Michelle Pfeiffer at the Miss California Beauty Pageant in 1978
This post was originally published on this siteDid you know that Michelle Pfeiffer was in beauty pageants once upon a time? She won the Miss […]
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French Children Were Served Wine at School on Their Lunch Breaks, All the Way Up Until 1956
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1956, the French government officially banned the serving of wine, beer, and cider in school cafeterias to […]
In the 1930s, Robert E. Cornish Constructed a Bizarre Tilting Table to Reverse Death
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Robert Edwin Cornish on December 21, 1903, in California (often associated with San Francisco or Berkeley), Cornish […]
The Story Behind the Album Cover for Supertramp’s 1979 Masterpiece “Breakfast in America”
This post was originally published on this siteThe cover of Supertramp’s 1979 album Breakfast in America is a whimsical, Grammy-winning masterpiece that reimagines the New […]
Muhammad Ali Letting a Young Fan Win a Fight in 1963
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 6, 1963, in a small London gym, 6-year-old Patrick Power was learning to box to stand […]
Polio Patient Flossie Rogers Looking at the World Through the Mirror of Her Iron Lung in June 1957
This post was originally published on this siteIn June 1957, a nurse gently held a mirror for Flossie Rogers, a young woman recovering from the […]
The Incredible Survival Story of Kazuko Higa, aka the “Queen of Anatahan”
This post was originally published on this siteThe story of Kazuko Higa, often sensationalized as the “Queen of Anatahan,” is one of the most bizarre […]
How Three Canadian Soldiers Saved an Abandoned Baby During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteOn September 23, 1941, a British mother abandoned her newborn baby behind blackberry bushes in Horsell Common, a […]
The Amazing Story of Outlaw John Shaw’s Last Drink in 1905
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early hours of April 8, 1905, two men, John Shaw and his partner William Evans (who […]
Hanoi Residents Waiting for All-clear Siren in Sidewalk Manhole Shelters During Air-Rawid Alert
This post was originally published on this siteThis image captures a stark reality of daily life in Hanoi, North Vietnam, in 1967 during the Vietnam […]
The Bell That Rang One Last Time, Dachau, Germany, 1945 (They Rang It When the Gates Opened)
This post was originally published on this site In the harsh and oppressive environment of Dachau concentration camp, where despair was a constant companion, prisoners […]
10 Interesting Facts About Shirley Temple
This post was originally published on this siteShirley Temple (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was not only Hollywood’s most iconic child star but […]
American Civil War Soldier Clowning Around for the Camera, ca. 1863
This post was originally published on this siteThis image of an unidentified Union officer clowning around is a rare and famous departure from the typically […]
iPhone Girl: The Photos That Brought the Young Worker to Fame in 2008
This post was originally published on this site In August 2008, shortly after the launch of the iPhone 3G, a British man named Mark Mitchell […]
Tom Crean Holding a Litter of Sled Dog Puppies During the Shackleton Expedition of 1914–1916
This post was originally published on this siteThis black and white image, taken by photographer Frank Hurley in 1915 aboard the ship Endurance (or on […]
Lawnchair Larry’s Epic Balloon Flight in 1982
This post was originally published on this siteLarry Walters, nicknamed “Lawnchair Larry” or the “Lawn Chair Pilot,” was a 33-year-old truck driver from California who, […]
Little Joe, the Canary That Saved Lives
This post was originally published on this siteThis tiny wooden coffin, dated 1875, holds the remains of a coal miner’s companion, a canary named “Little […]
The Baby in the Bucket, Lviv Ghetto, Ukraine, 1943
This post was originally published on this siteIn the harrowing depths of winter 1943, within the barbed confines of the Lviv Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Ukraine, […]
In 1949, the O’Hare Family From Liverpool Had 15 of Their 16 Children Between the Ages of 0 and 17
This post was originally published on this siteThe O’Hare family of Liverpool gained national attention in 1949–1950 as one of Britain’s largest families in the […]
The Missing Children Milk Carton Campaign Was One of America’s Most Iconic Public Awareness Efforts of the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe missing children milk carton campaign was a 1980s public awareness effort in the United States that printed […]
The Heroes of Chernobyl, Who Saved Europe From Nuclear Fallout
This post was originally published on this siteTen days after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, officials discovered a new, potentially greater threat: a massive pool of […]
Vibration Therapy Treatment for Headaches, ca. 1895
This post was originally published on this siteHeadaches have troubled humans for millennia, long before modern medicine provided effective treatments. One of the strangest historical […]
The Life of Teresa Wilms Montt, the Woman Who Was Not Suitable for “Young Ladies”
This post was originally published on this site“My name is Teresa Wilms Montt, and I am not suitable for young ladies.” –– That’s how she […]
Bell Cemeteries in Germany During the Wars
This post was originally published on this siteBell cemeteries (or Glockenfriedhöfe in German) were enormous holding areas where confiscated church bells were stockpiled before being […]
Map Creation Before Computers – Using T-squares, Rulers and Ink, ca. 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the digital era, creating engineering and architectural drawings was an intensely manual and meticulous process. Draftsmen and […]