Saigon Execution: The Murder Of A Vietcong By The Chief Of The Saigon Police, 1968
On February 1st, 1968, South Vietnamese Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, Chief of the National Police, shot Vietcong officer, Nguyen Van …
Obi Hephzibah Ahaomakaku
The Story Behind “The Falling Soldier” Photograph, 1936
The Falling Soldier has been famous for numerous reasons at numerous times. However, it’s most famous for what it captures, …
General Ambrose Burnside, Whose Unique Facial Hair Led To The Coining Of The Term “Sideburns”, 1865
Ambrose Everett Burnside was born on May 23, 1824, in Liberty, Indiana. His father was a court clerk and farmer. …
George Aird, A Test Pilot, Ejected From His Lightning F1 Aircraft In 1962
On the 19th of September in 1962, George Aird was captured while he was in the lightning performing a display …
A 106-Year-Old Armenian Woman Using An AKM To Defend Her Home In 1990
In the village of Derge, close to the city of Goris in southern Armenia, armed confrontations occurred in nearby Nagorno-Karabakh, …
The Christmas Truce Of 1914: What Really Happened?
The 1914 Christmas Eve is highly remembered and recorded as one of the strangest events to happen during a war. …
Battle Of The Somme, 1st July 1916 – 18th Nov. 1916
The First Battle Of The Somme, lasted between July 1 to November 13, 1916. It was known as the Somme …
Dorothy Counts The teenager Who Challenged The Segregation, 1957
On September 4, 1957, fifteen-year-old Dorothy Counts from Charlotte, North Carolina, was all set for school and had prepared extensively …
The Vulture And The Little Girl, 1993
Kevin Carter, a photojournalist South African photojournalist, had travelled down to Sudan on an endeavour in March 1993 when he …
The Great Depression | Definition, History, Dates, Causes & Effects
After the stock market had come crumbling in October 1929, the already scared Wall Street had lost millions of investors, …
Thích Quang Duc: The Burning Monk, 1963
Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc in June 1963 set himself ablaze in the busy street of Saigon. He set …
The Dangerous Ironclad Ships Of The U.S. Civil War In Rare Photos, 1861-1864
For a very long time, warships were built with heavy wood and propelled by human efforts and wind. However, the …
10 Most Heavily Guarded Places In The World
These are the ten most heavily guarded places in the world. Most of them are surprising, like Area 51. While …
The History And Four Major Causes Of The American Civil War
In 1861, after decades of tension over diverse ideologies on slavery, states rights, and secession of the south from the …
Vintage Pictures Of The Old-School Lumberjacks Who Fell Giant Trees With Axes, 1890-1935
After the Canadian Pacific Railroad was completed in 1886, the lumber trade began in British Columbia; it made the utilization …
Vintage Pictures Of Death-Defying Stuntmen And Their Flying Cars, 1930-1940
During the early 1930s, a group of fun-seeking stunt drivers usually performed cheering stunts in front of an ever-ready audience. …