Charles Godefroy taking his Nieuport 11 “Bébé” through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on August 7th, 1919.
Construction of Brasilia city, which would later become the capital of Brazil. 1960
Construction of the Eiffel tower in July, 1888.
A Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber named “Enola Gay” was the bomber that dropped the “Little Boy” (nuclear bomb) over Hiroshima, Japan during World War 2. It was the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb as a weapon of war.
Famous album cover art for The Beatles album Abbey Road, correct? Not exactly, this is them walking back in the opposite direction. See original iconic photo
here.
Che Guevara and Fidel Castro.
Albert Einstein's matriculation certificate that he received at the age of 17, showing his final grades from the Aargau Kantonsschule (on a scale of 1-6).
Filming Star Wars inside of the iconic “Millennium Falcon” spacecraft.
The US-built ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first computer ever made. It combined, for the first time, the high speed of electronics with the ability to be programmed for many complex problems. It could add or subtract 5000 times a second, a thousand times faster than any other machine.
The unbroken seal on King Tut's Tomb
The First Google Team in 1999.
The first Wal-Mart store was opened in 1962 by [a salesman] Sam Walton. It was called Walton's Five and Dime
One of the first McDonald's restaurants open in 1948
The moment George W. Bush was notified of the September 11 terrorist attacks
Henry Ford (the founder of Ford Motor Co.), Thomas Edison (inventor of the phonograph, motion picture camera and the practical light bulb), Warren G. Harding (29th president of USA) and Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.) lounging together.
Mathias Rust's Cessna 172 that landed illegally in the Red Square on May 28, 1987. A German amateur pilot that flew from Finland to Moscow (while being tracked by the Soviet air defense as well as Soviet Jet Interceptors - which never received permission to fire).
One of the first photos that was taken inside of Hitler's bunker (Führerbunker) in 1945 by Allied soldiers
Madonna, Sting and Tupac hanging out
The Quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra. The only Quagga to have been photographed alive was this mare at the Zoological Society of London's Zoo in Ragent's Park in 1870.
The real boarding pass for RMS Titanic (Wiki'd link because of
this).
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates chatting in 1991.
Elvis Presley during his service in the U.S. Army.
During the Apollo 16 mission, Charles Duke left a family photo on the moon that was enclosed in a plastic bag.
Vought F4U Corsair crashes on the deck of a carrier when the arresting gear failed. Most likely sometime during WW2 in the Pacific Theater.
John F. Kennedy at NASA's Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex in 1962.
The following photo is believed to be the last photo ever taken of the RMS Titanic before it sunk in April 1912.
1884 De Dion, Bouton et Trepardou Dos-à-Dos is the oldest running car on the planet. It was the first car to participate in an automobile race.
This photo was taken in space right after World War II (1946). A team of soldiers and scientists used a German-made V-2 missile equipped with a camera to capture this shot. Making it the first photo in space.
Douglas MacArthur signing the official Japanese surrender instrument aboard the USS Missouri, 1945.
Hitler inspecting the massive 800mm “Schwerer Gustav” railway gun from afar. It was the largest-calibre rifled weapon ever used in combat, and fired the heaviest shells of any artillery piece.
George S. Patton's Dog, Willie, mourning his best friend on the day of his death.
Joseph Goebbels on his wedding day. Hitler was his best man and can be seen behind him in a trench coat and top hat.
George Armstrong Custer and some of his fellow soldiers, during the American Civil War.
Howard Carter, an English archaeologist, examining the opened sarcophagus of King Tut.
An RAF pilot getting a haircut while reading a book between missions
Manfred von Richthofen, aka “The Red Baron”, petting his dog on an airfield.
Samurai. ~ 1860 – 1880
A team of SAS soldiers in North Africa, 1943
Soviet soldiers stop for a break in 1945 on the outskirts of Berlin.
Tsar Nicholas II goofing around with his friend in 1899.
Walt and Roy O. Disney on the day that they opened the Disney studio. Beside them are their wives and mother.
John Young and Charles Duke training for the Apollo 16 mission in the New Mexico desert.
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