Photos From History Thread
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Scorching aside, they're eerily similar in look to the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami.
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Essendon Airport 1939
A few pictures from Melbourne in the 50's
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...rne-in-the-1950s/story-fnkd6ppg-1226955225651
A few pictures from Melbourne in the 50's
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...rne-in-the-1950s/story-fnkd6ppg-1226955225651
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Old Bruges:
1900:
1940's:
Family gathering 1950's:
1900:
1940's:
Family gathering 1950's:
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Regarding Chernobyl:
The "elephant's foot" of melted corium and other materials, shown years after the disaster. Photo appears grainy due to radiation affecting the film.
The "elephant's foot" of melted corium and other materials, shown years after the disaster. Photo appears grainy due to radiation affecting the film.
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And no lead suits..... He's dead.
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Assuming that photo was taken at the same time as this..
From the article "The man in this photo, Artur Korneyev, has likely visited this area more than anyone else, and in doing so has been exposed to more radiation than almost anyone in history.
Remarkably, he’s probably still alive..."
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Wow. I'm pretty stunned about that!
Interesting articles you linked there!
Interesting articles you linked there!
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The day a German U-Boat washed up on Hastings beach.
On 9th April 1919, while SM U-118 was being towed up the English Channel to be scrapped, a storm broke the towing hawser and she drifted onto the beach just in front of the Queens Hotel. When tractors were unable to drag her back into the water, a French destroyer attempted to blast her to bits with it's guns (I'm guessing health and safety weren't paramount in 1919!). This also failed (you don't say!?), so in October 1919 she was finally scrapped where she lay, becoming something of a tourist attraction at the time.
On 9th April 1919, while SM U-118 was being towed up the English Channel to be scrapped, a storm broke the towing hawser and she drifted onto the beach just in front of the Queens Hotel. When tractors were unable to drag her back into the water, a French destroyer attempted to blast her to bits with it's guns (I'm guessing health and safety weren't paramount in 1919!). This also failed (you don't say!?), so in October 1919 she was finally scrapped where she lay, becoming something of a tourist attraction at the time.
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We don't have a Videos From History thread and there's probably not enough source for such a thread to exist but here's a great link for you:
"How Berlin Looked After Liberation"
Really cool 3 minute snippet of Berlin in the aftermath of the Battle of Berlin and the fall of the Nazi regime. Interesting to see Stalin portraits already hung up in the still-accessable Russian sector.
"How Berlin Looked After Liberation"
Really cool 3 minute snippet of Berlin in the aftermath of the Battle of Berlin and the fall of the Nazi regime. Interesting to see Stalin portraits already hung up in the still-accessable Russian sector.
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A monument of "frozen waves" on the edge of the newly build Republic Square in Tbilisi, 1983. Marking the visit of Soviet general secretary Yuri Andropov, the arches were soon dubbed "Andropov's Ears" for two understandable reasons and were reviled by many locals until its demolition in 2005 after the Rose Revolution. Which also led to the renaming of the square.
Ariel view (late '80s/early '90s)
The same spot as of last year
Ariel view (late '80s/early '90s)
The same spot as of last year
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The first picture makes them look small. The aerial picture shows how massive they are!
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72 years ago on this day, June 6th, the Allies embarked on the greatest invasion in human history, to liberate Europe, to change the course of the war. The United States, Great Britain and Canada were amongst the nations who participated in the landings.
Troops leaving the Higgins boat.
More troops landing on the beaches from Higgins boats.
A Sherman rolling off of a ship onto a dock with supply trucks, this after the beachhead being secured by the expeditionary forces.
Troops leaving the Higgins boat.
More troops landing on the beaches from Higgins boats.
A Sherman rolling off of a ship onto a dock with supply trucks, this after the beachhead being secured by the expeditionary forces.
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It's been posted before but this is my favourite picture of the invasion of Normandy:
Not only does it capture the operation but it's a good sized and quality photo from the pre-digital era and it encapsulates the scale and magnitude of the landings whilst equally offering an insight into other aspects of the landings one might not have thought about such as air balloons being used.
It ticks all the boxes.
Not only does it capture the operation but it's a good sized and quality photo from the pre-digital era and it encapsulates the scale and magnitude of the landings whilst equally offering an insight into other aspects of the landings one might not have thought about such as air balloons being used.
It ticks all the boxes.
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The effort that went into creating a frontline base of operations after securing the beaches was intense. The flood of ships with troops, supplies, armored forces and other vehicles. The dummy ballons to ward off enemy aircraft. The floating docks brought in by the British to aide with the movements from sea to land. Everything in order to support the ground forces as they began their push inland onto the European continent. It was quite the operation both logistically and tactically.It's been posted before but this is my favourite picture of the invasion of Normandy:
Not only does it capture the operation but it's a good sized and quality photo from the pre-digital era and it encapsulates the scale and magnitude of the landings whilst equally offering an insight into other aspects of the landings one might not have thought about such as air balloons being used.
It ticks all the boxes.
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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber ended up like this after a night landing on the USS Intrepid (CV-11) carrier. The pilots were lucky, though - if they fell into the ocean in the middle of the night, their chance of survival would drop to near zero. Anyway, the carrier crew had a few hours of fun trying to pull the pilots on the deck carefully. The photo was taken in the morning of October, 30, 1944.
Another faulty carrier landing of a Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter.
Grumman F6F Hellcat having its extra fuel tank suddenly detached during the landing.
Another faulty carrier landing of a Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter.
Grumman F6F Hellcat having its extra fuel tank suddenly detached during the landing.
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Landing back on the carrier could almost be as dangerous as facing the Japanese sometimes.Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber ended up like this after a night landing on the USS Intrepid (CV-11) carrier. The pilots were lucky, though - if they fell into the ocean in the middle of the night, their chance of survival would drop to near zero. Anyway, the carrier crew had a few hours of fun trying to pull the pilots on the deck carefully. The photo was taken in the morning of October, 30, 1944.
Another faulty carrier landing of a Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter.
Grumman F6F Hellcat having its extra fuel tank suddenly detached during the landing.
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It still is. Which is why they developed a system of lights on deck which tell the pilot if he/she should abort the run.Landing back on the carrier could almost be as dangerous as facing the Japanese sometimes.
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He was an interesting man. And a great boxer. Hope he rests well!
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Muhammad Ali being scared by a bee while visiting a movie set in London, 1966.
Now we know what inspired him to his "sting like a bee" quote
Now we know what inspired him to his "sting like a bee" quote
