When Queen Elizabeth II Met Jackie Kennedy in 1961
This post was originally published on this siteQueen Elizabeth II and First Lady Jackie Kennedy met on June 5, 1961, during a high-profile visit by […]
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In 1963, Heinz Meixner Orchestrated a Daring Escape From East Berlin to Smuggle His Fiancée and Her Mother
This post was originally published on this siteBerlin Wall was erected in 1961 to divide east and west Berlin and, more precisely, to prevent people […]
Emperor Hirohito and General Douglas MacArthur Meet for the First Time in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteEmperor Hirohito and General Douglas MacArthur held their first, historic meeting on September 27, 1945, at the U.S. […]
Executive One: When U.S President Richard Nixon Traveled on a Regularly Scheduled Commercial Flight in 1973
This post was originally published on this siteOn December 26, 1973, President Richard Nixon, his family, staff, and Secret Service detail flew United Airlines flight […]
Portrait of Theo Van Gogh, Taken in 2004, Was Captured the Same Year He Was Murdered
This post was originally published on this siteThis photo of Theo van Gogh, taken in 2004, was captured the same year he was murdered. A […]
Shi Pei Pu, a Chinese Spy and Opera Singer Who Persuaded His French Lover He Was a Woman
This post was originally published on this siteShi Pei Pu (1938–2009) was a Chinese opera singer from Beijing who became the center of one of […]
Historical Photographs Captured Moments Before, During and After RFK’s Assassination in Los Angeles, 1968
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los […]
Rosenberg Children Read in the Newspaper on June 19, 1953 That Their Parents Have One Day More to Live
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 19, 1953, just one day before the scheduled execution of their parents, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, […]
John Lennon Shaved His Hair to Go to Watergate Hearings in Washington D.C., June 1973
This post was originally published on this siteJohn Lennon had a completely shaved head when he attended the Watergate hearings in Washington D.C. on June […]
John Lennon and Yoko Ono Waiting for Maid to Make Bed During “Bed-In for Peace” in 1969
This post was originally published on this siteIn March 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono captured global attention with their famous “Bed-In for Peace” in […]
Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in a Prison Cell in Mexico City, 1956 — Their First Photo Together
This post was originally published on this siteA young Cuban Marxist revolutionary, Fidel Castro (left), and Argentine Marxist revolutionary, Che Guevara (right), in Miguel Schultz […]
Long Before Serving as the 33rd President of the U.S, Harry S. Truman Served His Country on the Front Lines of WWI
This post was originally published on this site“My whole political career is based on my war service and war associates.” – Harry S. Truman Long […]
Portraits of Hannie Schaft, Who Became the Nazi’s Most Wanted Woman in the Netherlands During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteHannie Schaft (full name: Jannetje Johanna Schaft, September 16, 1920 – April 17, 1945) was a Dutch resistance […]
The Most Beautiful Suffragist: Historical Photos of Inez Milholland on Horseback in Suffrage Parades in the 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteInez Milholland Boissevain (August 6, 1886 – November 25, 1916) was a leading American suffragist, lawyer, and peace […]
New York City Mayor, Jimmy Walker With Members of the Blackfeet Nation Tribe on the Steps of City Hall, 1927
This post was originally published on this siteOn October 23, 1927, New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker posed with members of the Blackfeet Nation Tribe […]
July 4, 1884: The Statue of Liberty Was Presented to the United States
This post was originally published on this siteIn a ceremony held in Paris on July 4, 1884, the completed Statue of Liberty is formally presented […]
King Albert I of Belgium and King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Inspect Troops During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteKing Albert I of Belgium and King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy were contemporaries and prominent monarchs during […]
A Recently Ordained Robert Francis Prevost (Now Pope Leo XIV) Meeting Pope John Paul II in 1982
This post was originally published on this siteIn a moment that now holds historical weight, the future Pope Leo XIV—then newly ordained—met with Pope John […]
Charlotte Despard Speaking at Anti-Fascist Rally in Trafalgar Square, London, 1933
This post was originally published on this siteIn June 1933, 95-year-old Charlotte Despard (1844-1939), a renowned suffragist, socialist, and anti-fascist, delivered a powerful speech at […]
John Heartfield, the German Visual Artist Who Pioneered the Use of Art as a Political Weapon
This post was originally published on this sitePhotomontage as an art technique was initiated and developed by Dadaists in the interwar period. Back then, it […]
Teenage Bill Clinton Shaking Hands With President John F. Kennedy on July 24, 1963
This post was originally published on this siteOn July 24, 1963, sixteen-year-old Bill Clinton from Hot Springs, Arkansas, was one of the boys gathered in […]
Robert F. Kennedy Stopping for Lunch in Bluefield West Virginia While Campaigning for His Brother, 1960
This post was originally published on this siteA notable photograph from 1960 shows Robert F. Kennedy stopping for lunch at a drive-in called “Chicken in […]
Nov. 25, 1963: During the Internment of Lee Harvey Oswald, Reporters Were Enlisted to Act as Pallbearers
This post was originally published on this siteThis black and white photograph taken by Gene Gordon, the chief photographer of the Fort Worth Press, of […]
20 Vintage Photos of a Young Ethel Kennedy in the 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteEthel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy and a fierce human rights advocate, has died after suffering […]
The Baltic Way, One of the Earliest and Longest Unbroken Human Chains in History
This post was originally published on this siteAt 7:00 PM on August 23 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, […]