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34 Fascinating Photos That Perfectly Sum Up Life in 1978

From weather to war, 1978 was a cold year.

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15 Photos that Show What Fashion Looked Like in the 1970s

While some of fashion's most iconic looks come out of the 1970s, there are plenty of trends we're glad they left behind.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Jobs and Workers From History Who Had It Way Worse Than You

No matter how annoying your boss is in your dimly lit cubicle office job, it beats strapping a pickax to your back and taking a jam-packed elevator into a coal mine to breathe toxic fumes and hack away at rocks for 12 hours.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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22 Bizarre Toys Kids Played With in the Past

While some toys like weapons, vehicles and dolls have been around forever, other stuff has come and gone with the times.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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35 Poignant Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1975

While the United States was chaotically pulling out of Vietnam, Elton John was rocking LA.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Vintage Photos of World Leaders From Decades Ago

These 21 faces have dominated politics and policy on the world stage for the past century, facing the public through war, peace, disaster, and triumph.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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11 T-Shirts You Probably Owned, Threw Out, and Are Now Worth Bank

These vintage graphic tees might look simple, but there's a lot more to them than meets the eye.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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23 Funny Historical Photos of 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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29 Vintage Photographs That Show What Life Was Like 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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39 Historical Photos of How the World Looked in 1972

1972, as seen through a camera lens.

By Carly Tennes

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25 More Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1977

Maybe we remember it with rose colored glasses, or maybe it really was that great, but the late 70s was one of the best times to be alive in the United States.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Classic Photos that Show What 'Jeopardy!' Looked Like in the 80's and 90's

After a brief stint with mediocre ratings in the 60s and 70s, Alex Trebek took the reins as the show's host in 1984. The rest is history.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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23 Photos of Cool Vans From the 1970s Golden Age of Parking

There are few things more quintessentially 70s than a decked out rock and roll van.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Vintage Construction Workers Who Were Just Built Different

Millions of people have seen the famous photo of Empire State Building workers eating lunch, but that is nothing compared to these.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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45 Interesting Images of What the World Looked Like In 1978

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

By Carly Tennes

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25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

Tacky hotels? Scummy casinos? Stale performers? You're thinking of Vegas in the 70s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Photos of What Prison Looked Like in the 1970s

Depending on who you were, and where you were, prison in the 1970s was rough.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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46 Less-Than-Stoic Photos of U.S. Presidents

Presidents are leaders of men, giants of history, and some of the most revered figures of all time. And they’re also just… regular guys.

By Neill Lynskey

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22 Photos Of Disasters From History That Forever Changed the World

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

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11 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were Spies

It turns out that celebrities, while hardly under the radar, and quite adept at using their fame to get away with espionage.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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35 Kodachrome Photos to Make You Nostalgic For When the World Wasn't All Digital

One of the problems with the past is that we so rarely get to see it in color.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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27 Photos That Show What Riding the Subway in the 70's and 80's Felt Like

Anyone who lived in New York during the 70s and 80s will tell you it was different.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos from a 1978 Wisconsin Summer Cabin Rager

"No one puts a cigarette down for any reason in the '70's."

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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26 Vintage Photos That Show What Fair and Carnival Rides Looked Like in the Past

Although carnivals and amusement parks of various kinds have been around for hundreds of years, they didn't always look like modern Six Flags or Disney Worlds.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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35 Sailor Tattoos That Put Hipsters to Shame

Tattoos have been mainstream for decades at this point, but that wasn't always the case.

By Neill Lynskey

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Trending History - Galleries

34 Fascinating Photos That Perfectly Sum Up Life in 1978

15 Photos that Show What Fashion Looked Like in the 1970s

21 Jobs and Workers From History Who Had It Way Worse Than You

22 Bizarre Toys Kids Played With in the Past

35 Poignant Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1975

21 Vintage Photos of World Leaders From Decades Ago

11 T-Shirts You Probably Owned, Threw Out, and Are Now Worth Bank

23 Funny Historical Photos of Old-Timey Fails and Flounders

29 Vintage Photographs That Show What Life Was Like in the Wild West

39 Historical Photos of How the World Looked in 1972

25 More Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1977

21 Classic Photos that Show What 'Jeopardy!' Looked Like in the 80's and 90's

23 Photos of Cool Vans From the 1970s Golden Age of Parking

21 Vintage Construction Workers Who Were Just Built Different

45 Interesting Images of What the World Looked Like In 1978

25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

25 Photos of What Prison Looked Like in the 1970s

46 Less-Than-Stoic Photos of U.S. Presidents

22 Photos Of Disasters From History That Forever Changed the World

11 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were Spies

35 Kodachrome Photos to Make You Nostalgic For When the World Wasn't All Digital

27 Photos That Show What Riding the Subway in the 70's and 80's Felt Like

20 Photos from a 1978 Wisconsin Summer Cabin Rager

26 Vintage Photos That Show What Fair and Carnival Rides Looked Like in the Past

35 Sailor Tattoos That Put Hipsters to Shame

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