These People Recreated Amazing Photos of Their Grandparents From the Past
This post was originally published on this siteWe all love our grandparents, but we rarely think of their lives when they were young. Some of […]
A Couple Captured These Wonderful Photos of Their Travels to Europe and Africa From 1972 to 1975
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a selection of wonderful pictures from Giorgio Benassi that his parents took during their travels to Europe and Africa […]
The Story Of Hannelore Schmatz — The First Woman To Die On Everest
This post was originally published on this siteHannelore Schmatz summited Everest with her husband in 1979. Unfortunately, she’d never make it down to celebrate with […]
A Cool Photo Collection of ‘My Parents on Their Wedding Day’ From Between the 1930s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteA cool collection of submitted photos of members from Flickr and Vintage Brides that shows ‘My Parents on […]
33 Historical Aerial Photos Of The World’s Great Cities
This post was originally published on this siteThese historical aerial photos of New York, Paris, London, and others reveal the planet’s most astounding cities like […]
This Week In History, April 1 – 7
This post was originally published on this siteSome West Africans’ DNA linked to unknown “ghost species” ancestor, evidence of medieval coffin birth uncovered, painting worth […]
That Time Jerry Lee Lewis Married Myra Gale Brown — His 13-Year-Old Cousin
This post was originally published on this siteMyra Gale Brown was just 13 and still believed in Santa Claus when she married Jerry Lee Lewis. […]
The Tragic History Of John Pemberton — The Man Who Invented Coca-Cola
This post was originally published on this siteIf John Pemberton was never in the American civil war, he would never have become addicted to morphine, […]
Candid Polaroid Snaps of Happy Women in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1960s, deep cultural changes were altering the role of women in American society. More females than […]
Rob Hall Is Proof That It Doesn’t Matter How Experienced You Are — Everest Is Still A Deadly Climb
This post was originally published on this siteThe climbers on Everest face danger every day, but Rob Hall had lived to tell the tale several […]
The Enduring 200-Year-Old Mystery Of Kaspar Hauser
This post was originally published on this siteThe tale of Kaspar Hauser seems torn from a Dickens novel. The post The Enduring 200-Year-Old Mystery Of […]
Grave Robbers Once Stole Charlie Chaplin’s Body for Ransom in 1978
This post was originally published on this siteIn one of history’s most famous cases of body-snatching, two men steal the corpse of the revered film […]
Linda Lovelace Was The Girl Next Door Who Starred In The Most Famous Adult Film Of All Time
This post was originally published on this siteLinda Lovelace rose to fame after starring in the groundbreaking adult film “Deep Throat.” But the story behind […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Street Scenes of Sydney During the 1900 Bubonic Plague
This post was originally published on this siteAustralia suffered greatly from the effects of bubonic plague in the first two decades of the 20th century. […]
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 […]
Heinrich Himmler Thought Germans Were Descended From Nordic Gods – So He Tried To Prove It
This post was originally published on this siteThose working for the Ahnenerbe project set out to prove that the Aryan race was descended from Nordic […]
When the British military industry was dominated by women, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War One, large numbers of women were recruited into jobs vacated by men who had gone […]
Inside Pablo Escobar’s famous hacienda, 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteSituated halfway between the city of Medellin and Bogota, the Colombian capital, Hacienda Napoles was the vast ranch […]
Uncovered After 150 Years: Here Are Two Known Portraits of Phineas Gage, Neuroscience’s Most Famous Patient
This post was originally published on this sitePhineas Gage was a railroad construction worker from New Hampshire and is known for his incredible survival after […]
David Bowie With Goggles and Motorcycle, Photographed by Steve Schapiro in Los Angeles, 1974
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer Steve Schapiro was invited to photograph David Bowie in a photoshoot in 1974, he recalled: “It’s 4 […]
60 Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.K During the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating were taken by photographer David Ayres that documented everyday life of England from the 1960s. Southsea […]
Victory Rolls: The Hairstyle That Defined the 1940s Women’s Hairdo
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the most iconic and recognisable vintage hairstyles has to be Victory Rolls. It’s a women’s hairstyle […]
‘Killed’ in Vietnam and Buried With Comrades, This Marine Came Back to His Family 5 Years After He Died
This post was originally published on this siteHe was 17 when he signed up with the Marines in 1967. He was 18 when he was […]
These Incredible Haunting Photographs Are of Convicted Criminals in Newcastle Between 1871-1873
This post was originally published on this siteThese images provided by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums show those who were convicted of crimes in […]
30 Black and White Photos That Show Beautiful Beach Fashions of the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteKnown internationally as a photographer of social justice issues, Gordon Parks was also a celebrated fashion photographer for […]