John McCain’s capture and subsequent imprisonment occurred on October 26, 1967. He was flying his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam when his A-4E Skyhawk was shot down by a missile over Hanoi. McCain fractured both arms and a leg when he ejected from the aircraft, and nearly drowned after he parachuted into Trúc B?chContinue reading “Historical Photos of John Mccain as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam”
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March 1, 1994: Five Weeks Before Kurt Cobain’s Death, Nirvana Performed Their Final Concert in Munich, Germany
Nirvana’s last concert ever took place on March 1st, 1994 in Munich, Germany, at Terminal Einz, an airplane hanger that fit 3,050 people. It was far from an ideal venue for a rock show and the acoustics were terrible, though Cobain didn’t realize this until the performance began since he skipped out on the soundcheck.Continue reading “March 1, 1994: Five Weeks Before Kurt Cobain’s Death, Nirvana Performed Their Final Concert in Munich, Germany”
Amazing Examples of the Live-Action Reference Filmed for Disney’s “Cinderella” (1950) as You’ve Never Seen Before
A lot of you have probably seen the live action version of Cinderella that came out in 2015. Well long before Lily James took on the role, another actress played Cinderella at the Walt Disney Studios, Helene Stanley. Stanley was a live action reference model for the animated 1950 film of Cinderella. She, along withContinue reading “Amazing Examples of the Live-Action Reference Filmed for Disney’s “Cinderella” (1950) as You’ve Never Seen Before”
Margaret Hamilton Poses Next to a Huge Stack of Code She Wrote by Hand That Took Humanity to the Moon in 1969
Half a century ago, MIT played a critical role in the development of the flight software for NASA’s Apollo program, which landed humans on the moon for the first time in 1969. One of the many contributors to this effort was Margaret Hamilton, a computer scientist who led the Software Engineering Division of the MITContinue reading “Margaret Hamilton Poses Next to a Huge Stack of Code She Wrote by Hand That Took Humanity to the Moon in 1969”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 6
24 Incredible Mugshots of Women Criminals From the 1920s
These mugshots show women criminals from the 1920s. They mostly came from Australia and New Zealand.
Incredible Then and Now Pictures That Show What Popular Dog Breeds Looked Like Before And After 100 Years of Breeding
They may be man’s best friend, but man has also changed them beyond all recognition, these incredible pictures of dog breeds reveal. A hundred years ago, dogs like the Bull Terrier, Boxer, English Bulldog, and Dachshund were well-proportioned, generally healthy, and physically active. Today’s versions of these breeds are markedly different. Over the years, severalContinue reading “Incredible Then and Now Pictures That Show What Popular Dog Breeds Looked Like Before And After 100 Years of Breeding”
Dream of Venus: Inside Salvador Dali’s Surrealist Funhouse From the 1939 World’s Fair
In June 1939 Salvador Dalí designed a pavilion for the New York World’s Fair built by the architect Ian Woodner. The building was named Dream of Venus. Dalí’s Dream of Venus is the most recent addition to the still-growing list of amusement-area girl shows and easily the most amazing. Weird building contains a dry tankContinue reading “Dream of Venus: Inside Salvador Dali’s Surrealist Funhouse From the 1939 World’s Fair”
Rare Color Photographs Capture Daily Life in the First Nazi Concentration Camps in 1933
Nazi Germany maintained concentration camps throughout the territories it controlled before and during the Second World War. The first Nazi camps were erected in Germany in March 1933 immediately after Hitler became Chancellor and his Nazi Party was given control over the police through Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick and Prussian Acting Interior Minister HermannContinue reading “Rare Color Photographs Capture Daily Life in the First Nazi Concentration Camps in 1933”
33 Vintage Photographs of Celebrities Arrested for Smoking Marijuana
Marijuana is the evil weed that will drive you to madness. Here are some of old pictures of famous faces who have been arrested for cannabis possession.
