When Americans said goodbye to alcohol, 1920-1933
This post was originally published on this siteProhibition was the attempt to outlaw the production and consumption of alcohol in the United States. The call […]
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Inside the revolutionary Bell Labs Datacenter, 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteSince the early 1900s Bell Telephone Laboratories, or Bell Labs, has been a major source of technological experimentation […]
The Navajo Code Talkers and their unbreakable code, 1942-1945
This post was originally published on this siteEvery war combatant highly appreciated the need for an unbreakable code that would help them communicate while protecting […]
When White House had to be completely gutted, 1949-1952
This post was originally published on this siteWhen President Truman moved into the executive mansion in 1945, they found the White House badly in need […]
Disneyland’s historical opening day, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteDisneyland was dedicated at an “International Press Preview” event held on Sunday, July 17, 1955, which was open […]
Watching Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral train pass by, 1968
This post was originally published on this siteThe assassination of Robert F. Kennedy fractured the nation just two months after the assassination of Martin Luther […]
The paradoxical history of the iconic DeLorean, 1980-1984
This post was originally published on this siteDeLorean DMC-12, an innovative sports car, produced from 1981–1983, with gull-wing doors and stainless-steel body panels. It should […]
Detroit Riot in pictures, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteOn July 23, 1967, a police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in the arrest of 82 black […]
Remembering the hysteria over Windows 95 launch, 1995
This post was originally published on this siteOn Aug. 24, 1995, Microsoft—at that time a tech company with around $6 billion in sales and 17,800 […]
Apollo 11 preparation in rare photos, 1969
This post was originally published on this siteApollo 11 was the climax of the Apollo program, which pushed human spaceflight forward faster than ever before. […]
The massive FBI’s fingerprint files, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteThese photos picture the overflow filling facility that the FBI’s Identification Division started using during World War II […]
The freaky high school fashion of the hippie era, 1969
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs, taken for LIFE magazine in the fall of 1969, explored the “freaky new freedoms” of fashion […]
Civil War veteran poses with a fighter jet, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteThis interesting picture shows a supposed Civil War veteran from Florida enjoying himself next to a fighter jet. […]
A young woman writing a thank you note to her boyfriend in the Navy for the skull of a Japanese soldier that he sent, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteA rare and disturbing picture, so much about this it’s still a mystery. We don’t know what became […]
A lone African-American man attends a Klan rally in Jackson, USA, 1950
This post was originally published on this siteA lone African-American boy, left foreground, stands in a sparse crowd that turned out to hear Dr. Lycurgus […]
The early teen bicycle messengers, 1908-1917
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1908, the National Child Labor Committee hired Lewis Hine, a New York sociologist and photographer, to document […]
Rare photos of dangerous New York City’s subway system, 1970-1980
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the late 70’s and early 80’s, New York City’s subway system was one of the most dangerous […]
The propaganda posters that sold World War I to the American public, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThe United States entered World War I in 1917 as an associated power on the allied side of […]
This Japanese-American fighting unit was one of WWII’s most decorated, 1943-1945
This post was originally published on this siteAfter the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, many Americans were distrusting and fearful of Japanese-Americans […]
The Old Cincinnati Library before being demolished, 1874-1955
This post was originally published on this siteBuilt in 1874 on the site reserved for an opera house, the Old Cincinnati Library was a thing […]
A nostalgic glance at American shopping malls of the late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1989, Michael Galinsky, then a 20-year-old student, took a month to traverse the U.S. Everywhere he went, […]
The American Nazis of the German American Bund, 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Hitler’s rise to power 1933, some German Americans formed groups to support the Nazi party in Germany […]
When Ronald Reagan was a Hollywood actor, 1940-1960
This post was originally published on this siteHe was the 40th president of the United States, but first, he juggled monkeys for Hollywood. Ronald Reagan […]
A lady battles with police as they try to prevent her from committing suicide, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteThe lady in the picture with the mirror held above her head – was Mrs. Edna Egbert. The […]
Preparing and printing the New York Times, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteLong before the age of computerized printing presses and journalists being able to file stories via computer, the […]