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historical-nonfiction: When Fredrick Henry Royce purchased his first two-cylinder car (a French Decauville) he was very dissatisfied with its performance. He decided to build a car of his own by “taking an existing part and making it better and eventuall
historical-nonfiction: This man is the only known American who fought for both the American army and the Soviet army during World War II. Joseph Beyrle landed as a paratrooper on D-day, but was too low and got separated from his fellows after crash landi
historical-nonfiction: Crew members of the Apollo 1 rehearsing their water landing, in 1966
historical-nonfiction: Photographer Rebecca Litchfield traveled through the former Soviet Union and took these stunning photos of abandoned buildings
historically-disturbing: The Cross of St. Peter or Petrine Cross is an inverted Latin cross traditionally used as a Christian symbol. Though currently often used in conjunction with an anti-Christian sentiment (ex. Satanism), this is not even vaguely
historical-nonfiction: Children dancing on the streets of New York City, 1940.
historical-nonfiction: In 1988 the Soviet Union admitted that, for the previous 50 years, all of their maps had been faked. Rivers and streets were misplaced, boundaries were distorted, and sometimes things were just left off — a mountain here, a village
historical-nonfiction: The Eiffel Tower was originally supposed to be in Barcelona, Spain, but the project was rejected. Here’s some more fun facts: The height of the Eiffel Tower varies by 5.9 inches (15 cm) due to temperature changes. A woman named
historical-nonfiction: Jeffrey Hudson was born, amusingly, in the smallest county in England -Rutland County- on June 14, 1619. His parents were ordinary stock, as were all his brothers and sisters. But Jeffrey simply did not grow. At seven he stood
historical-nonfiction: the Citadel of Qaitbay is considered one of the most important defensive strongholds. It was built in 1477 CE by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa’it Bay (hence the name). It protected Egypt well first under the Mamelukes and
historical-nonfiction: A vision of 2000, drawn by Jean-Marc Côté and other French artists to be used on cigar boxes and postcards, for the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. It’s actually kind of sad how little of this we have. Who wouldn’t want to
historical-nonfiction: When informed of the accession of Peter III of Russia in 1762, George III said, “Well, there are now nine of us in Europe the third of our respective names”: George III, King of England Charles III, King of Spain Augustus III,
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historical-third-reich: Magda Goebbels - Portrait, 1933
fragmentosnomadas: No ha habido época que no se haya sentido “moderna” en un sentido excéntrico, y que no haya creído encontrarse ante un abismo inminente. La conciencia desesperada y lúcida de hallarse en medio de una crisis decisiva es algo
historical-nonfiction: An amazing recent fossil discovery: a whole school of fish! A single slab of limestone from the Green River Formation in North America contained 259 fish of the extinct Erismatopterus levatus species. They lived between 56 to 34
micdotcom:#HistoricPOC is the hashtag we need this Black History Month Founded by Mikki Kendall, #HistoricPOC has taken social media by storm this week. Kendall has created a platform to showcase the diversity of multiculturalism and race throughout
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mickinamerica:Not sure when this picture was taken, but looks like the 1970s. In Derry, Ireland, in the Bogside. I love the juxtaposition of the armed British soldiers behind the wall and the giant statement of dissent behind them.
datsueba: female IRA soldiers Ireland 1970’s
weezly: buzzfeed: buzzfeedrewind: Truly upsetting vintage food advertisements *screams* I love them
did-you-kno:The very first words uttered on YouTube were “All right, so here we are in front of the, uh, elephants.” Uploaded by co-founder Jawed Karim on April 23, 2005, “Me at the Zoo” is the world’s first YouTube video. Source
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blondesforreagan: thinksquad: Today marks the anniversary of FDR signing executive order 9066, which authorized the “indefinite detention” of nearly 150,000 people on American soil. The order authorized the Secretary of War and the U.S. Army to create
medievalpoc: beggars-opera: I’ve seen a few fashion posts trying to expand the “Marie Antoinette is not Victorian” rant, but this stuff can get complicated, so here is a semi-comprehensive list so everyone knows exactly when all of these eras were.
historical-gays: since1938: nichestudyblr: Nope. No. You’re wrong. Color photos have been around since the late 1800s there are a bunch of full color photos of MLK. The us govt and educational system just doesn’t show us because they want us to
historical-trash: Here’s some Reaper and Soldier: 76 Who knew sharpies are just as good as copic markers??? Not me. Lol
historical-nonfiction: The largest snake fossil ever found is the Titanoboa. It lived over 60 million years ago and reached over 50 feet (over 15 meters) long. It weighed more than 20 people and ate crocodiles and giant tortoises.
