15 Vintage Photographs That Show Teenage Bedrooms From Between the Late 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteRemember when true loyalty meant rolling up a ball of blu-tack and applying it to four corners of […]
Daughter Of Slave And Civil War Veteran Dies At 111
This post was originally published on this siteDevan’s grand-niece said, “Just talking to her was like connecting history. She was the last living connection to […]
10,000 People Died Because The Government Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition
This post was originally published on this siteWhen prohibition was at its height, the government resorted to a desperate plan to scare the public out […]
33 Black and White Photographs Capture the London Rockin’ Scene of the Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteWhile studying graphic design in London in the 1980s, Adrian Sensicle met a man nicknamed Rockin’ Dave, who […]
21 Charming Photos of the Graduates From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteThat’s what the graduates looked like over 100 years ago.
Red Dresses: The Gorgeous Costume For Women in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteNot overstate to say that ’50s women fashion is just like a bright summer’s day. Dresses with glamorous […]
The True Story Of WWII Medic Desmond Doss Was Too Heroic Even For ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
This post was originally published on this site Wikimedia CommonsDesmond Doss If you were to call him a hero, Desmond Doss would’ve likely corrected you. […]
The Horrifying Story Of Jeffrey Dahmer, The Milwaukee Cannibal
This post was originally published on this site“It’s hard for me to believe that a human being could have done what I’ve done, but I […]
Lenin Died In 1924, But His Corpse Has Been Perfectly Preserved Ever Since
This post was originally published on this siteThe top-secret procedure that’s keeping this body so well preserved remains shrouded in mystery to this day. AFP […]
Whoops! In 1961, The United States Nearly Nuked Itself And Killed Millions Of People
This post was originally published on this site“We’ll never know with any precision exactly how close we came to the worst catastrophe imaginable. But it […]
Dancing at Kilgarriff’s Café in Jamaica Plain, Boston in 1976
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to Voices of East Anglia, the venue was owned by Thomas Kilgarriff, who was born in Dunmore, […]
Bad Invention: Psychograph, a Phrenology Machine to Measure the Shape of Your Head From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1901, Henry C. Lavery, a self-described “profound thinker” of Superior, Wisconsin became certain that phrenology was true […]
How Four Auschwitz Prisoners Escaped — By Driving Right Out The Front Gate
This post was originally published on this siteThe daring and heroic escape would be the catalyst for the infamous Auschwitz prison tattoos. Auchwitz-Birkenau Museum Archives […]
30 Interesting Photographs Capture Street Scenes of London in the Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1980s were an iconic time for the United Kingdom, and London was at the centre of it […]
Beautiful France in 1970 Through An Australian Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteThese beautiful photos of France in 1970 that were taken by lindsaybridge, an Australian travel addict who also […]
43 Glamorous Photos of Lucille Ball in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteLucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) was an American actress, comedienne, model, film-studio executive, and producer. She was best known […]
How The Winter War’s “Ghost Soldiers” Helped Secure World War II For The Allies
This post was originally published on this siteThis widely overlooked conflict changed world history forever. 1 of 31 Finnish troops wear gas while on skis. […]
20 Haunting Photos From the Heyday of the Eugenics Movement at the Turn of 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe photos – from a time Britain and America would prefer to forget – show people’s heads being […]
Beautiful Black and White Photos of a 1951 Packard 300 4-Door Touring Sedan
This post was originally published on this siteThe Packard 300 was an automobile built and sold by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan […]
Jonathan D. Maxwell driving a curved-dash Oldsmobile on rough terrain, c.1901
This post was originally published on this site With its one-cylinder engine and horseless carriage looks, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash didn’t seem particularly rugged. Olds […]
The Soviet Union Once Tested A Nuke That Was Too Big For War
This post was originally published on this siteThe strength of the bomb was bigger than Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined — and wasn’t even as strong […]
24 Adorable Colorized Photos That Show Japanese Girls Playing Musical Instruments in the Late 19th and Early 20 Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a collection of colorized photos that shows Japanese girls playing musical instruments from the late 19th […]
The US in the Post–World War II: Looking Back on American Life during the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing color pictures were found by Michael that show everyday life of the US during the 1950s. San […]
The Real-Life Goodfellas: Meet The Mobsters Behind The Movie
This post was originally published on this siteThese are the stories behind the real men and women whose lives were depicted in the movie Goodfellas. […]
The Man Who Singlehandedly Prevented Nuclear Armageddon Dies
This post was originally published on this siteMeet the man responsible for saving the world from a nuclear war. Scott Peterson/ Getty ImagesStanislav Petrov, at […]