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Interesting Historical Images: From Fun to Frightening

Seldom seen pics from days gone by.

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Fatherly Photos of Dad's Being the Same Across Time

Dads don't get enough credit for all they do.

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33 Photos of the World Doing Its Thing In 1986

From the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, to Chernobyl's meltdown, with a lot in between.

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18 Uncomfortable Museums From Recent-Ish History

Museums were a weird thing before the days of modern ethics and science.

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Ancient Cities, Compared to Their Modern Counterparts

While modern meccas like New York, London and Tokyo dominate world markets today, they weren't always the most powerful cities of their time.

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Historical Photographs Missing From the Text Books

Thanks to the internet, you can see fresh historical pics for the first time.

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34 Memorable Photos You Might Remember Taking in 1978

From punk rock, to the Islamic Revolution.

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Vintage Selfies From the Days Before iPhones

"But first ... let me take a selfie." — these guys, probably.

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26 Jokes About History That Aren't Hiding Soldiers

Historical funnies that may or may not have betrayed Julius Caesar.

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17 Famous Historical Photos That Were Actually Staged

Sometimes it's better to make your own perfect moment than wait for one to come along.

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35 Photos of How the World Looked in 1974

Between Watergate at home, and the Vietnam War and Portuguese revolution abroad, 1974 was a year of turmoil.

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30 Old Black and White Photos of Men Working the Mines

While we immerse ourselves in the hustle and bustle of the world above ground, we often forget about the necessary work going on beneath it.

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8 of the Most Feared Fighters Who Ever Stepped Onto the Battlefield

Being good at war has been a necessary skill in surviving as a people, and for that you need warriors.

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49 Perfect Photos of Life at its Best 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 From the OG Arctic Expeditions

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

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'Genius' Schemes From History That Backfired Hard

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

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22 Photos of Nikola Tesla And His Actual Legacy

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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What the World Looked Like in 1968, Shown in Photos

A whole lot happened during the swingin' '60s.

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20 Colorized Historical Pics that Bring The Vibrance

The world has always been full of color, whether there were fancy cameras around to capture it or not.

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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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Classic Concert Photos From the '60s, '70s & '80s

Coachella who?

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History's Best Dressed Horses, Seen in Classic Images

Horses deserve to get dressed up too.

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Seeing Double: Rare Things That Somehow Happened Twice

Don't spend that ten cents all in one place!

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32 Classic Photos For a Quick Tour Through History

These might change your perspective on the past.

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21 Historical Villains That History Got Wrong

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

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Trending History - Galleries

Interesting Historical Images: From Fun to Frightening

Fatherly Photos of Dad's Being the Same Across Time

33 Photos of the World Doing Its Thing In 1986

18 Uncomfortable Museums From Recent-Ish History

Ancient Cities, Compared to Their Modern Counterparts

Historical Photographs Missing From the Text Books

34 Memorable Photos You Might Remember Taking in 1978

Vintage Selfies From the Days Before iPhones

26 Jokes About History That Aren't Hiding Soldiers

17 Famous Historical Photos That Were Actually Staged

35 Photos of How the World Looked in 1974

30 Old Black and White Photos of Men Working the Mines

8 of the Most Feared Fighters Who Ever Stepped Onto the Battlefield

49 Perfect Photos of Life at its Best in 1981

22 Ice Cold Photos From the OG Arctic Expeditions

'Genius' Schemes From History That Backfired Hard

22 Photos of Nikola Tesla And His Actual Legacy

What the World Looked Like in 1968, Shown in Photos

20 Colorized Historical Pics that Bring The Vibrance

21 History Memes the Principal Scrubbed From the Textbooks

Classic Concert Photos From the '60s, '70s & '80s

History's Best Dressed Horses, Seen in Classic Images

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