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All four dreadnoughts of Tegetthoff (Viribus Unitis) class of Austro-Hungarian navy, plus some cruisers, anchored in front of their main naval base in Pola (now Pula, Croatia), WW1, 1916 [3780 x 2244]

05 Thursday Dec 2019

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All four dreadnoughts of Tegetthoff (Viribus Unitis) class of Austro-Hungarian navy, plus some cruisers, anchored in front of their main naval base in Pola (now Pula, Croatia), WW1, 1916 [3780 x 2244]https://ift.tt/361hthU via /r/HistoryPorn || KaneMarkle ||https://ift.tt/2DQx5c6

WWI, sometime 1914-1916, Serbian front. The regiment of my great grandfather ( Württembergisches-Reserve-Feld-Artillerie-Regiment-Nr. 27)with captured entente soldiers.

05 Thursday Dec 2019

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WWI, sometime 1914-1916, Serbian front. The regiment of my great grandfather ( Württembergisches-Reserve-Feld-Artillerie-Regiment-Nr. 27)with captured entente soldiers.https://ift.tt/2Lo5a7s via /r/HistoryPorn || The_AT-AT_Park ||https://ift.tt/2s13r1i

Armored cars of the U.S. Ninth Infantry Division, sweeping the area, come upon a large group of Cambodian refugees fleeing from the Viet Cong in this section of the region, Memot, Cambodia, 04 May 1970. [800×535]

05 Thursday Dec 2019

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Armored cars of the U.S. Ninth Infantry Division, sweeping the area, come upon a large group of Cambodian refugees fleeing from the Viet Cong in this section of the region, Memot, Cambodia, 04 May 1970. [800×535]https://ift.tt/2LmB2ta via /r/HistoryPorn || powowboi ||https://ift.tt/2LpJyYq

Man with child on shoulders unwittingly stands next to motor-car hosting a bomb that exploded a few minutes later; Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; 1998-August-15_ͭ_ͪ ; [1200×0870].

05 Thursday Dec 2019

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Man with child on shoulders unwittingly stands next to motor-car hosting a bomb that exploded a few minutes later; Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; 1998-August-15_ͭ_ͪ ; [1200×0870].https://ift.tt/2LoAV07 via /r/HistoryPorn || PerryPattySusiana ||https://ift.tt/384vPjq

Survivors from SS Mona’s Queen, pictured from the destroyer HMS Vanquisher after the sinking of the vessel on the approach to Dunkirk. 29 May 1940 [3264 × 2448]

04 Wednesday Dec 2019

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Survivors from SS Mona’s Queen, pictured from the destroyer HMS Vanquisher after the sinking of the vessel on the approach to Dunkirk. 29 May 1940 [3264 × 2448]https://ift.tt/3882KUr via /r/HistoryPorn || KapitanKurt ||https://ift.tt/2PeMrfJ

Richard Datin, Mel Keys and Vernon Sion standing in front of the original 11 foot USS Enterprise TV Model they built. December 29th, 1964. [1920 x 1080].

04 Wednesday Dec 2019

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Richard Datin, Mel Keys and Vernon Sion standing in front of the original 11 foot USS Enterprise TV Model they built. December 29th, 1964. [1920 x 1080].https://ift.tt/385ELoL via /r/HistoryPorn || lam3ntofinnocenc3 ||https://ift.tt/2DXQt7f

The World’s First Roller Derby: Promoter Leo Seltzer introduced the world’s first Roller Derby at the old Chicago Coliseum on August 13, 1935. More than 20,000 people attended the event, which was dubbed the “Transcontinental Roller Derby” [620×413]

04 Wednesday Dec 2019

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The World’s First Roller Derby: Promoter Leo Seltzer introduced the world’s first Roller Derby at the old Chicago Coliseum on August 13, 1935. More than 20,000 people attended the event, which was dubbed the “Transcontinental Roller Derby” [620×413]https://ift.tt/35YACB3 via /r/HistoryPorn || WhileFalseRepeat ||https://ift.tt/2DH6azn

Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph visiting Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina (under Austro-Hungarian rule back then), 1910 [800 x 1070]

04 Wednesday Dec 2019

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Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph visiting Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina (under Austro-Hungarian rule back then), 1910 [800 x 1070]https://ift.tt/2OOLMTs via /r/HistoryPorn || tottenhamwhite1608 ||https://ift.tt/2P72CM6

