Famous historical PHOTOS.....

[Pho King Master]

To marry this thread with The Pacific" threads. A friend sent me this link today of pics of the war in the Pacific/

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/03/18/captured-blog-the-pacific-and-adjacent-theaters/#more-1547

 

[eugene watts]

Most MOH tombstones have gold leaf over the names but Murphy wanted his to be like all the other soldiers. I believe it is still the second most visited gravesite at Arlington National Cemetary behind only JFK.

 

[LARKIN1]

Originally posted by LONGHORNREALTOR:

OMG, does he noodle too?

 

[eugene watts]

Sputnik, the start of the space race.

 

[eugene watts]

Building the Statue of Liberty

 

[BOBZILLA65]

Murphy was actually born near Celeste which is about 12 miles N. of Greenville. There is an Audy Murphy museum in Greenville which is a really interesting place if you are ever through there.

 

[eugene watts]

Golden Gate Bridge under construction

 

[eugene watts]

Hydrogen bomb.

 

[rcy3113]

Originally posted by BOBZILLA65:
Murphy was actually born near Celeste which is about 12 miles N. of Greenville. There is an Audy Murphy museum in Greenville which is a really interesting place if you are ever through there.

There is an Audie Murphy statue in Farmersville. I had always assumed that was where he grew up. Interesting.

 

[sugarbear123]

I may have missed it, but you can't leave out the 8th Wonder of the World!
(sorry, don't know how to post a photo)
This post was edited on 5/15 10:30 PM by sugarbear123
This post was edited on 5/15 11:09 PM by sugarbear123

 

[living in OK sux]

Daddy MJ

Titanic leaving for sea

San Fransico leveled

Soweto Uprisings - Soweto, South Africa

Waco leveled by 1953 tornado

1917 silent protest in NYC. Children protesters were standing up against recent lynchings in Waco, TX

Texas Rangers Frontier Battalion Company "B" circa 1880

tsunami

Forrest fire

St. Helens wakes up

 

[darickc]

great pictures in here

 

[sugarbear123]

Figured out how to enter photo!

We can't leave out the 8th Wonder of the World! Opened in 1965 with Mickey Mantle knocking the first home run in an exhibition. The big flop was that grass wouldn't grow, so Astroturf was developed. Way too much history here to leave out!
This post was edited on 5/15 11:08 PM by sugarbear123

 

[rcy3113]

LBJ being sworn in after Kennedy's death.



Ellis Island.



Eiffel Tower being built.



Mission Accomplished banner.

 

[Sleeposaurus Rex]

Soviet soldier raising the sickle and the hammer over the reichstag. bombed out berlin in the background.

 

[TheGivingTree]

the arranged body of a dead confederate sharp-shooter in Devil's Den, Battle of Gettysburg, one of the more famous ambrotypes in photographic history:

The crowd apprehends the Black-hand assasin, muderer of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife:

the mysterious Lewis Powell, aka "Lewis Payne", John Wilkes Booth co-conspirator and attempted assasin of Sec. of State William Seward:

 

[jpj927]

What a great thread.

 

[Copperhead Road]

 

[andrewsrp]

 

[TheGivingTree]

The US Army Returns: The Little Bighorn almost one year after Custer's death, the army's first expedition back... the bones were gathered at the supposed spot where Custer made his last stand:

 

[astro72650]

Originally posted by sugarbear123:

Figured out how to enter photo! We can't leave out the 8th Wonder of the World! Opened in 1965 with Mickey Mantle knocking the first home run in an exhibition. The big flop was that grass wouldn't grow, so Astroturf was developed. Way too much history here to leave out!

This post was edited on 5/15 11:08 PM by sugarbear123

Wow, does that ever bring back some memories. I was there on opening night of the Astrodome and for all 4 exibition games versus the Yanks (as I remember, it opened on a Friday night and they played a day/night doubleheader on Saturday). Mantle was the leadoff hitter for the Yanks (yes, leadoff) and what a thrill it was when he hit his homer to dead center, for the first ever (albeit exibition). The first official homer
was hit by Ritchie Allen of the Phillies, as they beat the 'Stros 2-0. Chris Short was the winning pitcher and Bob Bruce took the loss. Amazing thing is I remember this like it was last year.

 

[hookem233]

Henry Fords first car.

 

[hookem233]

James J Braddock v Max Baer Heavyweight Title Fight (Cinderella Man)

 

[El Mahico]

i'm sure you know this living in OK sucks, but that tsunami pic is way fake.

 

[zee921]

 

[hornsrus]

Woodstock

 

[ScaresYouToDeath]

Originally posted by zee921:

that's a serious photo.

 

[Cdun]

Originally posted by El Mahico:
i'm sure you know this living in OK sucks, but that tsunami pic is way fake.

Yup, as is the H bomb PHoto, and the Forest Fire photo.

 

[rcy3113]

Trinity Episcopal Church - Chicago, after the Great Fire.



World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. For those of you who have traveled here, it's at the site of Jackson Park and the Museum of Science and Industry. The MSI is the only remaining building from that fair. The buildings were beautiful, but built cheaply and were not meant to be permanent fixtures. The MSI lasted the longest because it was actually built fireproof because during the fair it houses antiquities and fine art.

 

[sendero95]

I hope this thread isn't done

 

[Copperhead Road]

 

[Shambeaux]

Originally posted by Copperhead Road:

Really? A troll on this thread?

 

[Copperhead Road]

Did you even look at the second picture? It's called... we've come full circle.
This post was edited on 5/16 10:49 AM by Copperhead Road

 

[hookem233]

Ronald Reagan Sworn In

Iran Hostage Crises Victims return home

 

[leakycow]

Two of my favorites from teaching science:

Mt. Pinatubo, 1991

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, shortly before its collapse