Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 278, click here. 1. The grave of an American pilot buried by Imperial Japanese troops, Kiska, Alaska, 25 August 1943. The sign reads “Sleeping here, a brave air-hero who lost youth and happiness for his Motherland, July 25 – Nippon Army”. 2. Russian soldiers during the…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 277, click here. 1.Fidel Castro visiting the Great Wall of China, 1995. 2. Oldest Austrian soldier of WWI, a 79-year-old Gaspar Wallnöfer, veteran of Habsburg campaigns in Italy in 1848 and 1866, September 1917. 3. Anne Frank’s father; Otto Frank served as a lieutenant during WWI.…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 276, click here. 1. George H.W. Bush takes a toboggan ride with Arnold Schwarzenegger at Camp David, 1991. 2. Keshia Thomas protects an alleged KKK supporter from a mob in Ann Arbor, MI, 1996. 3. Coal Miners coming up a Coal Mine Elevator after a day…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 275, click here. 1. Cetshwayo, King of the Zulu who defeated the British at the Battle of Isandlwana, 1878. 2. Last sword duel in history in France, 1967. It was between the Mayor of Marseille and the Socialist Party candidate for the presidency. 3. “The weightless…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 274, click here. 1. An Undercover Police Officer apprehends a mugger on the New York Subway, 1985. The photo was taken by Bruce Davidson. 2. Young punks in Communist Hungary, Budapest, 1982. 3. U.S. Air Force bombers fly over Ploiești, Romania, following a raid on 1…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 273, click here. 1. The Auschwitz death camp was discovered and liberated by the Red Army, 1945. 2. Robert Downey Jr. in a mug shot taken when he was transferred to the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran, 25 August 1999. 3. East…… Read More »