not work, they do not eat. They do not have clothing, or a roof over the head. Yes, it's terrible, depressing and unfair....but criticizing something doesn't negate reality.
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The Majestic Opossum 3 months ago
And this is what the orange monster is trying to bring back.
Julie S 3 months ago
And look at the beaming smiles on their faces they are truly loving their lives!
David Paterson 3 months ago
It still is. Have you seen the ads and shows on television lately?
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HighNMightyBigshotBossOfWorld 2 months ago
White people had Black children working on plantations for a couple of centuries
Making history more personal is another thing that Brooke finds helpful when trying to make the subject more engaging for learners.
"When students see how the choices of the past shaped the present, history starts to matter. It also brings to light how we are shaping history right now. And it sure does help to laugh. Laughter breaks down barriers and connects us as humans."
#28
Seljestadjuvet, Odda, Norway, 1887 - 2014
yourlocalmusicaddict (she/her) 3 months ago
i like to see the erosion over time of the rocks standing up on the edge of the road
#29
The Interior Of A Lounge Train Car From The Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Montreal, Canada. Ca. 1886
Michael Largey 3 months ago
We took a train ride in Canada as part of our vacation there. My wife was just over 65. Since I was just under 65, I was considered to be "escorting a senior citizen" and so rode for free. I try not to remind my wife of this more than once a week.
Janissary35680 3 months ago
The 9-inch steel hat pins are concealed in their hats.
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Hang on, ladies. We are approaching our top speed of 12 miles per hour
#30
Tower Of Toghrul In Ca. 1850s. Rey, Iran
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
Reminds me of the disappearing tower in the desert in the gen 2 Pokémon games
#31
American Soldiers At Mass In The Ruins Of Cologne Cathedral, March 1945
Robert Trebor 3 months ago
As far as they knew, when they finished in Europe, they were going to invade Japan.
TotallyNOTAFox 3 months ago (edited)
It's great the allies helped us in repairing the stuff and not ship everything somewhat valuable out of the country like some other regime did
Forrest Hobbs 3 months ago
TotallyNOTAFox: the original US policy immediately after the end of the war was to remove most German industrial equipment and convert Germany into a poor agricultural nation. The US changed tack in 1948. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgenthau_Plan and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan.
Load More Replies... Skywitness 3 months ago
I was asked to leave by a priest at that cathedral in the 1980s. It wasn't anything terrible but I'd set up a tripod and was taking long exposure shots with my camera. No, it wasn't during services and I didn't know my future father in law had marched east through there in 1945.
Jnausicaa 3 months ago
My parents attended services at what many people know as Coventry Cathedral in 1959 while the new cathedral was being built next to it. It's officially named St. Michael's Cathedral. I had the opportunity to attend services at the new cathedral and toured the remains of the old cathedral. Beautiful place.
Forrest Hobbs 3 months ago
Cologne Cathedral was badly damaged but not ruined. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral#World_War_II_and_post-war_history
#32
An Ottoman Supply Train Still Resting Where It Was Ambushed By Lawrence Of Arabia 104 Years Ago On The Hejaz Railway
Uncle Panda 3 months ago
It's a Starbucks now, so it's also a little latte.
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King George VI Having Fun (1938)
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 months ago
Having fun the title says. Is that the face of a man having fun?
Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago
At least he changed out of his chinos and polo shirt into something more appropriate for going down the slide
#34
The Black Gate, The Spire Of St Nicholas Cathedral And The Dog Leap Stairs In Newcastle, England. 1889. Photo By: Lydell Sawyer
#35
French Painter Claude Monet With His Wife Alice Hoschedè. Venice, Italy. 1908
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 months ago
The best things in life are free / But you can give them to the birds and bees / I need Monet (That's what I want)
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
She remind me of the bird lady in Mary Poppins. 🎶Feed the burds... Tuppins, tuppins a bag 🎶
Brent Kaufman 3 months ago
They didn't know a world war was only a few years away. (Just like us.)
#36
The World's Oldest Socks
1,600 year old socks. (Approximately)
These pairs of socks were made in ancient Egypt and were discovered in burial grounds sometime in the late 1800s or early 1900s.
They were designed to be worn with sandals, which is why the big toe is separated from the other four—to fit perfectly between the sandal straps.
These socks weren’t knitted like the ones we have today. Instead, they were made using a technique called nålbindning, or single-needle knitting. It’s a slow and detailed process that takes a lot of time and skill.
Even though Egypt is known for its hot climate, the nights can get chilly, and winters are often damp—so socks came in handy. However, only wealthier Egyptians could afford to wear them.
