An abandoned water tower along with remains of trailers and homes – at Bombay Beach, along the Salton Sea – in southern California, c. 2003. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images. [800 x 599]March 21, 2026
An estimated one million people filled the streets of New York City on June 10, 1991 to celebrate the return of 24,000 U.S. troops from Operation “Desert Storm”. Nearly 700,000 U.S. troops were deployed to the Persian Gulf region as part of a multinational force to free Kuwait from Iraq. [1000×1500]March 21, 2026
Photograph of a barricade during the Paris Commune, April 1871; the blurred figures are a result of the long exposure times required by early cameras[1920X2040].March 21, 2026
Captain of the 1st SAS Pierre Louis Bourgoin, talking with his paratroopers, France septembre 1944[1168×880]March 20, 2026
Out of the 750,000 who fought for the Confedaracy in the Civil War, these were the last 3 alive in 1951, together. [720×1600]March 20, 2026
Ota Benga, a Congolese Mbuti pygmy, exhibited in the monkey cage at the Bronx Zoo. He was forced to smile and show his sharpened teeth to thousands of visitors, 1906. [1600×2048]March 20, 2026
An Imperial Japanese Army officer inspects a Tiger tank in Germany. In May 1943, Japan purchased the plans and one disassembled vehicle. [824×994]March 20, 2026
Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space, waving to a crowd during a public appearance after his historic flight, 14 April, 1961[ 739×415].March 20, 2026
1945 Nuremberg Trials, Nazi officials, including Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess, were seen laughing, famously captured in photos often captioned as a reaction to translation mistakes or witness testimony [547×365]March 20, 2026
