23 Iconic Pics Proving History Is Fascinating AF

zachnading Published 01/28/2022 in wtf

History was boring AF in high school. Hopefully this gallery is the exact opposite.

From sports, to wars, to pop culture, these photos show us just how lawless things were in the past. Thanks to the reddit thread r/HistoryPorn we've collected some of the most fascinating photos from the depths of the history books. Enjoy.

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1.
Dutch athlete receiving Hitler portrait as a 'trophy' (1941).
2.
British kids using old syringes as squirt guns (1970's).
3.
Billy the Kid in a top hat playing cards (1877).
4.
Marilyn Monroe reads James Joyce (1955).
5.
Johnny Cash, Folsom Prison (1968).
6.
Lieutenant Commander Donald D. Sheppard shoots a flaming arrow at a bamboo hut in Vietnam (1967).
7.
Observing an atomic bomb test in Nevada (1952).
8.
Babe Ruth's final appearance at Yankee Stadium (1948).
9.
Princess Diana clearly losing an argument (1991).
10.
California Alligator Farm (1920's).
11.
Fala, FDR's Scottish Terrier listening to the radio (1944).
12.
Great Britain wins the gold medal for ice hockey at the olympics (1936).
13.
Jaques Biederer takes an erotic photo in Paris (1928).
14.
Influenza pandemic, California (1918).
15.
South Vietnamese child soldiers share a smoke (Vietnam War).
16.
In Florida a Puritan picketing revealing swim suits (1985).
17.
'The Rat Pack' in front of the Sands marquee in Vegas (1950's).
18.
Cannibal peasants during the Russia famine (1921).
19.
Dr. Lewis Sayre treating a patient for scoliosis (1870's).
20.
Shanksville, PA minutes after the Flight 93 crash on 9/11 (2001.)
21.
Sada Abe, a geisha who murdered her lover by erotic asphyxiation. She also cut off his genitals (1936).
22.
A window washer on the Empire State Building (Early 1930's).
23.
Christmas in Vukovar during the Croatian War (1992).

1.
Dutch athlete receiving Hitler portrait as a 'trophy' (1941).
2.
British kids using old syringes as squirt guns (1970's).
3.
Billy the Kid in a top hat playing cards (1877).
4.
Marilyn Monroe reads James Joyce (1955).
5.
Johnny Cash, Folsom Prison (1968).
6.
Lieutenant Commander Donald D. Sheppard shoots a flaming arrow at a bamboo hut in Vietnam (1967).
7.
Observing an atomic bomb test in Nevada (1952).
8.
Babe Ruth's final appearance at Yankee Stadium (1948).
9.
Princess Diana clearly losing an argument (1991).
10.
California Alligator Farm (1920's).
11.
Fala, FDR's Scottish Terrier listening to the radio (1944).
12.
Great Britain wins the gold medal for ice hockey at the olympics (1936).
13.
Jaques Biederer takes an erotic photo in Paris (1928).
14.
Influenza pandemic, California (1918).
15.
South Vietnamese child soldiers share a smoke (Vietnam War).
16.
In Florida a Puritan picketing revealing swim suits (1985).
17.
'The Rat Pack' in front of the Sands marquee in Vegas (1950's).
18.
Cannibal peasants during the Russia famine (1921).
19.
Dr. Lewis Sayre treating a patient for scoliosis (1870's).
20.
Shanksville, PA minutes after the Flight 93 crash on 9/11 (2001.)
21.
Sada Abe, a geisha who murdered her lover by erotic asphyxiation. She also cut off his genitals (1936).
22.
A window washer on the Empire State Building (Early 1930's).
23.
Christmas in Vukovar during the Croatian War (1992).