20 Beautiful Color Photos of Julie Andrews in the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteSinger and actress Julie Andrews was born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1, 1935, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England. […]
Month: September 2017
Don’t Try This at Home! Pictures of a Man Balancing Act From the 1900s
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American Photographer Recreated Some of History’s Famous Portrait Paintings As Creative Self-Portraits
This post was originally published on this siteLaura Hofstadter discovered the world of the photographic darkroom in 1970 in the basement of the Stanford University […]
5 Dangerous And Illegal Drugs That Doctors Once Prescribed As Miracle Cures
This post was originally published on this siteFrom cocaine to heroin and beyond, here’s what we once considered medicine. Universal History Archive/ Contributor/Getty ImagesCigars de […]
43 Color Photos of the 1986 Venice Carnival That Make You Wish to Be There Right Now
This post was originally published on this siteThe Carnival of Venice is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christian […]
American prisoners of war who refused to return to America at the end of the Korean War, 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteOn 27 June 1953, the United Nations Command (UNC) and North Korean Communist forces signed an armistice ending […]
Sonny & Cher: 30 Lovely Photos of American Singer Couple in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteSonny & Cher were an American pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife Sonny […]
15 Military Mascot Animals That Might Be The Forgotten Heroes Of History’s Largest Wars
This post was originally published on this siteFrom regular pets like dogs and cats, to livestock like goats and pigs, to bizarre wild animals like […]
This Week In History News, Sept. 24 – 30
This post was originally published on this siteSecret JFK assassination records to be released, ancient Black Sea shipwrecks found, and Paul Revere’s outhouse uncovered. Who […]
Incredible Photos of Tourists Feeding Bears From Their Cars in Yellowstone National Park From Between the 1940s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteOnce upon a time, bear feeding was as popular (if not more so) than geyser watching in Yellowstone […]
Mailing Babies: When It Was Legal to Send Children Through the U.S Postal Service in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteOnce-upon-a-time, it was legal to mail a baby in the United States. It happen more than once and […]
Declassified Satellite Images Show Lost City Of Alexander The Great
This post was originally published on this siteAlexander and his army first marched through the city in 331 BC while chasing Darius III, the king […]
Vintage Photographs Capture the Ice Cutting Process on the Ottauquechee River in 1936
This post was originally published on this siteIce cutting and harvesting was a job pretty much obsolete now due to refrigeration and advances in technology. […]
63 Adorable Color Photos That Show What Kids Wore in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThat’s what kids looked like in the 1950s.
43 Color Snapshots That Capture Everyday Life of Morocco in 1974
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating color photos from Leon Reed that were taken by his father Walter Reed during his trip to Morocco […]
The Tragic Tale Of “The Elephant Man” Who Just Wanted To Be Like Everybody Else
This post was originally published on this siteWikimedia CommonsJoseph Merrick. 1889. Imagine, as a new parent, having a beautiful and healthy baby boy. Now imagine, […]
Meet The 6 Deadliest Soviet Snipers Of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThese six legendary male and female Soviet snipers not only aided the Soviet’s army but also changed the […]
Rare and Fascinating Photos of Harriet Quimby, the First Licensed U.S. Woman Pilot
This post was originally published on this siteShe was a modern woman in a not-so modern age. At a time when her contemporaries were swathed […]
Touching Footage of Muhammad Ali Surprised Kids on “Candid Camera” in 1974
This post was originally published on this site“You are Muhammed Ali! Wanna meet my sister?” One a fine day in 1974, at a school in […]
Old Romanian Glass-Plate Portraits Restored and Turned Into Colorfully Whimsical Composites
This post was originally published on this siteFascinated by the thousands of old photographs on glass plates from the Costica Acsinte Archive, Australian artist Jane […]
The Fiendish Plot Behind The “Screaming Mummy”
This post was originally published on this siteThis mummy was behind a murderous plot carried out over 3,000 years ago. G. Elliott Smith/Wikimedia Commons This […]
26 Rare Color Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Edinburgh in 1949
This post was originally published on this siteEdinburgh is the capital and the second most populous city of Scotland, also the seventh most populous in […]
38 Intimate Color Photos That Capture People of Boston in 1957
This post was originally published on this siteThis set is a part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of Nick Dewolf. Pictures are portraits […]
“Utterly Ruthless”: The Story Of Heinrich Müller, The Highest-Ranking Nazi Never Killed Or Caught
This post was originally published on this siteHe carried out the attack that started WWII and helped plan the Holocaust but was never captured or […]
The Baboon Who Worked On A Railway For 9 Years Without Ever Messing Up
This post was originally published on this siteJack the baboon worked on the railway system without ever making a mistake. Wikimedia Commons Jack operating the […]