Photo by @henryleutwyler / The helmet of FDNY firefighter Joe Hunter was recovered from the wreckage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the twin towers. The Long Island resident earned a business degree from Hofstra University, but he’d known since childhood that firefighting was what he really wanted to do. A television news video from the morning of 9/11 shows Hunter and other FDNY Squad 288 members, sober-faced and laden with gear, heading to the World Trade Center’s south tower to join the evacuation effort. When the tower collapsed, Hunter and his squad mates perished. Hunter’s helmet was found in the wreckage several months later. This image is courtesy of Bridget Hunter and family 125.
Читать полностью…First World War German Field Marshal, August von Mackensen, photographed in c. 1915. He was one of Germany’s most prominent and competent military leaders and remained a committed monarchist until his death in November 1945 at the age of 95. His life spanned the Kingdom of Prussia, the North German Confederation, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, The Third Reich, and the post-war Allied occupation of Germany.
Читать полностью…A rehomed child from Poland, Kostja Pablowitsch Harelek is pictured being inspected by SS chief Heinrich Himmler.
Читать полностью…а man rides a bus in Durban, meant for white passengers only, in resistance to South Africa’s apartheid policies 1986
Читать полностью…Australian former POWs after their release from captivity in Singapore, 1945. Photograph by Z. Oliver via AWM.
Читать полностью…Ctesiphon Arch, or Taq Kosra, is largest arch in world built of bricks without use of columns or reinforcement. This archaeological site is located in Baghdad. It was built in the sixth century AD, and is considered one of the greatest architectural wonders throughout history.
Читать полностью…🏒 Upon scoring, Bobby Orr was accidentally tripped by Blues defenceman Noel Picard, creating Orr's famous flying goal pose
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Blаck children watching as white children play in a whites only park, 1956. Photograph by Gordon Parks.
Читать полностью…Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794-1876) joined the army during Mexico's War of Independence…the Spanish army, that is. He would eventually switch sides and over the next few decades, he rose to prominence as a soldier and politician. He would eventually be President of Mexico on no fewer than eleven occasions between 1833 and 1855. Santa Anna was crooked but charismatic and the people loved him in spite of his legendary ineptitude on the field of battle. He lost Texas to rebels in 1836, lost every major engagement in which he participated during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and in between managed to lose a war to France (1839). Still, Santa Anna was a dedicated Mexican who always came when his people needed him (and sometimes when they didn't).
Читать полностью…Polish Primer Minister running to parliament after Nazi Germany unilaterally cancelled the non-aggression pact, 1939.
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