This Week In History News, Sept. 24 – 30
This post was originally published on this siteSecret JFK assassination records to be released, ancient Black Sea shipwrecks found, and Paul Revere’s outhouse uncovered. Who […]
Incredible Photos of Tourists Feeding Bears From Their Cars in Yellowstone National Park From Between the 1940s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteOnce upon a time, bear feeding was as popular (if not more so) than geyser watching in Yellowstone […]
Mailing Babies: When It Was Legal to Send Children Through the U.S Postal Service in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteOnce-upon-a-time, it was legal to mail a baby in the United States. It happen more than once and […]
Declassified Satellite Images Show Lost City Of Alexander The Great
This post was originally published on this siteAlexander and his army first marched through the city in 331 BC while chasing Darius III, the king […]
Vintage Photographs Capture the Ice Cutting Process on the Ottauquechee River in 1936
This post was originally published on this siteIce cutting and harvesting was a job pretty much obsolete now due to refrigeration and advances in technology. […]
63 Adorable Color Photos That Show What Kids Wore in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThat’s what kids looked like in the 1950s.
43 Color Snapshots That Capture Everyday Life of Morocco in 1974
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating color photos from Leon Reed that were taken by his father Walter Reed during his trip to Morocco […]
The Tragic Tale Of “The Elephant Man” Who Just Wanted To Be Like Everybody Else
This post was originally published on this site Wikimedia CommonsJoseph Merrick. 1889. Imagine, as a new parent, having a beautiful and healthy baby boy. Now […]
Meet The 6 Deadliest Soviet Snipers Of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThese six legendary male and female Soviet snipers not only aided the Soviet’s army but also changed the […]
Rare and Fascinating Photos of Harriet Quimby, the First Licensed U.S. Woman Pilot
This post was originally published on this siteShe was a modern woman in a not-so modern age. At a time when her contemporaries were swathed […]
Touching Footage of Muhammad Ali Surprised Kids on “Candid Camera” in 1974
This post was originally published on this site“You are Muhammed Ali! Wanna meet my sister?” One a fine day in 1974, at a school in […]
Old Romanian Glass-Plate Portraits Restored and Turned Into Colorfully Whimsical Composites
This post was originally published on this siteFascinated by the thousands of old photographs on glass plates from the Costica Acsinte Archive, Australian artist Jane […]
The Fiendish Plot Behind The “Screaming Mummy”
This post was originally published on this siteThis mummy was behind a murderous plot carried out over 3,000 years ago. G. Elliott Smith/Wikimedia Commons This […]
26 Rare Color Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Edinburgh in 1949
This post was originally published on this siteEdinburgh is the capital and the second most populous city of Scotland, also the seventh most populous in […]
38 Intimate Color Photos That Capture People of Boston in 1957
This post was originally published on this siteThis set is a part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of Nick Dewolf. Pictures are portraits […]
“Utterly Ruthless”: The Story Of Heinrich Müller, The Highest-Ranking Nazi Never Killed Or Caught
This post was originally published on this siteHe carried out the attack that started WWII and helped plan the Holocaust but was never captured or […]
The Baboon Who Worked On A Railway For 9 Years Without Ever Messing Up
This post was originally published on this siteJack the baboon worked on the railway system without ever making a mistake. Wikimedia Commons Jack operating the […]
Candid Photographs Reveal New York City Taxicab Passengers Taken by Their Own Driver in the 1980s and ’90s
This post was originally published on this siteA self-described “photographer-taxi driver,” Ryan Weideman presents duotone portraits of punks, white- and blue-collar types, prostitutes, club kids […]
Susan Peters Riding Her Monark Bicycle Along the Pacific Palisades at Santa Monica, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteSusan Peters was an Oscar-nominated young actress, being groomed for stardom at MGM, when she was shot in […]
Why Scientists Are Hoping To Find Paul Revere’s Poop
This post was originally published on this siteArchaeologists hope that their findings will shed more light on the diet and habits of Paul Revere and […]
50 Rare and Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From the Making of ‘Ghostbusters’ (1984)
This post was originally published on this siteGhostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan […]
The Hollywood Living Legend: Look at the Beauty of Young Angela Lansbury From Between the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1925 to an upper-middle-class family in Regents Park, central London, British-American-Irish actress Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury has […]
New York in the 1950s: 23 Fascinating Color Snapshots May Make You Softhearted
This post was originally published on this siteThat’s what New York City looked like in the 1950s. Warner Theater, New York, circa 1950 George Washington […]
Who Were The Four Men That Have Killed U.S. Presidents?
This post was originally published on this siteDiscover the seldom-heard stories of four of the most famous murderers in history. ATI Composite The United States […]
No, The Civil War Wasn’t About “States’ Rights” — Just Slavery
This post was originally published on this siteThe war was about just one states’ right: the right to own slaves. Wikimedia CommonsA statue of Confederate […]