Humans are thought to have worn socks since the Stone Age, though back then, they were made from animal skins or pelts rather than fabric.
These ancient Egyptian socks have survived all this time thanks to Egypts dry climate, which helped preserve them.
The socks are displayed at Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum and at the National Museum of Scotland.
Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago
Amazing that they still had an intact pair. I've only had some new socks for a few months and I'm sure one of next door's cats has nicked a few of them from the clothes airer
Mabelbabel 3 months ago
They get eaten by the sock monster which lives inside your washing machine.
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Ace 3 months ago
Someone needs to redo their sums. "Ancient Egypt" and 1600 years ago don't quite match up/
Kira Okah 3 months ago
Yeah, a lot of these entries have errors like this, it annoying. Dated between 250 and 420AD, Roman Egypt.
Load More Replies... TotallyNOTAFox 3 months ago (edited)
I honestly expected somebody to make a camel toe joke....
Kira Okah 3 months ago
Romans I believe, the earliest known evidence is Roman. These socks were also Roman.
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Kira Okah 3 months ago
It was donated from the Eton Myers Collection of Egyptology, a Victorian collector who purchased his artefacts from Egyptian sellers in his visits to Egypt.
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Samurai Squad, Late 1800s
#38
Inuit Warms His Wife's Feet. Robert Peary, 1880-1890s
#39
Niagara Falls Without Water In 1969
For six months in 1969, North America’s most iconic waterfall was purposely “de-watered.”
This was done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a geological survey of the falls’ rock face. They were concerned that erosion was destabilizing it.
To achieve this, the Army had to build a 600-ft (182-m) dam across the Niagara River. This dam consisted of 27,800 tons of rock.
In November 1969, in front of 2,650 spectators, the temporary dam was dynamited, restoring the flow of water.
Sources: Rare Historical Picture and Smithsonin Magazine.
General Anaesthesia 3 months ago
The iconic Canadian horseshoe falls weren't de-watered and kept flowing. Calling the pretty boring American falls iconic is a bit of a stretch.
Louise 3 months ago
Wouldn't blowing up the dam destabilise the fall's rock face? Or would they have taken that into account?
General Anaesthesia 3 months ago
The dam was not built at the falls themselves but a little up-stream between Goat Island and the US mainland to the north, diverting the river to the south and the Canadian falls. Map: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0808347,-79.0676977,3806m/
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One Of The Many Selfies That Emperor Nicholas II Took Throughout His Life, (1868-1918)
#41
Worker In A Factory In California With A Sign On His Back Saying: "Me Chinese Please No Japanese", USA 1942, After The Attack On Pearl Harbour
John Dilligaf 3 months ago (edited)
the US gov't actually issued a pamphlet, and Life magazine had an article, on how to tell the difference between "our Chinese Allies" and the Japanese enemy. And yea, they were just as racist as you would imagine them to be. .....see an example: https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6795/ .... and .... http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/4416
Tim Gearing 3 months ago
During WW2 the United States forcibly relocated and incarcerated 120,000 of Japanese descent in 10 concentration camps operated by the War Relocation Authority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans
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Mary Jean Coyne 3 months ago
I think George Takai of Star Trek spent part of his childhood in .one of these camps. He mentioned how devasting it was to his father.
Pam Wilson-Walter 3 months ago
I'm sure many were still harassed because 'mericans' can't tell the difference.
Twidder Sux 3 months ago
And then ten years later he'd be attacked for being Chinese during the Korean War.
#42
A Woman Sitting With Her Pet Cheetah Having Tea At Bois De Boulogne Cafe, Paris, 1932. Photograph By Alfred Eisenstaedt
The Majestic Opossum 3 months ago
Fun fact, they are not considered "big cats", because they do not roar 🐅
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Uncle Panda 3 months ago
Illiteracy is a terrible thing. The poor cheetah is stalking somebody's mousse.
John Dilligaf 3 months ago
the fun part is how nobody around her is acting like this is anything unusual. So either she's a regular at this cafe and everyone knows about her pet cheetah or pet cheetahs were so common in 1930s Paris that nobody gave them a second glance.
Henrik Knudsen 3 months ago
Why? What about the gazillion dogs and cats out there. What's the difference?
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#43
Captured Japanese Mini-Submarine In The Aleutian Islands, 1943 And 2021
nm 3 months ago
On more info for you. Ancient Greeks, since c. 600 BC, hauled their ships overland on wooden rails on Isthmus of Corinth, from Saronic to Corinthian bay or vice versa.