The crew of the bomber “Snap! Crackle! Pop!”, which was shot down over France in 1943, pose in front of their B-17 bomber on October 14, 1942 [1400×1065]

02 Monday Dec 2019

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The crew of the bomber “Snap! Crackle! Pop!”, which was shot down over France in 1943, pose in front of their B-17 bomber on October 14, 1942 [1400×1065]https://ift.tt/34GxDNn via /r/HistoryPorn || GlitchedGamer14 ||https://ift.tt/2r5i1o4

-This woman survived the highest fall without a parachute in history at 10,160m in 1972. Vesna Vulović was a Serbian stewardess who holds the Guinness world record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute. [968×681]

02 Monday Dec 2019

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-This woman survived the highest fall without a parachute in history at 10,160m in 1972. Vesna Vulović was a Serbian stewardess who holds the Guinness world record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute. [968×681]https://ift.tt/2OEvKey via /r/HistoryPorn || Dimitrije336 ||https://ift.tt/2Re1Iju

Meeting between representatives of the NAACP and Las Vegas city officials to end segregation of hotels and casinos on the Strip. The meeting was held in the closed Moulin Rouge, the first integrated hotel and casino in Vegas. March, 1960 [729 x 569]

02 Monday Dec 2019

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Meeting between representatives of the NAACP and Las Vegas city officials to end segregation of hotels and casinos on the Strip. The meeting was held in the closed Moulin Rouge, the first integrated hotel and casino in Vegas. March, 1960 [729 x 569]https://ift.tt/2DDXLg6 via /r/HistoryPorn || MayhemInTheDesert ||https://ift.tt/2R902I9

Generals Eisenhower, Bradley and Patton are watching former concentration camp inmates demonstrating torture methods inflicted on them while Jules Grad, pool correspondent for the “Stars and Stripes,” is taking notes. Ohrdruf, Germany. April 12, 1945. [1245×1050]

02 Monday Dec 2019

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Generals Eisenhower, Bradley and Patton are watching former concentration camp inmates demonstrating torture methods inflicted on them while Jules Grad, pool correspondent for the “Stars and Stripes,” is taking notes. Ohrdruf, Germany. April 12, 1945. [1245×1050]https://ift.tt/33CeYAZ via /r/HistoryPorn || Johannes_P ||https://ift.tt/33M11kl

HMS Valiant followed by HMS Hood and HMS Renown firing their guns during the Silver Jubilee of King George V, taken from HMS Rodney, 1935.[2048 x 1387]

02 Monday Dec 2019

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HMS Valiant followed by HMS Hood and HMS Renown firing their guns during the Silver Jubilee of King George V, taken from HMS Rodney, 1935.[2048 x 1387]https://ift.tt/2DFcNCo via /r/HistoryPorn || Freefight ||https://ift.tt/37Uz8tD

Morris and Salom Electrobats in front of the Old Metropolitan Opera House on Manhattan’s 39th Street in 1898. The Electrobats are electric battery-powered cars that served as early taxis in NYC. [3019×1809]

02 Monday Dec 2019

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Morris and Salom Electrobats in front of the Old Metropolitan Opera House on Manhattan’s 39th Street in 1898. The Electrobats are electric battery-powered cars that served as early taxis in NYC. [3019×1809]https://ift.tt/35T6ozn via /r/HistoryPorn || Its_Happning_Again ||https://ift.tt/34NEzIU

Tom Barry was the leader of the IRA 3rd West Cork Flying Column, photographed below around 1922. Barry’s Flying Column ambushed British forces on the 28th of November 1920 killing 18 Auxiliaries in Kilmichael, Cork, Ireland. [294×432]

30 Saturday Nov 2019

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Tom Barry was the leader of the IRA 3rd West Cork Flying Column, photographed below around 1922. Barry’s Flying Column ambushed British forces on the 28th of November 1920 killing 18 Auxiliaries in Kilmichael, Cork, Ireland. [294×432]https://ift.tt/2rKus8I via /r/HistoryPorn || yuptheflats ||https://ift.tt/2Rd8eH8

Sailors wearing either anti-flash gear or some version of (weird) gas masks manning the warship gun, Austro-Hungarian or German warship (found several versions of this photo with different captions), WW1, 1916 [2998 x 2108]

