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Historical Photos of Life From Not-All-That-Long Ago

"History" is in the news because of Ridley Scott's upcoming historical drama, Napoleon. But unlike that movie, these history pics get their facts right.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Time Capsule Photos That Bring You Back To The 1980s

From a Dungeons & Dragons group smiling for the camera to a wild night out with David Bowie, here are 43 pics of what the world looked like in 1983.

By Carly Tennes

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Archeological Finds That Challenged Our Understanding

It's amazing we know as much about our history as we do, but there is always more to learn.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Educational Photos to Help You Learn Some History

From famous actors, to world leaders to Civil War veterans, we bet you haven't seen any of these unique shots before.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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22 Incorrect Historical 'Facts' People Still Believe

Just because they taught it to you in school, doesn't mean it's true.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Online Veterans Share What the Golden Days of the Internet Looked Like

Before there was Twitter, there was "The Oregon Trail."

By Carly Tennes

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24 Facts That Skew Your Perception of History

100 years feels like a long time, but is it?

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Vintage Photos and The Cameramen Who Went Above and Beyond to Get the Photo

They got their photos, come h— *and* high water.

By Carly Tennes

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24 Historical Photos of Model T Accidents That Show Some People Can't Drive

For as long as there have been cars, there have been bad drivers.

By Carly Tennes

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20 Historical Photos of People Enjoying a Good 'ole Glass of Vino

Cheers!

By Carly Tennes

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25 Photos of Summer Break Fun From the '70s and '80s

Talk about making a splash ...

By Carly Tennes

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Fifteen Historical Figures Who Earned Their Nicknames

What's in a nickname? A whole lot to these rad historical figures.

By Carly Tennes

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21 Photos that Showcase the Evolution of McDonald's Drive-Thru

We — and our cars — are lovin' it.

By Carly Tennes

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15 Daredevils From Days Long Ago Who Set The Bar High

These guys jumped so Johnny Knoxville could jump higher.

By Carly Tennes

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29 Totally Tubular Photos of What Surfing in the '60s & '70s Was Like

Hang loose

By Carly Tennes

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41 Groovy Photos From 1979 That Are A Time Capsule of the Past

Once upon a time, CDs were a novel invention.

By Carly Tennes

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29 Old-School Photos That Show What Life looked Like For "Greasers"

Got a light? Or some hair gel?

By Carly Tennes

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48 Fascinating Historical Finds of Archeology's Depths

A collection of interesting artifacts and finds that people found.

By Nathan Johnson

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26 Shots From the Golden Age of Billboard Advertising

Don Draper may have been onto something ...

By Carly Tennes

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Hit the Deck: 24 Funny Old-Timey Fails and Flounders

From vintage rodeos gone wrong to a penny farthing wipeout, here are 23 old-timey photos of people absolutely failing at life.

By Carly Tennes

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What it Looked Like to Live Life in the Wild West

Few periods of American history are romanticized like the Wild West, and not even a whole genre of movie can do it justice.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Interesting Images of What the World Was Like in 1978

The best year in modern history, like you've never seen it before.

By Carly Tennes

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Disasters That Changed the World Forever

Just because we don't have as many photos and videos of historical disasters, doesn't mean they didn't happen. They didn't have gawking bystanders with iPhones.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 10 months ago in Wow