A clock in Hiroshima, destroyed during the atomic bombing of the city on August 6, 1945. Its time marks the moment when the bomb exploded: 8:15 AM.
The only preserved photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death. Taken 24 April 1865, by Jeremiah Gurney, Jr., City Hall, Manhattan, NY. Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its…Details
Czech citizens having to greet invading German troops, October 1938. This photo is haunting!
Business cards began in the 17th century in Europe, where they were used to announce the impending arrival of prosperous or aristocratic people to their local town or even their home. They were shaped and sized in a similar way to a playing card and became a staple of the elite by the middle of…Details
Fala was a Scottish Terrier who was born in 1940 and given as a gift to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He accompanied the President everywhere and captured the public’s attention to such an extent that American soldiers during World War II would ask other soldiers to name FDR’s dog to make sure they weren’t German spies.…Details
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) violently cleared Beijing’s Tiananmen Square of protesters, ending a six-week demonstration that had called for democracy and widespread political reform.
Can you feel the fear exhibited by the 2 females under the bridge as the tanks roll overhead.
Between 1876 and 1882, the arm of the Statue of Liberty was in Madison Square Park, NY, for fund-raising to complete the Statue. Anyone could pay 50 cents to climb to the torch balcony.