A Unique Side of History
During the pre-penicillin era, syphilis was a major disease that devastated many. This is a photo of a young boy whose face suffered from the side effects of Congenital Syphilis. This condition occurred when a mother who was infected with Syphilis gave birth.
During civil rights movement of the 1960s many suffered injuries from police brutality. This is just one of the photos of one of the victims. Pictured here a man is being attacked by police dogs in 1964, unfortunately not a rare occurrence for the movement.
This is an iconic photograph of United State’s history when the Voting Rights Act finally passed in 1965. Here is President Lyndon B. Johnson photographed with Martin Luther King Jr.
During the 1920’s alcohol in the United States became illegal. People resorted to creating and going to speakeasies to get their fix of alcohol. When prohibition ended on December 5, 1933, people everywhere celebrated. Here is a photo of some of the men partying for the end of prohibition.
It has been a common practice for soldiers throughout history to write messages on their ammo. Here two American soldiers have a special message for Hitler. On Easter Sunday of 1945, they wrote “Happy Easter Adolph” on their ammo.
The construction of the Hoover Dam was a magnificent architectural masterpiece of the time. The start to the construction completion took years. Here are some men standing in a 45,000 steel pipe above the Dam.
After V-Day, thousands of American soldiers came home in 1945. Here is a famous photograph of American troops arriving in New York City. They came home on the Queen Elizabeth and docked in the New York City harbour.
An American soldier here is pictured happily replacing one of the street signs in Berlin, Germany. He changes the sign for “Adolph Hitler st” to “Roosevelt Blvd” in 1945. Roosevelt was the president during the victory against Hitler.
This photograph is one of the infamous photos of D-Day in 1944. Here, American soldiers are captured approaching Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944. The soldiers pictured are faced with the possibility of dying for their nation.
December 7, 1941, was declared by President Roosevelt as “a day that would live in infamy”. He made his famous speech as a reaction to the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor. Here is a photograph from the tragic bombings where the Destroyer USS exploded during the attack.
During the 1800’s one of the first railroads that would give travellers the opportunity to travel from east to west for the first time was constructed. The building of the railroad gave employment to many Americans. Here is a photograph of some of the workers in 1868.
The first post WWII nuclear test was named Operation Crossroads. The experiment took place in the Marshall Islands. This is a photo of the destruction from Operation Crossroads.
Before 1967 only males had run the Boston Marathon. Katherine Switzerland was the first female to participate in the marathon in 1967. She faced a lot of aggression for her choice, men attempted in stopping her numerous times.
The technique of using gas as ware fare became a popular mode of destruction during WWI. To combat against this kind of weapon soldiers wore gas masks. Pictured here in 1916 are two German soldiers and their donkey all wearing gas masks.
The “Punt Gun”, photographed here, was an usually enormous gun which had the capability of shooting over a pound of ammunition in one time. It was used during the 19th and 20th century for commercial harvesting operations. One couldn't operate it alone, you either needed a partner or to rest it on something to aim.
This disturbing photograph is of officials examining remains of cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. Komarov fell from space in 1976. He was a soviet cosmonaut and the first person to die during a space mission. He was also the first Soviet to fly into space more than once.
Evelyn McHale committed suicide from the Empire State Buildings observatory at the 86th floor. She landed on a limousine on the ground floor, pictured here. In 1947 Time Magazine named it “The Most Beautiful Suicide”.
At first glance, this odd photo is quite disturbing. Looking at it might give you the chills. However, not all is as it appears, these are actually mannequins from Madam Tussaud’s wax museum. The London exhibit had a fire and these are some of the remnants of the figures.
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