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This Map Shows Every Known Nuclear Explosion Since 1945

There have been over 2 thousand nuclear explosion sites registered worldwide ever since the first nuclear missile had been tested on July 16, 1945 at the White Sands Missile Range in the New Mexico desert, United States.

WW2 Changed These Places Greatly. How Do They Look Now?

The city is now unrecognizable and is now known as Volgograd. 2.The Ardennes: Belgium, Luxembourg The battle of the bulge was fought on December 16th 1944 to January 25th 1945. Today, you can see memorials all along the area. [related_articles] 3.

Rare Footage: Historical Photos Renewed with Color

March 1914 Old Gold Country store, 1939 Rescued inmates at nazi concentration camp Wobbelin, 1945 London during WWII, 1945 40mm guns firing aboard USS Hornet, February 1945 Clint Eastwood checks his gun at home on June 1, 1956 in Los Angeles, California Steve McQueen’s 1957 Jaguar XK-SS Malcolm X, African-American

Love is Beautifully Captured in These Historic Photos...

This iconic photo depicts the end of WWII, in May 1945. 4. A young woman embraces and kisses a US soldier at a train station in Connecticut, 1945. 5. A woman bids farewell to a soldier at New York's Penn Station in April 1943. 6.

Then & Now Photos Show How the World Has Changed

Marcin Streets, Poznań, Poland, 1945 - 2017 8. Chaney Glacier, USA, 1911 - 2005 9. Moulin Rouge, Paris, France, 1900 - 2016 10.

Lets Open a Window to the Past...

A few minutes after the atomic bomb "Fat Man" was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, 1945. 2. The coronation of the Central-Africa Republic, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, 1977. 3. 2 British warships and 2 Austro-Hungarian Battleships anchored in Turkey, 1914. 4.

Travel History With These Amazing Photos of Yesteryear

American soldiers stationed in the Pacific listening to the radio reporting victory of WW2 by allied forces on May 8, 1945. Heinrich Himmler lying dead after swallowing a cyanide pill while being held prisoner by allied forces. May 23rd, 1945.

Rediscover History With 17 Rare and Surprising Images

Norma Jean Baker, who in the future will be recognized as Marilyn Monroe, works at a Radioplane Factory which manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles - 1945 2. Children hiding in canals during the German blitz on England in 1941 3.

Postwar New York Like it Has Never Been Seen Before

In 1945, 40-year-old Todd Webb was discharged from the Navy and decided to move to New York City. Before his time in the navy, Webb had gone through a litany of professions, and he eventually settled on photography after taking a class with Ansel Adams and meeting with Alfred Stieglitz.

Finally Released: Incredibly Rare Photos of History.

Samuel Reshevsky, age 8, defeating several chess masters at once in France, 1920 The last known picture of Adolf Hitler, April 30, 1945, the day he died.

See Vintage Post-War New York in All Its Photogenic Glory

During this special time (1945-1960), photographer Todd Webb captured the real essence of New York with a marvelous collection of fascinating black and white photos.

Photos Of Yesterday & Today: A Changed World

Reichstag, Germany, 1945 and 2012 #2. Karl Johan Street, Norway, 1899 - 2007 #3. St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Ireland, 2004 and 2013 #4. Chaney Glacier, USA, 1911 and 2005 #5. Japanese Soldiers Moving Through Kuala Lumpur (1942) & Kuala Lumpur (2016) #6. 

WWII’s Most Thrilling Dogfights Caught on Camera (12 Pics)

On February 25, 1945, Ensign Ardon Rector Ives fled from his burning Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat after it caught fire during a crash landing on the USS Lexington.

History is Full of Strong and Brave Women...

(Circa 1941-1945) source 17) The Ladies of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. (1973) source 18) Sarla Thakral was India's First Female Pilot at Only 21 Years of Age! (1936) source 19) Female Railroad Workers Gathering for Lunch. (1943) source 20) The First Few Women Sworn into the U.S.

These Quotes By George Orwell Will Make You Stop and Think

In fact, he was such an influential writer that The New York Times ranked Orwell second on the list of 'The 50 greatest British Writers since 1945'. He had a high moral sense and respect for justice. Below are 11 of George Orwell's most well-known quotes that will make you stop and think.

Eight Quotes that Prove Teens Have Always Been this Way

Dundee Evening Telegraph, 1945 What Did Past Generations Think about Their Rude Youths? history, rude, young, youth, adults, Millennials, teens, mocking Every generation of adults seems to think of the next batch of young people as uniquely rude or incompetent, but are they right?