Category: HISTORY

February 14, 2019 at 12:06 pm

RIP Mars Opportunity Rover. Designed For 90 Days, It Lasted 14 Years

RIP Mars Opportunity Rover. Designed For 90 Days, It Lasted 14 Years

A tribute gallery to the little rover that could

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February 13, 2019 at 2:18 pm

The Tallest, Shortest, and Fattest Men in Europe, 1913 (Colorized)

The Tallest, Shortest, and Fattest Men in Europe, 1913 (Colorized)

Now that would be an interesting card game

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December 4, 2018 at 9:02 am

80 Years Later

80 Years Later

Brandenburg Gate is considered not only as a symbol of the tumultuous history of Europe and Germany, but also of European unity and peace

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November 26, 2018 at 6:58 pm

Contemporizing Classics (9 Photos)

Contemporizing Classics (9 Photos)

Graphic artist Rodrigo Pinheiro puts a contemporary twist on some of art’s most iconic women

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October 15, 2018 at 3:46 pm

American Troops On Their Way Home from WWII

American Troops On Their Way Home from WWII

Crowded ships like this brought back troops for months after V-Day

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September 25, 2018 at 3:57 pm

Belgian Students Commemorate 100 Years By Restoring Graves of WW1 Soldiers

Belgian Students Commemorate 100 Years By Restoring Graves of WW1 Soldiers

Art students cleaned, repainted and restored 250 graves spread over 5 cemeteries

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September 5, 2018 at 5:42 pm

Brazil Suffers Incalculable Cultural Loss as 200-Year-Old Museum Burns

Brazil Suffers Incalculable Cultural Loss as 200-Year-Old Museum Burns

A devastating fire in Rio de Janeiro has destroyed Brazil’s oldest and most important museum

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August 13, 2018 at 1:06 pm

Cool Close Up Puts Immensity of Great Pyramid of Giza Into Perspective

Cool Close Up Puts Immensity of Great Pyramid of Giza Into Perspective

The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years

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August 9, 2018 at 3:17 pm

The Only Person To Ever Golf on the Moon

The Only Person To Ever Golf on the Moon

On February 6, 1971 Alan Shepard became the first and only person to ever golf on the moon

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July 31, 2018 at 11:34 am

First Descent: Polish Mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel Skies Down From the Top of K2

First Descent: Polish Mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel Skies Down From the Top of K2

It’s one of the most daring descents in the history of skiing

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