Joseph Kittinger jumping from his balloon up 102,000 feet in August 16, 1960
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A Damn Interesting Collection Of Historical Facts
The Beatles trip to India ended badly because the Maharishi wanted the band to deposit up to 25% of their next album’s profits in his Swiss bank account as a tithe.
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5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes
The grave of Gene Simmers, United States soldier and Vietnam veteran, who passed away in 2022
What It Felt Like to Live Through Three World-Changing Events
What was it like for civilians during the Siege of Leningrad?
Winter is coming. It always comes to Leningrad, fierce and relentless, but in September 1941 it arrives like an executioner. The city is ringed by German and Finnish armies—almost three million souls trapped inside what will become a vast, frozen prison. The siege is not just a military campaign. It’s a slow-motion catastrophe, a war waged against hope itself.
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5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes
Queenie in training to become a Mercy dog during WW1. The dogs went out after large battles, where they would seek out wounded soldiers, they carried first-aid supplies that could then be used by wounded soldiers, and comforted dying soldiers who were mortally wounded.
5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes
A young Joseph Stalin (right) stands over the body of his 22yr old wife, Kato Svanidze. They had only just welcomed their first son.”This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.” 1907
23 Fascinating Historical Photos That Capture Everyday Life in the Past
The American Look in 1945 according to the department store, Lord & Taylor
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5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes
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Mother Searching for Her Son among Returning POWs, Friedland, Germany, Oct. 1955
5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes
Japanese Samurai, 1866. Photograph by Felice Beato
5 Historical Photos That Speak Volumes
The Berlin Wall comes down. November 9, 1989
5 Historical Photos That Speak Volumes
German child soldiers captured by the 6th U.S. Armored Division in Giessen, Germany. March 19, 1945.
On March 19, 1945, in the central German city of Giessen, soldiers of the 6th U.S. Armored Division take custody of a group of prisoners who barely look old enough to shave. Some wear oversized uniforms. Some still have round faces, soft hands, and the stiff, unsure posture of adolescents trying to appear older than they are.
They are German child soldiers.