18 Gorgeous Vintage Public Health Posters From the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom 1936–1943 the Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissioned over 200,000 works from American […]
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On 26 March 1976: HM Queen Elizabeth II Became the World’s First Monarch to Send an Email
This post was originally published on this siteWhile visiting the Royal Signals & Radar Establishment, HM Queen Elizabeth II sent her first email on 26 […]
The Flying Fishbowl: 18 Beautiful Vintage Photos of 1970s AMC Pacer Cars
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the AMC Pacer came out in 1975 it was the toast of the automotive press, which called […]
Vintage Photos of Joan Baez Wearing “Stay Home for Peace” Shirt and Joining the Peace Movement in San Diego, 1971
This post was originally published on this siteIn the summer of 1971, with the wars in Southeast Asia escalating, the San Diego Nonviolent Action (NVA) […]
10 Rules for Teachers, and for Students in 1872
This post was originally published on this siteYou couldn’t drink or smoke. In women’s cases, you couldn’t date, marry, or frequent ice cream parlors. And, […]
Haunting Colorized Photos Reveal the Devastation Caused by the Spanish Flu Which Killed at Least Fifty-Million
This post was originally published on this siteThese seldom seen photographs, colorized for the first time, graphically depict the scale of the pandemic. The images […]
Amazing Vintage Footage Shows the Legendary Finnish Icebreaker Tarmo Working in Helsinki in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThis video shows opening shots from Peter von Bagh’s 2008 documentary “Helsinki, ikuisesti” (“Helsinki Forever”). It shows a […]
In 1959, Jacques Plante Was the First NHL Goaltender to Create and Use a Practical Mask
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s hard to imagine a time when goalies didn’t wear face protection, but before Jacques Plante debuted his […]
Vintage Photos Show How Infectious Diseases Were Dealt With in the Past
This post was originally published on this sitePeople around the world are avoiding traveling abroad, staying clear of hospitals and sporting face masks on a […]
Vintage Photos of “Six Grandfathers” Before It Was Carved Into What Most Americans Now Call “Mount Rushmore”
This post was originally published on this siteMount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South […]
It’s Still Flu Season! Here’s a Few Helpful Precautions, ca. 1920
This post was originally published on this siteThe flu, or influenza, is a highly contagious viral infection that mainly affects the respiratory system. It’s usually […]
The Mother of All Pandemics: 40 Historical Photos of the 1918 Spanish Flu That Show What a Global Pandemic Actually Looked Like
This post was originally published on this siteBetween 1918 and 1919, an outbreak of influenza spread rapidly across the world, and killed more than 50 […]
March 9, 1964: The First Ford Mustang Rolled off the Assembly Line
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1961, Lee Iacocca, vice president and general manager of Ford Division, had a vision. His vision was […]
Mac the Mechanical Man on Venice Beach, California, ca. 1935
This post was originally published on this siteMac the Mechanical Man was created by inventor Leighton Hilbert. The alleged robot reportedly weighed 250 pounds and […]
20 Amazing Vintage Photos of the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound, 1974
This post was originally published on this siteWeighed over 70 tons, comprise dozens and then hundreds of amps, speakers, subwoofers, and tweeters, stand over three-stories […]
Alphonse Bertillon and the Ears Identification of Persons (1893)
This post was originally published on this siteFrench criminologist Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914) was a key actor in the history of crime knowledge at the turn […]
“We’re More Popular Than Jesus!” – Fans Burn Beatles Records When John Lennon Compared the Beatles to Jesus in 1966
This post was originally published on this siteEarly August 1966, Christian groups, primarily in the Southern United States took to the streets to burn the […]
As the Allies Approached Berlin, Citizens Did Their Best to Take Care of Berlin Zoo’s Animals
This post was originally published on this siteOpened on 1 August 1844, the Zoologischer Garten Berlin was the first zoo in Germany. The aquarium opened […]
Long Before Inline Skates Were a Thing, There Were Ritter’s Aptly Named Road Skates, ca. 1898
This post was originally published on this siteLike inline skates, they were meant to free skating enthusiasts of those pesky iceless roads. As an advertisement […]
March 1, 1994: Five Weeks Before Kurt Cobain’s Death, Nirvana Performed Their Final Concert in Munich, Germany
This post was originally published on this siteNirvana’s last concert ever took place on March 1st, 1994 in Munich, Germany, at Terminal Einz, an airplane […]
Wonderful Photos of 1954 Chevrolet Corvair, Which Was Touted as a New Aerodynamic Design
This post was originally published on this siteThe Corvair dream car was an experimental two-passenger fastback. It was built with a fiberglass body and was […]
Rainey Bethea, the Last Person to Be Publicly Executed in the United States on August 14, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteLess than a century ago, 20,000 people traveled to Kentucky to see a white woman hang a black […]
Rare Photos of a Very Young George Harrison Taken by Paul McCartney During a Hitchhiking to Wales, 1959
This post was originally published on this site“Best times with George? We hitchhiked to a place in Wales called Harlech, and we were kids before […]
Intimate Photographs of Frida Kahlo Painting on Her Bed During the 1950s
This post was originally published on this site“I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.” […]
Amazing Photographs of the Mt. Lowe Railway’s Thrilling, Terrifying Circular Bridge From the Turn of the 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCall it 19th-century L.A.’s idea of a thrill ride. Leaving the safety of granite slopes, trolley cars arced […]