From famous actors, to world leaders to Civil War veterans, we bet you haven't seen any of these unique shots before.
These 21 cool and informative historical photos show people and events that are worth learning about. From famous actors to world leaders to Civil War veterans, we bet you haven't seen any of these unique shots before.
Stanley Williams was the leader of the crips gang and committed unspeakable acts as their leader. However, he also worked by day as an anti-gang youth counselor. Was there a bit of guilt at work, or was it just the perfect cover? Either way, I wouldn't mess with him; he has the biggest biceps I've ever seen.
Another intimidating man on this list is an El Salvador death squad mercenary. He can be seen here drinking a beer with his revolver out and apparently got impatient quickly of someone taking his photo.
See pics of those two men and other important historical figures right here.
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Ex-American, Argentine light cruiser General Belgrano sinking after being struck by a British torpedo during the Falklands War. 323 went down with the ship in 1982.
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Teenagers dressed for a high school dance in the 1920s.
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Young FDR Jr. in 1937 at age 23.
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US soldiers drinking Coca-cola. Over 5 billion bottles were distributed during the war.
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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller on their wedding day, 1956.
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This photo from 1902 shows French knife grinders. They would work on their stomachs to save their backs from being hunched all day.
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This photograph was taken seconds before the red car exploded, taking the lives of 29 people, including the photographer. The camera was found afterward in the rubble. The man and child in the photo both survived.
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New York City drug bust in 1962.
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The leader of the street gang the Crips, Stanley Williams, lived an extreme double life. During the day, he was an anti-gang youth counselor, and at night he was the boss of the Crips, committing violent gang crimes against his rival gang.
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John D. Rockefeller gifting a 5-cent coin to a child, 1929.
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A drunk man in a top hat clings to a lamp-post in London. 1934 Photo by Bill Brandt.
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One of the last photos of Charlie Chaplin taken in 1977.
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Sophia Loren and Marlon Brando attend the Academy Awards in 1954.
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Union and Confederate veterans meet for the Battle of Gettysburg's 50th anniversary in 1913. Despite official concerns "that there might be unpleasant differences," the peaceful reunion was repeatedly marked by events of Union-Confederate camaraderie.
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JFK being served fettuccine Alfredo by its inventor, Alfredo di Lelio at the restaurant Alfredo in Rome, Italy. 1963.
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A death squad mercenary takes a lunch break in El Salvador. The photographer said he bought the man a beer and “took three shots before he went ballistic”, 1980s.
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The 1949 Nash Airflyte was designed with seats that reclined into convertible beds. In 1936, Nash Motors introduced the “Bed-In-A-Car” feature. Actress Carol Burnett said she was probably conceived in a Nash sleeper seat.
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Blackfoot tribe in Glacier National Park, 1913.
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A protestant husband and his catholic wife were not allowed to be buried together. Here are their headstones reaching across the two cemeteries in 1888.
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Abraham Lincoln with his son, Thomas "Tad" Lincoln, the fourth and youngest son of the 16th President of the United and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln. Thomas died at the age of 18.
