Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Amazing Things Recently Found from WWII

Postcard from a Soldier's Parents Finally Arrives at Their Former Home

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A postcard that was mailed nearly 70 years ago from an army medical hospital in Rockford,Illinois has finally arrived at the former upstate New York home of the couple who sent it.

Nazi Art Haul Worth Billions Found in a German Apartment

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A treasure trove of stolen Nazi art worth billions and believed to be lost forever was discovered behind tins of rotted food in an apartment in Munich.

WWII Carrier Pigeon's Message Found in a Chimney During Renovation

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While restoring a fireplace in his home in Surrey, England, David Martin discovered a coded message attached to the skeleton of a carrier pigeon.

Lost WWII Battlefield Found Undisturbed

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A WWII battlefield complete with the remains of Japanese soldiers was found in the jungles of Papua New Guinea in 2010. Former army captain Brian Freeman found the battlefield about a half mile from the village of Eora Creek, which was believed to be the location of the last major battle in the region between Australia and Japan

Japanese Super Submarine Located Off the Coast of Oahu

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Recently, a Japanese mega-submarine missing since 1946 has been spotted off the southwest coast of Oahu, submerged in more than 2,300 feet of water.

Millions in Silver Discovered in a Haul from a WWII Shipwreck

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A British merchant ship sunk by the Nazis in 1941 was recently discovered 300 miles off the coast of Ireland at a depth of nearly 3 miles underwater.

Monday, January 6, 2014

Amazing Memories from Past

Unpacking the head of the Statue of Liberty, 1885


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Testing of new bulletproof vests, 1923


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Charlie Chaplin at age 27, 1916


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Circus hippo pulling a cart, 1924


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Annette Kellerman promotes women’s right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907. She was arrested for indecency


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Baby cages used to ensure that children get enough sunlight and fresh air when living in an apartment building, ca. 1937


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The original Ronald McDonald, 1963


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Advertisement for Atabrine, anti-malaria drug, in Papua, New Guinea during WWII


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Little girl with her doll sitting in the ruins of her bombed home, London, 1940


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Unknown soldier in Vietnam, 1965


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Measuring bathing suits – if they were too short, women would be fined, 1920′s


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Hotel owner pouring acid in the pool while black people swim in it, ca. 1964


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Mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948


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Austrian boy receives new shoes during WWII


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First morning after Sweden changed from driving on the left side to driving on the right, 1967


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