29 Historical Photos From the Odder Side of History
Nathan Johnson
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04/02/2023
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History, much like the present, is full of stories from people who are not that different than us, if at all. There is a popular notion that the world today is a joke compared to the past. And if you aren't careful, you'll miss the underlying sentiment behind this way of thinking.
So let these stories be a reminder that while yes, people today are pathetic, we always have been.
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History, much like the present, is full of stories from people who are not that different than us, if at all. There is a popular notion that the world today is a joke compared to the past. And if you aren't careful, you'll miss the underlying sentiment behind this way of thinking. So let these stories be a reminder that while yes, people today are pathetic, we always have been. -
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Thought This Was A Pretty Cool Photo. Pictured Above Is An American M3 Lee Going Airborne On An Obstacle Course -
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Venus The Bulldog, Mascot Of The Destroyer Hms Vansittart -
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This Photo Shows What New York Looked Like Back In 1903 -
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If You Think Something Smells Fishy, It Could Be Because This Epic Historical Photograph Actually Features A Taxidermist’s Preservation Of The Massive Catch -
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A Police Officer On A Harley-Davidson Transports A Prisoner In A Mobile Holding Cell (1921) -
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Seeing How Many People You Could Pack Into A Phone Booth Was What Teens Did Before The Internet, 1959 -
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The Making Of Batman In 1966 -
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Salvo The “Paradog” Completing A Parachute Jump During Training -
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On September 3rd, 1967, Or “H-Day” As It Was Called, Sweden Planned To Switch From Driving On The Left Side Of The Road To The Right Side. This Is What Happened -
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African American Soldiers Of The Us Army 41st Engineers During The Color Guard Ceremony At Fort Bragg, North Carolina -
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A Shell-Shocked Reindeer Looks On As War Planes Drop Bombs On Russia In 1941 -
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Yes, This Is What Halloween Looked Like In The Year 1900. -
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A Member Of The State Militia Faces Off Against An African-American Veteran During The 1919 Chicago Race Riot. July 27, 1919 -
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This Photograph, Taken In 1942 By Life Magazine Photographer Gabriel Benzur, Shows Cadets In Training For The U.S. Army Air Corps, Who Would Later Become The Famous Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen Were The First Black Military Aviators And Helped Encourage The Eventual Integration Of The U.S. Armed Forces -
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Men Of The British Expeditionary Force Safely Arrive Home After Their Arrival In Flanders On June 6, 1940 -
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Yes, This Is Also What Kids Used To Do For Fun. This Photo Shows A Young Girl Riding An Alligator In The 1920s -
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The Expanding Fireball And Shockwave Of The Trinity Explosion, Seen .025 Seconds After Detonation On July 16, 1945 -
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The Painting Of The Eiffel Tower In 1932 -
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There Are Several Instances Where Moms Have Tried To Sell Their Kids For Cash -
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Invented In The 19th Century, The "Mass Shaving Machine" Can Shave A Dozen Men Simultaneously -
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Pictured Above Are Kittyhawk Fighters Of The American Volunteer Group Flying Near The Salween River Gorge On The Chinese-Burmese Border During May 28, 1942 -
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Photo Taken In January Of 1952 -
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Dr. Wernher Von Braun -
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Pictured Above Is The Children's Khorovod, Also Known As Barmaley Fountain Located In Stalingrad -
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Two German Soldiers And Their Mule Wearing Gas Masks In Wwi, 1916. I'm Not Too Sure How That Worked Out For The Mule -
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During The Invasion Of Sicily By Allied Forces, An American Cargo Ship -
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An Unidentified American Soldier, Shot And Killed By A German Sniper, Clutches His Rifle And Hand Grenade In March Of 1945 In Coblenz, Germany -
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Pictured Above Are Men Working On M3 Lee Tanks At The Detroit Arsenal Plant In Michigan, United States. Date Is Unknown -
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Belgians Blasted This Bridge Across The Meuse River In The Town Of Dinant, Belgium, But Shortly After, A Wooden Bridge Built By German Sappers Was Standing Next To The Ruins On June 20, 1940 -
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Pictured Above Is Russian Photographer Yevgeny Khaldei (Center) In Berlin With Soviet Forces, Near The Brandenburg Gate In May Of 1945
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