Rare photos of iconic moments in history
- Photography has the ability to capture moments that memory can easily forget. Check out these incredible images of historical moments!
Congratulatory kiss
- In January 1973, Maud Rabbits of Staines in Middlesex, England, receives a kiss from her husband, Ernest, after being awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her work as a lollipop lady.
Present for The Beatles
- The Beatles' press officer, Derek Taylor, is given a set of custom boomerangs by fan Jack Bonwell, who wanted to celebrate the band's Australian tour in July 1964.
Evita Perón
- Eva Perón, former political leader and wife of Argentinian President Juan Perón at the Presidential Palace, before the 141st Argentine Independence Day celebrations at the Colón Theater on May 30, 1951.
Conspiracy?
- Adolf Hitler, chancellor of Germany, and Paul von Beneckendorff, the country's president, at the Tannenburg Memorial Parade in East Prussia in August 1933.
Japanese official who looked like Hitler
- Japanese army officer Hideki Tojo gives a speech at the Korakuen stadium in Tokyo, to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the conflict between Japan and China.
Christmas together
- During Christmastime in 1989, people cross the new boarder in front of the Brandenburg Gate in East Berlin to visit relatives on the other side of the country.
A breach of hope
- East Germans prepare to cross a breach in the Berlin Wall after the former East German government suspended restrictions on travel and emigration to the West on December 25, 1989.
Celebrity meet up
- A meeting of stars: British actor Charlie Chaplin, American actress Paulette Goddard, and British tennis player Fred Perry have a chat, around 1935.
The star giving tips
- George Herman Ruth, also known as "Babe" Ruth, an American baseball player who played for the New York Yankees, teaches a child how to hold a club at the Yankee Stadium.
Premier
- Writer H.G. Wells and actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin gather at the Stoll Pictures office in London in 1921 to watch the new film, 'Kipps,' based on Wells's novel.
KO
- Heavyweight world champion Jack Dempsey falls out of the ring after being punched by fellow Argentinian champion Luis Angel Firpo during a fight at Polo Grounds in New York on September 14, 1923.
Intocável
- The seal on the tomb of Tutankhamen remained intact and untouched for 3,245 years. In 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb, prompting speculations about the death of the pharaoh.
Titanic
- The last picture of the Titanic at sea in 1912. The tragic story became popular after the successful 1997 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
Soda
- Men get the first glimpse of a bottle of Coca-Cola in France in 1950. Originally, Coca-Cola was used as medicine after its invention in the late 19th century by John Pemberton.
