When it comes to history, sometimes it feels like we’ve seen it all and know it all, yet there are countless moments that happened far away from the spotlight and didn’t make the headlines, but these moments are still part of history.
They are part of the hidden corners of the world, where things happen in a more quiet and unexpected way and we can learn about them later on, since they’re usually not taught in schools like big events.
These photos show a look back at the past in a way we don’t know or that we don’t usually get to see, teaching us new details and rediscovering stories that help us understand the world better.
1
Assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, 1960
Captured on live tv, 17-year-old Otoya Yamaguchi attacked Asanuma with a samurai sword during a political debate.
2
Hollywood stars at a pineapple party, 1950s
The cocktails were served in whole pineapples and showed the glamorous gathering.
3
Igor Sikorsky driving the VS-300 Prototype, 1939
This aircraft became the foundation for modern helicopter design.
4
During the Russian civil war, 1918
Members of the Czechoslovak Legion are in an armored train that served as a mobile fortress.
5
Reconstructed skeleton
A young girl stands beside the reconstructed remains of “Lucy,” the famous Australopithecus afarensis skeleton.
6
Mongolian circus acrobats, 1930
Showing off their strength, balance, and artistry.
7
Daguerreotype of Jonathan Smith
One of the earliest known photographs of an American Revolutionary War soldier.
8
South Korea's first analog mechanical computer, 1950s
It represented the nation's leap into modern science.
9
During the Spanish civil war
Soldiers preparing to execute a condemned man.
10
"Deutschland siegt auf allen Fronten", 1940
“Germany is victorious on all fronts” is shown as german forces use it for propaganda during WWII.
11
Cologne cathedral amid ruins, Germany, 1945
After Allied bombing in WWII, the famous cathedral remains almost untouched.
12
Hyperinflation banknotes in Germany, 1923
During the hyperinflation crisis, banknotes lost value so rapidly they were sometimes used as wallpaper.
13
Guards and staff at Auschwitz
Taking part in a moment of leisure, away from the atrocities of the camp, showing the contrast of their daily lives.
14
General Patton's dog "Willie"
After Patton's death in 1945, his dog was photographed near his belongings.
15
Henry Ford receiving the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, 1938
A controversial moment when the N*zi government awarded him its higher honor available for his impact on manufacturing.
16
Raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag, 1945
These image shows Soviet soldiers hoisting their flag as Na*i Germany collapsed.
17
The Cathedral of Light, Nuremberg rally, 1937
152 anti-aircraft searchlights were used to create this wall of light beams.
18
Military officers watching the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Officers climbed furniture and crowded windows to see the ending of WWI.
19
Na*i rally at the Feldherrnhalle, Munich
The chilling spectacle of the ceremony is captured in this photograph.
20
German soldiers and donkey with gas masks, WWI
Chemicals were so widespread at that time that everyone, even animals, needed gas masks.
