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Boeing factory disguised during WWII

By Andrew Piper
September 14, 2020
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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…

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Marilyn Hare: an actress who kissed 10,000 during WWII

By Andrew Piper
September 14, 2020
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Marilyn Hare kissed them all a few months after Pearl Harbor. As you probably know, the attack on the Pacific Fleet’s central…

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Unexpected dance of Princess Diana in theatre, 1985

By Andrew Piper
September 11, 2020
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Princess Diana dance surprised her husband, Prince Charles, the royal family, and even the paparazzi. All girls dream of becoming princesses. And…

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Vintage pictures of the Soviet Moscow of the 1950s

By Andrew Piper
September 9, 2020
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Jacques Dupaquier was a French scientist, historian, and member of the Communist Party of France, and he visited Moscow in the 1950s….

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WWI Christmas truce in 1914: pictures and facts

By Andrew Piper
September 9, 2020
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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…

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Mass brawl of rockers and mods on the beach, 1964

By Andrew Piper
September 9, 2020
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This historical clash of two militant subcultures of rockers and mods became legendary soon. They literally occupied the streets of London in…

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Nine European kings in one photo, May 1910

By Andrew Piper
September 8, 2020
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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…

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The story of Rescue at Redding, 1953

By Andrew Piper
September 8, 2020
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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…

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German WWI submarine UB122 that spent 92 years underwater

By Andrew Piper
September 8, 2020
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This decrepit german WWI submarine appeared on the surface 92 years after the last dive. We guess that if this U-boat UB122…

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Two drillers meet in the Eurotunnel, 1990

By Andrew Piper
September 7, 2020
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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…

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