historical-nonfiction: Louise Brooks, silent and talking film actress, most famous for three racy films made in Europe around 1929, and whose career was unofficially blacklisted in Hollywood because of it. Louise went through a series of careers (and
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historical-nonfiction: In 1927, two German gynecologists Zondek and Aschheim developed the rabbit test. They injected a woman’s urine into a female rabbit. The rabbit was then examined over the next couple days. (Read: killed and surgically examined.)
historical-nonfiction: Born in Texas in 1892, to parents of African-American and Native American descent, Bessie Coleman moved to Chicago at twenty-three and worked as a manicurist. Somehow, Coleman began listening to and reading stories about World
historical-nonfiction: Eighty percent of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive WWII.
historical-nonfiction: How the famous pictures were smuggled out of China: Charlie Cole was on assignment for Newsweek and was standing on the balcony of the Beijing Hotel when he started snapping Tank Man. His actions didn’t go unnoticed - the Public
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historical-nonfiction: Two border patrol officers attempt to keep an American fugitive in America, while Mexican police try to keep him in Mexico.
historical-nonfiction: Genghis Khan statue on the Mongolian steppes, near the capital Ulan Bator.
historical-nonfiction: The Chinese bureaucracy has been far-reaching for millenia. The “Dunhuang Bureau of Etiquette” in the 800s insisted that local officials use the above template to apologize to their hosts after a night of inappropriate drunken
historical-nonfiction: This, ladies and gentlemen, is the first photo ever taken in space, in 1946
historical-nonfiction: A vision of cities in 1950, according to Popular Science Monthly in 1925. Besides being dominated by pedestrians and necessitating emissions-free cars (which they were certain electric vehicles would easily do) they also predicted
historical-nonfiction: Because Malcolm McDowell’s character killed Captain Kirk in “Star Trek: Generations”, the actor got real-life death threats. Some in Klingon. In contrast, I would propose to the man. In Klingon.
historical-nonfiction: A holy water dispenser, invented by a Greek named Heron. In Egyptian temples the faithful had to clean themselves before entering holy space. And if you used holy water, you were a little better than everyone else. Dropping a coin
historical-nonfiction: Earliest known example of putting fingers behind someone’s head without their knowledge — Actors of the Comedia dell’Arte, by François Brunel the Younger (circa 1500s)
historical-nonfiction: Both a cuneiform inscription and a map of the world. This Babylonian tablet shows (unsurprisingly) Babylon as the center of the world — the rectangle in the middle of the circle. Assyria, Elam and other places are also named.
historical-nonfiction: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, Rembrandt, 1632. During the European Renaissance, the ban on examining human corpses was slowly and irregularly lifted. Doctors were of course excited. But so were artists. They wanted to
historical-nonfiction: How Canada came to be, in pretty time-lapse map format
historical-nonfiction: In 1944, as the Allies were preparing to invade France, British Intelligence sought a way to confuse the Germans as to their plans. They had many different schemes going on at once, but one was particularly interesting. They hired
historical-nonfiction: A technician making the long walk to defuse a suspected car bomb in Northern Ireland.
historical-nonfiction: What a mounted crusading knight might have had in 1266, around the time of the Siege of Jerusalem
historical-nonfiction: Otto Dix served twice on the front lines of World War I. His art is a sober reminder, during the centennial celebrations of the war, of the 16 million men and countless non-combatants who died fightings that most pointless war.
historical-nonfiction: The history behind the iconic photo — On March 5, 1960, Cuban fashion photographer turned photojournalist Alberto Korda took this image of the 31-year-old Marxist revolutionary at a memorial service in Havana for victims of a
historical-nonfiction: A rare vintage photograph of one of Japan’s upper-class women warriors, or onna-bugeisha.
historical-nonfiction: This Katzensymphonie, by Moritz von Schwind (1804-71), resides in the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe in Germany.
historical-nonfiction: In September 1989, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pleaded with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev not to let the Berlin Wall fall. She confided that she wanted the Soviet leader to do what he could to stop it. As we all
historical-nonfiction: Women delivering ice, previously a man’s job, during WWI circa 1918
