Historical pics

This was the view as the iconic tower slowly climbed above Paris and straight into history.

Bristol is a city and county in South West England. The district has the 10th-largest population in England. The city borders North Somerset...

A collection of pictures saved from disappearing to time.

9th Armored Division technician with a little French girl on Valentine’s Day, 14 Feb 1945 - Imgur

President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." On that day, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. Arizona and capsized the U.S.S. Oklahoma. The attack sank or beached a total of twelve ships and damaged nine others. 160 aircraft were destroyed and 150 others damaged. The attack took the country by…

José Rizal, a revered Filipino nationalist and prolific writer, fearlessly fought for his country’s independence through his literary works that inspired a revolution against Spanish colonial rule.

Construction Workers Lunchtime 1931 St Johns Bridge N. Portland Oregon historic bw photo by Ray Atkeson

There's an iconic photograph of physicist extraordinaire Albert Einstein sitting on a rock dressed in shorts and open toed sandals, looking a bit like the original hipster.This image has sparked the imagination of science nerds and Einstein fans for decades, and is often used in a "scientists have fun too" kinda way, but what's the real story behind this photo?Turns out this is a snapshot of Albert at the beach wouldn't have happened without this guy:His name is David Rothman, and he owned…

The first buses to come into service did so slightly earlier, though – back in London. As soon as the war began, London’s buses were pressed...