30 Saturday Nov 2019

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Sailors wearing either anti-flash gear or some version of (weird) gas masks manning the warship gun, Austro-Hungarian or German warship (found several versions of this photo with different captions), WW1, 1916 [2998 x 2108]https://ift.tt/2OY59Z0 via /r/HistoryPorn || tottenhamwhite1608 ||https://ift.tt/2q8bZTp

The ‘Via Panisperna boys’ in 1934: from left to right, chemist Oscar D’Agostino and physicists Emilio Segrè (Nobel prize in physics in 1959), Edoard Amaldi, Franco Rasetti and Enrico Fermi (Nobel prize in physics in 1938) [600 x 933]

30 Saturday Nov 2019

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The ‘Via Panisperna boys’ in 1934: from left to right, chemist Oscar D’Agostino and physicists Emilio Segrè (Nobel prize in physics in 1959), Edoard Amaldi, Franco Rasetti and Enrico Fermi (Nobel prize in physics in 1938) [600 x 933]https://ift.tt/2L7mDkk via /r/HistoryPorn || Lavrentio ||https://ift.tt/34xvofk

A young Norwegian boy stands next to the graffiti’d monogram of King Haakon VII, a symbol of resistance during the Nazi occupation of Norway. 1940 [800×525]

30 Saturday Nov 2019

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A young Norwegian boy stands next to the graffiti’d monogram of King Haakon VII, a symbol of resistance during the Nazi occupation of Norway. 1940 [800×525]https://ift.tt/2DtBEZE via /r/HistoryPorn || EssoEssex ||https://ift.tt/2rJN0X2

Showgirls and a chef pose with turkeys outside the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino in recognition of Thanksgiving in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sashes read “Ms. Can Can” and “Ms. Mod Squad.” November, 1968 [729 x 913]

29 Friday Nov 2019

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Showgirls and a chef pose with turkeys outside the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino in recognition of Thanksgiving in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sashes read “Ms. Can Can” and “Ms. Mod Squad.” November, 1968 [729 x 913]https://ift.tt/35ErRMg via /r/HistoryPorn || MayhemInTheDesert ||https://ift.tt/37LlR6h

Two U.S. Servicemen celebrate the end of WW1 (just 17 days prior) on Thanksgiving day exactly 101 years ago. New York, November 28, 1918. [840×629]

28 Thursday Nov 2019

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Two U.S. Servicemen celebrate the end of WW1 (just 17 days prior) on Thanksgiving day exactly 101 years ago. New York, November 28, 1918. [840×629]https://ift.tt/2qKHqDG via /r/HistoryPorn || Epicrhino1 ||https://ift.tt/37MuptO

“View of the Boulevard du Temple”, made by Louis Daguerre in 1838. The guy in the lower left corner is probably the first human being ever photographed. [1503×1080]

28 Thursday Nov 2019

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“View of the Boulevard du Temple”, made by Louis Daguerre in 1838. The guy in the lower left corner is probably the first human being ever photographed. [1503×1080]https://ift.tt/2XU3pnw via /r/HistoryPorn || apojer ||https://ift.tt/2sraiBg

Robert De Niro (Born: USA, 1943 – ) and Francis Ford Coppola (Born: USA, 1939 – ) with His sons Gian-Carlo & Roman on the set of “The Godfather: Part II”. Italy – Trieste, 1974 [812×1200]

27 Wednesday Nov 2019

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Robert De Niro (Born: USA, 1943 – ) and Francis Ford Coppola (Born: USA, 1939 – ) with His sons Gian-Carlo & Roman on the set of “The Godfather: Part II”. Italy – Trieste, 1974 [812×1200]https://ift.tt/2qPJ5HV via /r/HistoryPorn || Andrzej1963 ||https://ift.tt/37EDZyZ

Billie Perkins (Born: Shirley Kuhn), 14 years old Jodie Foster (Born: USA, 1962 – ) and Robert de Niro (Born: USA, 1943 – ) during filming the “Taxi Driver”, directed by Martin Scorsese (Born: USA, 1942 – ). USA – New York City, 1976 [1280×1533]

27 Wednesday Nov 2019

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Billie Perkins (Born: Shirley Kuhn), 14 years old Jodie Foster (Born: USA, 1962 – ) and Robert de Niro (Born: USA, 1943 – ) during filming the “Taxi Driver”, directed by Martin Scorsese (Born: USA, 1942 – ). USA – New York City, 1976 [1280×1533]https://ift.tt/2qPJ3zN via /r/HistoryPorn || Andrzej1963 ||https://ift.tt/2QRABL4

