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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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The day Sweden switched to the right side, 1967

By James Maurer
September 9, 2020
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Sweden was the last country in continental Europe to do the right side switch. It happened on September 3, 1967. History of…

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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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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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Mercedes is helping a bicycle to set a speed record, 1962

By Andrew Piper
September 7, 2020
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In 1962, Jose Meiffre set a new bicycle speed record of 204 km/h (126.76 mph). No one will explain what is happening…

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Joseph Stalin kisses the sword of Stalingrad, 1943.

By Andrew Piper
September 7, 2020
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In this picture, Joseph Stalin is receiving the Sword of Stalingrad during the Tehran conference in 1943. The story of the Sword…

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Photo of the iceberg that sank the Titanic

By Andrew Piper
September 7, 2020
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To be precise, here we have two pictures of the iceberg that sank the Titanic. Those are two different icebergs; both of…

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London - Calcutta: the longest bus route in history

By Andrew Piper
September 4, 2020
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This photo was taken on April 15, 1957, at Victoria Bus Station before the first trip on the longest ever bus route…

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Fiat test track on the factory roof, the 1920s

By Andrew Piper
September 4, 2020
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The Fiat test track on the factory roof definitely was the coolest place on Earth for every car lover in the 1920s….

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