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31 Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1985

We're still preoccupied ...

By Carly Tennes

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24 Rarely-Seen Photos of the Attacks on Pearl Harbor

On December 7th, 1941, Imperial Japan dealt the United States a devastating blow.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Colorized Photos That Show What Life Was Like in the Days of Black and White

When looking at older historical photographs, there is always one thing missing; the color in which we live our lives.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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24 Dramatic Photos of WWII Over the Pacific

While World War II was wrapping up in Europe, millions of troops were forced to continue fighting the war's most intense battles, thousands of miles from home.

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12 Bizarre Military Plans That Failed in Spectacular Fashion

Times when armies thought a bit too far outside of the box.

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29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

Groovy!

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Gen Z Has Cancelled Hitler, Finally

Hitler’s reputation will never recover from this.

By Neill Lynskey

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32 World War II Soldiers Dressed in Drag

It’s genuinely cool and kind of heartwarming to see these tough-as-nails commandos doing each other's makeup, prancing around like Marilyn Monroe, and seeing a lighter, frillier side of war.

By Neill Lynskey

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20 Cringey and Creepy Photos of Wax Statues and Figurines

When done well, wax museums are absolutely incredible. When done poorly, they're the stuff of nightmares.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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49 Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1990

Russians really, really wanted to go to McDonald's

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They Tricked Us - How THese 21 'Little White Lies' Changed the Course of History

Sometimes a little deception is needed to get your way, but thanks to the butterfly effect, that deception can have a much larger impact than anticipated.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Historical Pics of People In Gas Masks

There is something about the eerie look of a gas mask that just feels unnatural.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Fascinating Photos That Show Life For America’s One and Only Daredevil

He's red, white and blue all over.

By Carly Tennes

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22 Photos of War, from Before the Turn of the 19th Century

We've all seen our fair share of World War I and II photographs, but what about the many conflicts before those?

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

"I Survived The Rise Of Clackers And All I Got Was A Broken Arm"

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22 Electrifying (Literally) Photos of Nikola Tesla And His Work

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.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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50 War Reenactors That Would’ve Immediately Died In the Real One

Historical reenactment is a risky hobby.

By Neill Lynskey

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History In Memes: 30 Funny Memes That Didn't Fall With Constantinople

These history memes survived the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire to bring you some history based laughter here in the 21st century.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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History in Photos: 35 Pics of the World From 1984

All the joys of 1984, minus Big Brother.

By Carly Tennes

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18 Photos From the Early Days of Lights

Light makes the world go around, and it's more recent than you think.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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43 Interesting Photos From the "Decade of Greed" a.k.a The 80's

From a Dungeons & Dragons group smiling for the camera to a wild night out with David Bowie, here are 43 pics of what the world looked like in 1983.

By Carly Tennes

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48 Pics of What Life Looked Like in 1982

A blast from the past.

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Not Quite Right: 23 Historical 'Facts' That Are Incorrect

Just because they taught it to you in school, doesn't mean it's true.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Photos of Zhongdong, China’s Last Cave Village

China's last cave village is a tiny isolated community tucked away in Guizhou Province's mountainous region, but despite its small size and extreme poverty, it's not going anywhere.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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