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The Moment Before Some of History's Most Iconic Photos

These photographers didn't know they'd captured the money shot until after the fact.

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25 Photos of 1975 Looking Pretty Good

With the Vietnam War ending, there was nothing left to do but party.

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23 Vintage Photos From Imperial Russia a Century Ago

Developing a technique called digichromatography, Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky took the world's most advanced color photographs of his time.

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Old-School Wearable Tech Pushing the Boundaries

Although wearable tech has always been a tough nut to crack, a few of these might be surprisingly familiar.

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History's Ten Most Daring Robberies Ever Attempted

'Oceans Eleven' could never.

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1940s' Young Men, Photoed Before They Became Soldiers

Most of us will never know the gut-wrenching feeling of saying goodbye to our loved ones.

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Cool Old-School Planes From the World War and Before

Recent Boeing issues aside, modern planes are staggeringly safe and reliable, but they weren't always that way.

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22 Cleverly Taken Photos That Serve as Optical Illusions

If you think that special effects and clever perspectives are modern developments of photography, think again.

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Car Cruising's Golden Age: Cali Streets in the 1970s

Back in the 1970s, if you had a car and some time on your hands, there was nothing better than cruising the boulevard.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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23 Unique Hotels From the 1970's We'd Totally Book

The golden days of hotels have long since past, but we can still remember them through photos.

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Inventors and Pioneers Killed By Their Own Creations

If you want something done, sometimes you have to do it yourself.

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Life in 1976, Seen Through Rose Colored Photos

1976 was our great nation's bicentennial, and there was a lot to celebrate.

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Pristine Modern Classic Cars Still on the Road in Cuba

In 1962, the Unites States imposed a Cold War trade embargo on Cuba, making it virtually impossible for the country to import cars and automotive parts.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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High School in the '70s: 25 Photos As You Remember It

Yeah, high school in the '70s was way cooler than it is now.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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30 Photos From All Over 1973, And The World

Even a CIA backed coup in Chile couldn't stop youngsters from storming Watkins Glen.

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25 Photos Beaches and Surfers Grooving the 1970s

Back when going to the beach just meant going to the beach.

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25 Photos of Grandeur From 1982

While Britain waged war against Argentina in the Falklands, George Lucas shot Return of the Jedi, and the Beastie Boys put their unique spin on the world of hip hop.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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