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Sally Moen 3 months ago
Was that Attu, or some other island? I know Attu, which is in the Aleutian Island chain, and way west of main part of Alaska, was a place occupied by Japanese forces during WW2 when Alaska was a US territory On Unalaska Island, where Dutch Harbor is,you can climb the hills to see American concrete defense bunkers
Jnausicaa 3 months ago
Attu. Dutch Harbor was the location of an Army Air Force base.
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American Photographer Margaret Bourke-White On Top Off The Chrysler Building. New York, USA. 1930. Photo By: Oscar Graubner. Bourke-White Was The First American Female War Photojournalist
웅장한 거북이 🇰🇷🇰🇭 3 months ago
My balls crawl almost inside me every time i see a picture like this 😵💫
Multa Nocte 3 months ago (edited)
Can you imagine who might have been brave enough to secure this to the building?
#45
48 Cars In A Elevator Parking Garage In Downtown Chicago’s Business District, USA. Built By The Westinghouse Electric And Manufacturing Company, 1936
The Majestic Opossum 3 months ago (edited)
As someone who frequently attempts to park in Chicago, I wish this was still around.
Uncle Panda 3 months ago (edited)
As someone who used to drive in and out of Chicago, I began to view it as a giant lung that inhales cars from 7-9 and then exhales them from 3-6. As long as I synced my travel plans to that rhythm, I found Chicago to be relatively easy to drive in.
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#46
1950 Soviet Artic Expedition
#47
King Frederick Ix Of Denmark Showing Off His Tattooed Upper Body. The King Had A Passion For Sailing And Bodybuilding. The Photo Was Leaked To Life Magazine In 1951
#48
“The Golden Age Of Gaming” (1990–2010)
LAN parties peaked in the 2000s. In basements and rooms across the world, people connected their computers to play games together.
Split-screen games had existed since the 1970s, but in the ‘90s and 2000s, new games made it possible to play multiplayer games with one person per monitor.
A massive revolution in PC gaming came in 1993 with the release of Doom. The game introduced a new kind of multiplayer gameplay, which excited many gamers who wanted to play with their friends. However, to play together in Doom, you had to be on the same local network. This meant carrying your computer to a friend’s house and setting it up. Doom was, in large part, the reason LAN parties began.
In the early 2000s, there were plenty of multiplayer games to play, but finding a stable online connection was difficult. The solution was LAN parties.
LAN stands for Local Area Network and refers to gathering a group of computers in a room, often linking them together using Ethernet cables. This setup allowed them to run on the same local network instead of using individual internet connections to play wirelessly.
LAN parties grew in popularity in the 2000s as games became more sophisticated and PCs became cheaper and more powerful.
Games like Half-Life, Doom, Counter-Strike, Starsiege: Tribes, StarCraft, WarCraft, and Unreal Tournament were often played.
The parties often involved fast food and potato chips, and some LAN parties lasted several days.
Nuku Nyara 3 months ago
We used to host LAN parties in my living room until my husband started collecting arcades. Now we have 31 machines and need to expand into the garage for storage. We save the basement for the LAN parties now as Driving Arcades logistically don't go down the stairs very well at all. 🤣🤣🤣
Nadine Lynch 3 months ago
The computer consultant for my law firm got his hands on a brand new Ethernet switch to play with, so one evening after Happy Hour, we set up a Doom 2 LAN party to test it. Youth, hell. Three over-thirty year old lawyers, one 29 year old IS manager and a forty something computer guy, all in separate offices yelling at each other over speaker phones as we virtually blew each other away. Good times.
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 3 months ago
Tch, they missed out on the most famous LAN party games: Age of Empires II and Blobby Volley.
John Dilligaf 3 months ago
christ, now I'm old. I just had to read a post that explained what LAN parties were. Like some museum guide was explaining an exhibit from an ancient, long-gone civilization.
Petri Malm 3 months ago
It's worth visiting Finland twice a year, when the Assembly event is held at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Center. That is, if you miss the good old fashioned LAN vibe.
2WheelTravlr 3 months ago
Because all those PCs running made the room a sauna.
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Group Of Men Wearing An Early Design Of The Michelin Man Mascot. Berlin, Germany. 1928
Der Kommissar 3 months ago
Are these the guys who give out Michelin stars to deserving restaurants?
Ange Marsden 3 months ago
They came up with the idea to encourage motorists to take longer trips and wear out their tyres
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Uncle Panda 3 months ago
Morris Dancers after the Liability Legal Department finished with them.
