Boeing factory disguised during WWII
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It’s hard to believe that you see a disguised Boeing aircraft factory during WWII. But that’s what we have: smart company owners…
Marilyn Hare kissed them all a few months after Pearl Harbor. As you probably know, the attack on the Pacific Fleet’s central…
Princess Diana dance surprised her husband, Prince Charles, the royal family, and even the paparazzi. All girls dream of becoming princesses. And…
Jacques Dupaquier was a French scientist, historian, and member of the Communist Party of France, and he visited Moscow in the 1950s….
WWI Christmas truce in 1914: pictures and facts
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This fascinating story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 started on December 24, when the British watch noticed that the Germans were…
This historical clash of two militant subcultures of rockers and mods became legendary soon. They literally occupied the streets of London in…
Nine European kings in one photo, May 1910
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Ironically, these nine kings will be at war (WWI) less than five years after this photo was taken. Nonetheless, there was no…
The story of Rescue at Redding, 1953
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Newspaper editors called this picture ‘Rescue at Redding’. Virginia Shaw wasn’t a professional photographer, but her image won the Pulitzer prize next…
This decrepit german WWI submarine appeared on the surface 92 years after the last dive. We guess that if this U-boat UB122…
Two drillers meet in the Eurotunnel, 1990
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Some people say that Great Britain stopped being an island after these drillers in the Eurotunnel met on December 1, 1990. This…