History has a way of reminding us how it shaped us and continues to do so. There are so many photographs that are a part of history and we’ve become so used to seeing them, we never wonder what’s the story behind them.
Each photograph shows a moment that maybe was forgotten by most, but now we bring it to light to tell the stories everyone should know, giving us a way to understand them.
These are pictures that highlight how crazy the world is and how fast the time passes, and that we are also a part of history.
1
Youngest mother after birth, 1939
The youngest girl ever to give birth rests in a hospital bed in Peru. Her case drew a lot of attention worldwide.
2
Reunion at the airfield, 1973
A U.S. airman returns home after being released as a prisoner of war, and his family joins him onto the tarmac to greet him.
3
Pool protest, 1964
While peaceful protesters were in the pool during a civil rights demonstration in Florida, the hotel manager poured chemicals into it to try and drive them out.
4
Open heart surgery, 1987
30 years ago, Dr. Zbigniew Religa performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland. Showing the picture is the survivor.
5
Sit-In harassment, 1960
Young activists during a peaceful sit-in at a segregated lunch counter enduring the harassment of onlookers.
6
Seconds before lightning strike, 1975
Two hikers pose with their hair standing, a natural warning sign of static buildup. After it was taken, lightning struck nearby.
7
Lunch at a skyscraper, 1932
Construction workers casually eating lunch when building the Rockefeller Center.
8
Child reaching for his soldier dad, 1940
Troops march through the city during WWII while a young boy runs to say goodbye to his dad.
9
Raising the flag at Iwo Jima, 1945
U.S. Marines planting the flag atop Mount Suribachi during WWII.
10
Fake heads from Alcatraz escape, 1962
These were crafter by inmates Frank Morris and the Angling brothers to breakout from Alcatraz. They used soap, toilet paper and paint. They were never found.
11
National Space Invaders championship, 1980
Gamers line up to play one of the first video game tournaments in the U.S.
12
Russian peasants during the famine in the early 1920s
Starving villagers during the Russian famine triggered by war.
13
Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in Air Force One, 1963
Taken just hours after President Kennedy’s assassination, shows LBJ taking the oath of office beside Jacqueline Kennedy.
14
The real Von Trapp children, 1920s
The siblings who inspired The Sound of Music.
15
The first nuclear test “Trinity”, 1945
Captured milliseconds after detonation, it shows the explosion that was the beginning of the atomic age.
