Here are some snapshots of some of the most captivatingly vulnerable moments in history.
1. Execution by cannon, in Shiraz, Iran, mid-late 19th century.
2. Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona in 1925.
3. The Royal Navy on the way home from France with Queen Victoria on board, who had just visited Napoleon III, 1858.
4. Porsche showing the model of the beetle to Hitler, 1930s.
5. Before selfies were selfies Buzz Aldrin took this one in 1966.
6. In winter 1926, horses escaped stable during a night fire and jumped into an ice-clogged river where they are trapped by the huge ice chunk. They struggled to get free, but they froze in the ice. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
7. Letter received from General Thomas Handy to General Carl Spaatz, authorizing the dropping of the first atomic bomb. 25 July 1945.
8. The 1966 T.V. set of Batman.
9. Bill Gates in after he was arrested for driving without a license, 1977.
10. Extreme Engineering: Moving a 7600-ton apartment building to create a boulevard in Alba Iulia, Romania, 1987.
11. Louis Boutan taking one of the world’s first underwater photographs in 1893.
12. Queen Elizabeth during her WWII service.
13. Marathon Runners at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece.1896.
14. A young Bill Clinton meets John F. Kennedy.
15. Letter from Gandhi to Hitler for the sake of Humanity, 1939.
16. Before the War: Gowon & Ojukwu sharing a meal at Aburi, Ghana(Date undocumented).
17. A Village Court in Uyo, Nigeria,1949: A Colonial District Officer presides aided by his interpreter.
18. Ghanaians being deported from Nigeria wave from the ship deck in Lagos on Feb 2,1983 as they prepare to sail back to their country
19. Then Emir of Katsina & entourage admiring Hyde Park Traffic Lights in London on May 1st, 1933.
20. 16 July 1969. The crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission arrives atop Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, during the Apollo 11 prelaunch countdown. Leading is astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander. He was followed by astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot. Technician follows directly behind Armstrong and Collins.
21. The inside of the 'Little Boy' bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, being wired up, test and charged. August 1945.
22. Economy seating on Pan Am airline, 1960s.
23. Colorized: Auto wreck, Washington D. C., 1921
24. Circumcision was used by Pakistani soldiers to identify Hindus during Bangladesh’s War of Independence (1971).
25. A navigation hotline long, long before Google Maps
26. Human-size chess game with actual soldiers in St. Petersburg, Russia (1924).
27. A priest praying over the victims of the Titanic(1912).
28. Teddy Roosevelt, the first president to fly. (1910)
29.Serena And Venus Williams posing for a picture with former president Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy in 1990.
30. A landing plane crashes into a truck standing near the runway due to violent crosswinds, (1976).
31. Colourized: Wilbur Wright (of the Wright Brothers) clings to his damaged flying machine after an unsuccessful trial on December 14, 1903.
32. Helpless children watch as their neighborhood is bombed in Minsk, Belorussia. The bombing was part of Operation Barbarossa, (June 1941).
33. Japanese orphan, standing at attention having brought his dead younger brother on his back to a cremation pyre, Nagasaki, 1945.
34. Baby cages used to ensure that children get enough sunlight and fresh air when living in an apartment building, (ca. 1937).
35. A “Punt Gun”, formerly used for duck hunting, it had the potential to kill 50 birds at once. It was banned in the late 1860s.
36. Muhammad Ali with his winnings, (1964).
37. Two women who first wore shorts in public cause a car accident, Toronto, (1937).
38. Ann Hodges, the only confirmed person in history to have been hit by a meteorite, shows a giant bruise on her side and hip with doctor Moody Jacobs by her side, (1954).
39. Women Being Punished In China. The picture was taken in 1875 and depicts a method of punishment used for unknown reasons.
40. Titanic: Champagne bottles found in the wreckage decades after the disaster.
1. Execution by cannon, in Shiraz, Iran, mid-late 19th century.
2. Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona in 1925.
3. The Royal Navy on the way home from France with Queen Victoria on board, who had just visited Napoleon III, 1858.
4. Porsche showing the model of the beetle to Hitler, 1930s.
5. Before selfies were selfies Buzz Aldrin took this one in 1966.
6. In winter 1926, horses escaped stable during a night fire and jumped into an ice-clogged river where they are trapped by the huge ice chunk. They struggled to get free, but they froze in the ice. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
7. Letter received from General Thomas Handy to General Carl Spaatz, authorizing the dropping of the first atomic bomb. 25 July 1945.
8. The 1966 T.V. set of Batman.
9. Bill Gates in after he was arrested for driving without a license, 1977.
10. Extreme Engineering: Moving a 7600-ton apartment building to create a boulevard in Alba Iulia, Romania, 1987.
11. Louis Boutan taking one of the world’s first underwater photographs in 1893.
12. Queen Elizabeth during her WWII service.
13. Marathon Runners at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece.1896.
14. A young Bill Clinton meets John F. Kennedy.
15. Letter from Gandhi to Hitler for the sake of Humanity, 1939.
16. Before the War: Gowon & Ojukwu sharing a meal at Aburi, Ghana(Date undocumented).
17. A Village Court in Uyo, Nigeria,1949: A Colonial District Officer presides aided by his interpreter.
18. Ghanaians being deported from Nigeria wave from the ship deck in Lagos on Feb 2,1983 as they prepare to sail back to their country
19. Then Emir of Katsina & entourage admiring Hyde Park Traffic Lights in London on May 1st, 1933.
20. 16 July 1969. The crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission arrives atop Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, during the Apollo 11 prelaunch countdown. Leading is astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander. He was followed by astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot. Technician follows directly behind Armstrong and Collins.
21. The inside of the 'Little Boy' bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, being wired up, test and charged. August 1945.
22. Economy seating on Pan Am airline, 1960s.
23. Colorized: Auto wreck, Washington D. C., 1921
24. Circumcision was used by Pakistani soldiers to identify Hindus during Bangladesh’s War of Independence (1971).
25. A navigation hotline long, long before Google Maps
26. Human-size chess game with actual soldiers in St. Petersburg, Russia (1924).
- To study facial muscles, Neurologist Duchenne de Boulogne electrocuted a man’s face (1862).
28. Teddy Roosevelt, the first president to fly. (1910)
29.Serena And Venus Williams posing for a picture with former president Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy in 1990.
30. A landing plane crashes into a truck standing near the runway due to violent crosswinds, (1976).
31. Colourized: Wilbur Wright (of the Wright Brothers) clings to his damaged flying machine after an unsuccessful trial on December 14, 1903.
32. Helpless children watch as their neighborhood is bombed in Minsk, Belorussia. The bombing was part of Operation Barbarossa, (June 1941).
33. Japanese orphan, standing at attention having brought his dead younger brother on his back to a cremation pyre, Nagasaki, 1945.
34. Baby cages used to ensure that children get enough sunlight and fresh air when living in an apartment building, (ca. 1937).
35. A “Punt Gun”, formerly used for duck hunting, it had the potential to kill 50 birds at once. It was banned in the late 1860s.
36. Muhammad Ali with his winnings, (1964).
37. Two women who first wore shorts in public cause a car accident, Toronto, (1937).
38. Ann Hodges, the only confirmed person in history to have been hit by a meteorite, shows a giant bruise on her side and hip with doctor Moody Jacobs by her side, (1954).
39. Women Being Punished In China. The picture was taken in 1875 and depicts a method of punishment used for unknown reasons.
40. Titanic: Champagne bottles found in the wreckage decades after the disaster.
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