During World War II, the Mona Lisa was packed and transported 5 times to protect it from looting during the German occupation of France.
Albert Einstein’s matriculation certificate he received at the age of 17, showing his final grades.
Alan Shepard, America’s first man in space, dons his Navy Mark IV spacesuit.
Charles Godefroy piloting his Nieuport 11 “Baby” through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on August 7, 1919.
The construction of the Eiffel Tower in July 1888.
The construction of the city of Brasilia, which would later become the capital of Brazil. 1960.
Famous cover of The Beatles from the Abbey Road album, right? Not exactly, here you see them walking back.
Che Guevara and Fidel Castro.
The filming of Star Wars inside the iconic spaceship “Millennium Falcon”.
The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) built in the United States was the first computer ever built.
The intact seal of King Tutankhamun’s tomb.
The first Google team in 1999.
The first Wal-Mart store was opened in 1962 by [salesman] Sam Walton. It was called Walton’s Five and Dime.
The moment George W. Bush was informed of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Warren G. Harding, and Harvey Samuel Firestone rest together.
Mathias Rust’s Cessna 172 that landed illegally in Red Square on May 28, 1987.
One of the first photos that was taken inside Hitler’s bunker (Führerbunker) in 1945 by Allied soldiers.
Winston Churchill in a 1922 bathing suit.
Madonna, Sting, and Tupac hang out.
The Quagga is an extinct subspecies of the common zebra.
The boarding pass for the RMS Titanic.
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates speaking in 1991.
Elvis Presley during his service in the U.S. Army.
During the Apollo 16 mission, Charles Duke left a photo of his family on the moon that was encased in a plastic bag.
Vought F4U Corsair crashes on the deck of an aircraft carrier when the arrest gear fails.
The following photo is believed to be the last photograph of the RMS Titanic before it sank in April 1912.
John F. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral in a NASA missile test in 1962.
1884 De Dion, Bouton et Trepardou Two-to-Two is the oldest running car on the planet.
Douglas MacArthur signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, 1945.
Hitler inspecting the 800mm railway gun “Schwerer Gustav” from afar.
George S. Patton’s dog, Willie, grieving on the day of his best friend’s death.
Joseph Goebbels on his wedding day. Hitler was their best man and can be seen behind him in a trench coat and top hat.
George Armstrong Custer and some of his comrades-in-arms, during the American Civil War.
Howard Carter, the English archaeologist, examining the open sarcophagus of King Tut.
An RAF pilot cutting his hair while reading a book between missions.
Manfred von Richthofen, better known as “The Red Baron”, pets his dog at an airfield.
Samurai. ~ 1860 – 1880
A team of SAS soldiers in North Africa, 1943.
Soviet soldiers stop for a break in 1945 on the outskirts of Berlin.
Tsar Nicholas II goofing around with his friend in 1899.
Walt and Roy O. Disney on the day the Disney studio opened. Next to them are their wives and mothers.
John Young and Charles Duke in formation for the Apollo 16 mission in the New Mexico desert.
The Tunguska meteorite impact of 1908.
Spyros Louis, the ka winner of the first marathon race, in traditional attire during the first Olympic Games. Greece 1896.
Auguste and Louis Lumière, the first filmmakers in history, 1914
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