In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, if someone wanted to buy a personal computer, they had to make a trip down to a local computer store to physically check out what was available. Once there, customers typically encountered a dizzying array of incompatible platforms with widely varying capabilities. Depending on the era, thinkContinue reading “Interesting Photos of Computer Stores in the 1970s and 1980s”
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The Dancer in Birkenau: Meet the Polish-Jewish Ballerina Who Shot Nazis on Her Way to the Gas Chamber
More a certainty than a legend, a woman killed a Nazi guard at Birkenau while she was ordered to strip en route to the gas chambers. But who was she? On October 23, 1943, a transport of around 1700 Polish Jews with foreign passports were transported out of the Special Camp at the Bergen-Belsen ExchangeContinue reading “The Dancer in Birkenau: Meet the Polish-Jewish Ballerina Who Shot Nazis on Her Way to the Gas Chamber”
20 Vintage Photographs That Show Lovely Moments of Famous Families
From Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz with their children to Sonny and Cher with their daughter, here is a photo collection that shows lovely moments of famous families from between the 1940s and 1970s.
Amazing Photos of Britain’s Female Dispatch Riders During World War II
During World War II, the British Royal Navy created an all female corps whose members were nicknamed the Wrens. One of their most notable duties was as dispatch riders for both the Admiralty and the Royal Navy. This turned out to be a tough assignment as German bombs made travel increasingly difficult as the warContinue reading “Amazing Photos of Britain’s Female Dispatch Riders During World War II”
Portraits of 10 Female Rock Stars Who Helped Define the Genre of Rock
For as long as there has been rock music, women have played a role in its success. Some were a major influence on artists of their generation, and some were a major influence on the success of the bands with which they worked. All excelled at creating and performing rock music, as songwriters, instrumentalists, andContinue reading “Portraits of 10 Female Rock Stars Who Helped Define the Genre of Rock”
30 Strange and Hilarious Vintage Feminine Hygiene Ads From the Early 20 Century
In the late 1800s, disposable cloth towels to be worn during menstruation were introduced as a product category marketed to middle- and upper-class women. Before then, even the wealthiest women had made their own menstrual supplies from yard goods. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the practice of birth control was rarely discussed publicly,Continue reading “30 Strange and Hilarious Vintage Feminine Hygiene Ads From the Early 20 Century”
25 Tragic Photos Of The Forgotten Genocide In Nazi-Occupied Poland
The death toll of the Holocaust wasn’t 6 million, it was 11 million. These are some of the victims killed in Nazi-occupied Poland who often go overlooked. When we think of the Nazis’ crimes against humanity, the most obvious example is the horrific, systematic murder of about 6 million Jews across Europe. However, the HolocaustContinue reading “25 Tragic Photos Of The Forgotten Genocide In Nazi-Occupied Poland”
Wonderful Vintage Photos of London Girls Protesting For Mini-skirts in 1966
Calling themselves members of “The British Society for the Advancement of the Mini-skirt” these mini-skirt enthusiasts were protesting outside Christian Dior’s premises about the below the knee creations. The Mini-skirt first emerged on the catwalk in 1964 and was reputedly designed by the pen of Mary Quant. She named it after her favorite car and,Continue reading “Wonderful Vintage Photos of London Girls Protesting For Mini-skirts in 1966”
The Mysterious Hasanlu Lovers and Their 2800-Year Old Kiss
The Hasanlu Lovers are human remains found by a team from the University of Pennsylvania led by Robert Dyson at the Teppe Hasanlu archaeological site, located in the Solduz Valley in the West Azerbaijan Province of Iran, in 1972. The image depicts two human skeletons, seemingly in an embrace, which earned the photograph its titleContinue reading “The Mysterious Hasanlu Lovers and Their 2800-Year Old Kiss”
From Bette Davis to Katharine Hepburn, Here Are 12 Iconic Beauties Who Defined the 1930s Style
At the start of the decade, following the fallout from the Great Depression in America, 1930s fashion as well as all other aspects of normality were profoundly changed. Almost overnight the vivaciousness of the 1920s fashion flapper disappeared, with a sophisticated and more conservative style becoming de rigueur. Moving into the latter half of theContinue reading “From Bette Davis to Katharine Hepburn, Here Are 12 Iconic Beauties Who Defined the 1930s Style”