Annik Perrot 3 months ago
Because at the beginning tyres were white, like hévéa gum is white. Later they incorporated carbon to make them stronger (among other reasons) but by then Bibendum, the Michelin man, was already well known, so he remained as he was.
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#50
Inside An Abandoned Soviet Jet
ƒιѕн 3 months ago
Millennium Falcon’s cockpit was inspired by the WWII B-29 Superfortress bomber
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#51
Mother And Son Pose For A Portrait. Ireland. 1890
Kira Okah 3 months ago
From the National Library of Ireland: "This pair may have had something to do with Newtown Castle near Ballyvaughan in Co. Clare. Apparently, this is a ballad singer and his mother. The paper the son is holding is a printed poem with the heading Lines on the Scenery round St. Bridget's Well in the County Clare. Date: Circa 1890"
#52
21-Years-Old Yves Saint Laurent At Christian Dior's Funeral, 1957
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
I know absolutely nothing about fashion, but I always assumed that Yves Saint Laurent was a woman. 🤦♀️
Annik Perrot 3 months ago
Nah. Yves, though it's pronounced like "Eve", is à masculine first name. My husband's Yves, as was my grandfather.
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Italian Grocery Store Owned By The Ronga Brothers. New York City, USA. January 1943
marianne eliza 3 months ago
I know where there's an Italian deli that looks like this inside. But the lines are long enough now so I'm not telling more than California.
Jnausicaa 3 months ago
Those are the best. Line around the block hours before they open.
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Janissary35680 3 months ago
I think that's an overlay on the image. It doesn't seem to follow the contour of the object beneath it.
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Women Working In A Canon Factory. Japan, 1959
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
Weaponry was my first thought as well. My mind automatically filled in the missing n.
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'If You Talk Too Much, This Man May Die!'; Fort Hood, January 1943
Dawn Davison Clements 3 months ago
It's an reminder not to talk and give secrets away which could endanger their lives.
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
A reminder that idle chatter can cost lives, even your own. Loose lips sink ships.
#56
American Veterans From World War 2, Arlington National Cemetery, 1951
#57
Construction Of The Golden Gate Bridge 1930s
Kelly H. Wilder 3 months ago
There aren't enough nopes in the entire world.
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Caddy Mozart Johnson Wears A Safety Device For Golf Courses Designed To Protect Caddies And Ball-Retrievers From Golf Balls. California Links Golf Course, California, USA. 1920s
Peter Smith 3 months ago
He definitely would be able to hear it. A Faraday Cage would prevent him from receiving radio signals but not sound waves.
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Does DJT's caddy wear one of these while dropping golf balls in better positions?
#59
Huntington Beach, California, During The Oil Boom Of 1928
#60
Titanic Dry Dock 1912 And 2015
Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago
They should have waited for the ship to return before they took that second picture, doesn't look so impressive
Kira Okah 3 months ago
The insurance paid out in full, it must have worked! (yes, Titanic's insurance was paid out in full after the sinking, but she was underinsured so it didn't even cover just her loss.)
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German Troops Singing Around A Christmas Tree In Their Trench On The Eastern Front During World War I, Circa 1915
#62
Robert Wadlow, Tallest Human In Recorded History, With His Parents And Siblings. Circa 1935
Uncle Panda 3 months ago
"His coffin measured 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) long by 2 ft 8 in (0.81 m) wide by 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) deep, weighed over 1,000 lb (450 kg), and was carried by twelve pallbearers and eight assistants."
Ellinor she/they/elle 3 months ago (edited)
I send his mother my best congrats and applauses !
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 months ago
Clarification required. Which one is Robert Wadlow the tallest recorded man in history?
Never Snarky 3 months ago
The little boy in front. It’s all in the perspective.
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A Man Stands Infront Of His New And Secondhand Shoe Store. Portland, Oregon, USA. Circa 1916
#64
A Soldier Of The Us Civil War That Survived A Bullet Between His Eyes
Jacob Miller served in Company K of the 9th Indiana Infantry during the US Civil War (1861-1865)
Miller fought in the battles of Greenbriar, West Virginia; the siege of Corinth; Perryville, Kentucky; Stones River.
On Sept. 19, 1863, during the battle of Chickamauga, a musket ball pierced him between the eyes. He was left for dead on the battlefield. He recalled his captain say, “It’s no use to remove poor Miller, for he is dead.”
Though he was blinded, Miller crawled through the battlefield over the dead and made his way to a field hospital.
