21 Interesting Historical Happenings That Didn't Make It Into Your Text Books
Thanks to the marvelous technology of photography, we have the ability to see images from around the world, and across recent history. Those photographs tell a story, and because of the internet, we get the opportunity to see and share those stories with people around the world. Thanks to the r/pics subreddit, anyone can share their fantastic photos and the story that goes with them. Here are 22 fascinating photos of cool and historical happenings.
There are few sights more spectacular than Times Square in New York City. It is a sight to behold; a complete sensory overload of people, lights, billboards, businesses, and street performers. But what does that look like on a foggy night from above? That's what one person got to see, sitting on a ledge above it all. Because of the fog, the lights and colors all blended together for a fever dream of peace above the most chaotic place in the world.
Peace is what one group of cave explorers thought they would be getting when they entered under the assumption that the bear that occupied it was hibernating. But as one terrifying photo shows, the bear was not asleep. Check out those, and other cool fascinating photos.
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Picture of McConaughey accepting an award with a beer in one had and daughter by his side. -
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“They thought this black bear was hibernating.” -
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A photo I took on a rainy night above Times Square. -
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Amy Winehouse before she got famous. Photographed by her friend Diane Patrice, 2004. -
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Mount Everest. -
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Obama moments before taking the oath at his inauguration in 2009. -
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Ten years ago, Malaysia Airlines flight 370 left Kuala Lumpur and hasn’t been seen since. -
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Stanfield library in Seoul Korea. -
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Akira Toriyama in his studio at 28 years old. -
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President Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain having dinner in Vietnam. -
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Couple kisses during the Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver. -
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Harlem grocer standing in front of his store, 1937. -
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Plane slid off the runway at IAH Friday morning. -
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Monkey peering inside resort room in Costa Rica. -
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13 pictures of the sun, each month, same place, same time. -
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John Pierpont Morgan attacking a photographer with his cane. -
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Arnold Schwarzenegger poses for Mr. America magazine in 1969. -
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Photographer John Drysdale was punched in the face by a kangaroo, 1962. -
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Urinal for ladies.
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