Burning Buddhist monk, 1963
1 Mins read
This photo was not photoshopped and this is not a trick, either. In 1963, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc burned himself…
1975, a plane full of orphaned babies being evacuated out of Vietnam during the war. Evacuation is more known as “Operation Babylift”….
First public video phone. New York, 1964
1 Mins read
Bell presented Picturephone at the New York World Fair and in Disneyland California. A commercial service started in June 1964 from three…
Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 8 in the morning. This photo was made in 1838 and it`s for now the first known photo…
Preparing for the Second World War, in 1939 British government produced several motivation posters. This one was from a “Home Publicity” series….
Baby gas respirators in 1940
1 Mins read
1940. The photo is from the Imperial War Museum in London. Its original caption says: “Three nurses carry babies cocooned in baby…
First ice-cream cones
1 Mins read
Before July 23, 1904, ice-cream was served at special bowls. But at the World’s Fair at St. Louis, on an extremely hot…
Since 1916 there have been seven different lions used for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer logo. But the first roar was Jackie’s. That`s…