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50 More Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1981

From the riots of Belfast to communist Poland to Raiders of the Lost Ark, it was definitely a year to remember.

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22 Ice Cold Photos To Help You Re-live the Original Arctic Expeditions

The early Arctic and Antarctic expeditions were daring, deadly, and cold.

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28 Examples of When a 'Genius Plan' From History, Backfired

As Vizzini infamously reminds Westley in The Princess Bride, "Never get involved in a land war in Asia."

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22 Historical Photos of Nikola Tesla & His Work

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American engineer with a passion for electricity, and ambitious ideas about the future. He was also as close as the world will ever come to a mad scientist.

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21 History Memes the Principal Scrubbed From the Textbooks

If you're looking for some educational funnies, try these history memes on for size.

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Completely Misunderstood: 27 Historical Figures Who Get a Bad Wrap

They might not be great, but are they the historical supervillains we've made them out to be?

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34 Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1971

From the Vietnam war to the liberation of Bangladesh, 1971 was a year of turmoil around the world. Even so, people didn't shy away from having some fun.

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22 Fascinating Facts and Stories From World War II

There are a million wild facts about the second world war, but not all of them are as commonly known as others.

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26 History Memes That Were Scrubbed From the Text Books

Memes are meant to be humorous and relatable, but they can be informative too.

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23 Historical Photos That Show How The World Looked As It Was Being Built

We haven't always had things like bulldozers and AutoCad, but construction projects went ahead anyway.

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26 Ancient Photos of City Streets From Around the World

Check out the streets of China, Tokyo, New York, Mumbai, Paris and Vienna in these down to Earth early 1900s historical photos.

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21 1960's and 70's Street Racing Pics That Burn Rubber

Street racing might be annoying, illegal, and incredibly dangerous, but it is part of America's DNA.

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30 Historical Photos That Show the Aftermath of When a B-52 Bomber Crashed Into the Empire State Building

When you think of New York City and disasters involving planes and skyscrapers, only one day comes to mind. But shockingly, September 11th was not the first time a plane hit the city's tallest building.

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30 Vintage Photos of 70s and 80s House Parties

In the old days, parents left kids up to their own devices, and trusted them not to burn the house down while they were away.

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20 Historical Happenings and Events That Feel Made Up

They say that the only difference between fact and fiction, is that fiction has to be believable.

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History in Photos: 30 Captivating Pictures of the World in Previous Decades

Take a trip back in time with this fascinating collection of photos from history.

By Nathan Johnson

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18 Photos Showing the Evolution of Lighting

Light makes the world go around, and it's more recent than you think.

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21 Vintage Photographs That Show How Life Looked in the Past

"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.

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20 Landmarks and Historical Sites As Seen From the 'Other Side'

Unless you are an incredibly well traveled person, your perspective on famous landmarks and historical structures is heavily dependent on the photography and literature of the location.

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24 New Photos of What the World Looked Like In 1977

Featuring Elvis's last performance, the release of Star Wars, and the most deadly aviation accident in history, 1977 was a year chock full of moments we'll never forget.

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25 Photos from the Vietnam War to Remind You of Its Horrors

America loves to forget the Vietnam War, but the conflict with the most living American veterans was very real.

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20 Historical Photos that Show the Life of the Harlem Hellfighters

The Harlem Hellfighters spent 191 days on the front lines during World War I, more than any other American regiment.

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20 Times When 10-Cent Beer Night at a Baseball Game Caused a Brawl

On June 4, 1974, the Cleveland Indians asked the question, "What happens when you give an entire stadium of sports fans 10-cent beer?" The answer was, one of the worst nights in baseball history.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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