Piles of Christmas packages meant for American servicemen who died or went missing before the packages arrived are awaiting “Return to sender” stamps [689×899] (1944)

27 Wednesday Nov 2019

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Piles of Christmas packages meant for American servicemen who died or went missing before the packages arrived are awaiting “Return to sender” stamps [689×899] (1944)https://ift.tt/33qO9Qn via /r/HistoryPorn || GreatWhaleTopKek ||https://ift.tt/33o83LP

American President Dwight D. Eisenhower embraces Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco on the end of his official visist to the country, which would mark the normalization of the US-Spain relations. Madrid, December 22, 1959.[1960×1319]

27 Wednesday Nov 2019

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American President Dwight D. Eisenhower embraces Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco on the end of his official visist to the country, which would mark the normalization of the US-Spain relations. Madrid, December 22, 1959.[1960×1319]https://ift.tt/33uAub7 via /r/HistoryPorn || RoadRunner71 ||https://ift.tt/2qFY1bJ

Combat scene from the 1915 movie “The Birth of a Nation”. It is considered one of the most controversial movies ever, as it represents KKK members as the good guys. [1600×1205]

27 Wednesday Nov 2019

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Combat scene from the 1915 movie “The Birth of a Nation”. It is considered one of the most controversial movies ever, as it represents KKK members as the good guys. [1600×1205]https://ift.tt/35CaQCv via /r/HistoryPorn || apojer ||https://ift.tt/2slkQlm

Representatives of all religions in Bosnia & Herzegovina (Orthodox, Muslim and Catholic priests and bishops) welcoming Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph during his visit, Sarajevo, 1910 [1100 x 757]

27 Wednesday Nov 2019

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Representatives of all religions in Bosnia & Herzegovina (Orthodox, Muslim and Catholic priests and bishops) welcoming Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph during his visit, Sarajevo, 1910 [1100 x 757]https://ift.tt/2QQlphj via /r/HistoryPorn || tottenhamwhite1608 ||https://ift.tt/2KY4aqy

Luftwaffe Ace pilots Adolf Galland (center left) & Werner Mölders (center right) attending a party in April 1941. Both of these pilots combined for a total of 219 victories (115 for Mölders & 104 for Galland) Mölders died later that year in November. Adolf survived the war & died in 1996 [800×530]

27 Wednesday Nov 2019

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Luftwaffe Ace pilots Adolf Galland (center left) & Werner Mölders (center right) attending a party in April 1941. Both of these pilots combined for a total of 219 victories (115 for Mölders & 104 for Galland) Mölders died later that year in November. Adolf survived the war & died in 1996 [800×530]https://ift.tt/2OmB2Ly via /r/HistoryPorn || DIMECUT ||https://ift.tt/2OLQjEJ

30th November 1954, 34 year old Ann Hodges was resting on her couch when she was struck by a meteorite that bounced off her radio console [800 x 600]

27 Wednesday Nov 2019

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30th November 1954, 34 year old Ann Hodges was resting on her couch when she was struck by a meteorite that bounced off her radio console [800 x 600]https://ift.tt/2P0FWgH via /r/HistoryPorn || sylvyrfyre ||https://ift.tt/2OnUjfB

Photograph shows a flag flown from an upper story window of the NAACP headquarters announcing that “a man was lynched yesterday.” New York City, United states. 1936. [1200×630]

25 Monday Nov 2019

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Photograph shows a flag flown from an upper story window of the NAACP headquarters announcing that “a man was lynched yesterday.” New York City, United states. 1936. [1200×630]https://ift.tt/2qz3FfK via /r/HistoryPorn || Johannes_P ||https://ift.tt/35y4fZI

East Germany celebrates the construction of the Berlin wall. The sign reads “25 years antifascistic ‎protective barrier”, 13. August 1986 [690 x 470]

25 Monday Nov 2019

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East Germany celebrates the construction of the Berlin wall. The sign reads “25 years antifascistic ‎protective barrier”, 13. August 1986 [690 x 470]https://ift.tt/2qJNlsj via /r/HistoryPorn || lisino ||https://ift.tt/37x7AKF