#65
Rome’s Imperial Port-Now vs. Then
#66
Sailors Saluting Veteran Of The Second World War Anatoly Golimbievsky, Leningrad, Russia, 1989
Sian E 3 months ago
Even a highly decorated veteran had to improvise a mobility device because wheelchairs were extremely hard to come by in the Soviet Union unless you were a member of the elite ruling party. Disability was considered a burden on the state and most people with physical or mental disabilities ended up in institutions. Even if the physical disabilities were acquired as a result of an accident or war. The Soviets were great believers in 'out of sight, out of mind'. Google disabilities in the Soviet Union.
#67
This Is A Person From The 19th Century With Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome. This affects how a baby’s body and brain develops and can cause mental and physical challenges.
#68
A Car Accident In Boston, Massachusetts - 1927
#69
A Group Of Frontiersmen With An Advertisement. United States, Montana, 1901
#70
"World’s Largest Log Cabin". Portland, Oregon, USA, 1938. Built In 1905, Burned Down In 1964
Ellinor she/they/elle 3 months ago
On August 17, 1964, the Forestry Building’s caretaker locked up for the night and within 45 minutes neighbors were noticing that something was wrong. The whole building was on fire, and when the fire crews arrived it was clear that there was nothing they could do. “There was never a hope of saving the building,” the Oregonian reported the next day. “Nothing was saved from the inside.” It turned out that the fire had been started by some bad vintage-1905 electrical wiring. --- (Source : https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/world-largest-log-cabin-portland/)
#71
Soviet-Georgian Water Polo Player Petre Kako Mshvenieradze With His Grandson. 1990s
#72
Detonation Of A Nuclear Bomb. Nevada Test Site, Nevada, USA. March 29, 1955. The Detonation Was A Part Of “Operation Teapot”. The Operation Included 14 Nuclear Test Explosions Conducted In Early 1955
Paula Smith 3 months ago
Probably not. They messed about with things they didn’t really understand. They would send soldiers into the fall out area to see what would happen.
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Manhattan, 1931 To 2018
#74
German Field Marshal August Von Mackensen, Prominent And Successful Commander During Ww1, Photographed Here In Ca. 1915
#75
Early 1900’s Fireman Suit For The Fireman To Get Closer To The Fire
#76
At The Age Of 10 Years Old George Davey Was Sentenced To One Month’s Hard Labour In Wandsworth Prison For Stealing Two Rabbits. London, England. 1872
The Majestic Opossum 3 months ago
Is it just me or does his expression not scream "this is bullshít"
#77
Repairing The Antenna At The Top Of The World Trade Center In NYC, 1979
Lynchamigsakta 3 months ago
I guess it's for not passing out if anything smacks him on the noggin. Imagine getting hit by a seagull while working up there
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#78
Mugshot From A Police Identification Book. Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. 1930s
#79
Dinner Party At The Hotel Astor. New York City. 1904
Ellinor she/they/elle 3 months ago
I'm trying to picture the staff on all four on top of the table trying to place the flowers (and I'm chuckling).
#80
Newspaper Sellers On Seat Sticks, Berlin, Germany. 1927
marianne eliza 3 months ago
No worries. There's a little saddle on the top of the stick.
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HistoryNerd 3 months ago
These are not "facts" they are images of the past. Both important, but hardly the same thing.
FreeTheUnicorn 3 months ago
Really. bP, you are surprised people aren't talking about some guy's family photos? These arent facts or historical events.
Nat Rich 3 months ago
I know, and what surprised me most was how much they looked like chicken feet
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Dee Rutherford 3 months ago
Where the H E Double hockey sticks are the censors for stupid click bait like this???
Pandasizing World Peace 3 months ago
I find these old photos fascinating. Peeking into the realities of the past intrigues me!
Nils Skirnir 3 months ago
Here’s one that’s ignored in Western media. The ethnic cleansing and illegal territorial expansion against the Palestinian people in Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Southern Syria, and Southern Lebanon.
HistoryNerd 3 months ago
These are not "facts" they are images of the past. Both important, but hardly the same thing.
FreeTheUnicorn 3 months ago
Really. bP, you are surprised people aren't talking about some guy's family photos? These arent facts or historical events.
Nat Rich 3 months ago
I know, and what surprised me most was how much they looked like chicken feet
Load More Replies... Dee Rutherford 3 months ago
Where the H E Double hockey sticks are the censors for stupid click bait like this???
Pandasizing World Peace 3 months ago
I find these old photos fascinating. Peeking into the realities of the past intrigues me!
Nils Skirnir 3 months ago
Here’s one that’s ignored in Western media. The ethnic cleansing and illegal territorial expansion against the Palestinian people in Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Southern Syria, and Southern Lebanon.
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