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The economics of survival: Why these 5 historical artifacts became the most expensive ever sold at auction. (Swipe for gallery)

Posted 30th Apr 2026u/Effective-Dish-1334

#OnThisDay 1945, The End of a Dictator ⚔️

Posted 30th Apr 2026u/sajiasanka

Fall of Saigon: The Day the Vietnam War Ended 🚁😳

Posted 30th Apr 2026u/sajiasanka

The #Pelasgi and their modern descendants

Posted 30th Apr 2026u/F1Flying_9

April 30th 1945 as his enemies were approaching closer to him Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva went to his bunker and committed suicide. Ending the Nazis terrorism of World War II.

Posted 27th Apr 2026u/Lazy_Introduction264

81 years ago the Battle of Berlin savaged the city and marked an end to WW2 in Europe

Posted 28th Apr 2026u/No_Organization_9902

Churchill And The Loss Of The British Empire

Posted 21st Apr 2026u/No_Organization_9902

New York Times published an article in 1924 titled "Hitler Tamed by Prison" arguing that Hitler had became a wiser man after his prison sentence for coup attempt. It also stated that he will retire to private life and return to his home country, Austria.

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Solid-Move-1411

Literacy test given to African Americans as a prerequisite to being allowed to vote during the height of Jim Crow Segregation. The test was designed to be impossible to pass. (1960s)

Posted 15th Apr 2026u/Solid-Move-1411

Areas that were subject to German colonization at some point in history

Posted 15th Apr 2026u/Solid-Move-1411

Up until 1900, a quarter of population in Iran was nomadic.

Posted 16th Apr 2026u/Skychu768

Anatomical representation of human sexual intercourse, 3D model obtained by Leonardo Da Vinci sketches.

Posted 14th Apr 2026u/Solid-Move-1411

The religious makeup of Europe’s biggest cities in 1900.

Posted 14th Apr 2026u/Solid-Move-1411

What is this Russian Orthodox flag?

Posted 14th Apr 2026u/KittiKaii

It’s interesting how pre-WWII media and literature depicted Napoleon as one of history’s greatest evils. Hitler’s existence really rehabilitated Napoleon’s image and boosted his PR.

Posted 14th Apr 2026u/Solid-Move-1411

Average tariffs around the world in 1906

Posted 13th Apr 2026u/Solid-Move-1411

"Catching goldfish" ( fr. La Pêche aux poissons rouges, 1895 ) - a silent documentary short film; one of the first films directed by the Lumière brothers .

Posted 29th Jun 2021u/SuggestionResident10

Emperor Han Wudi - Ancient China's Greatest Conqueror

Posted 29th Jun 2021u/InternationalForm3

The View from Point 67: Canada’s Killing Zone in the Second Half of the Battle of Normandy

Posted 28th Jun 2021u/lcmsds

Amin's Torture Chambers in Uganda

Posted 27th Jun 2021u/lynettravels

The rise of Idi Amin Dada of Uganda

Posted 27th Jun 2021u/lynettravels

Angkor Wat (Full Episode) | Access 360 World Heritage

Posted 27th Jun 2021u/InternationalForm3

Who was the leader of the Scottish Reformation?

Posted 26th Jun 2021Deleted user

William McKinley Inauguration 1897 This is the inauguration procession of the 25th President of the United States.

Posted 25th Jun 2021u/SuggestionResident10

Santos-Dumont - an unsung aviation hero

Posted 23rd Jun 2021u/themasterbabyyoda

"The Revenge of the cinematographic operator" (1912)-a puppet black-and-white silent cartoon by Vladislav Starevich. Released by the Trading House of A. Khanzhonkov in 1912.

Posted 23rd Jun 2021u/SuggestionResident10

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