A picture of the Obama's on their wedding day, 1992.
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A picture of the Obama's on their wedding day, 1992.
In the 1980s, Ken Allen, an orangutan at the San Diego Zoo, gained notoriety for escaping his enclosure on three separate occasions. He wandered the zoo calmly, observing animals and visitors, showing aggression only when he threw rocks at Otis, an orangutan he disliked.
North Korea's current leader Kim Jong-un with his first teacher, 1990
333 years ago, the Salem witch trials began.
Kids in Harlem, NYC , 1977.
A family enjoying a day at Chicken Bone Beach in Atlantic City, NJ in the 1950s.
Louis Armstrong playing for his wife Lucille, in front of the Sphinx, Egypt, 1961.
Group of friends enjoy the beach, circa 1940s
Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesars, quietly paid for Rosa Parks' rent after learning she had been mugged in her home at the age of 81 in 1994. He helped her move to a safer neighborhood and continued to pay her rent until she passed away in 2005.
New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1961 - Ernst Haas
A Soviet woman who lost seven sons during World War II.
A father and daughter in NYC, 1957
“I am not sick, I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.” - Frida Kahlo, 1950.
A University of Illinois college dormitory room in 1910.
Arnold Schwarzenegger with his older brother Meinhard, 1967. Meinhard, died in a car crash on May 20, 1971. He was driving drunk and died instantly. Arnold did not attend his funeral.
24 year old Elvis Presley with 14 year old future wife Priscilla Beaulieu (1959)
A camp of Irish travelers in Ireland (1960s)
Jean-Claude Van Damme on the set of Predator (1987), in the original Predator suit design before he was fired from the film.
Found an old IKEA catalog from the 1970s.
In 1566, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe lost a portion of his nose during a sword duel with his cousin, sparked by a drunken dispute over mathematics. For the remainder of his life, he wore a metal prosthetic nose, crafted from brass and secured with adhesive.
A cross-section of an elephant’s foot reveals a structure similar to a human foot, but with a large, thick fatty pad beneath the heel.
A “No Booze Sold Here” sign displayed in the window of a New York City restaurant during Prohibition, 1929.
Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) and a lady in a pub (Dublin, 1983)
A 19th Century Japanese Depiction of an American
Detail of the right foot of Hercules, from the "Hercules and Lichas" marble statue made by the italian sculptor Antonio Canova in 1795.
In 1992, 24-year-old Christopher McCandless was found by moose hunters inside Fairbanks Bus 142, the “Magic Bus,” on Alaska’s Stampede Trail. He had survived alone for 113 days on plants and small animals. When discovered (deceased), he weighed only 67 pounds.
Neil Armstrong parents watch their son land on the moon, 1st of August 1969
Mike Tyson received his iconic facial tattoo in 2003. He originally wanted a series of hearts on his face to project a softer image, but his tattoo artist recommended a tribal design instead, believing it better matched Tyson’s personality and facial features.
Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross first met in 1978 on the set of The Legacy, and they have since been married for more than 40 years.
Betty Wills in 1998, standing in front of the iconic sign she designed in 1959.