Mar
18
Vasily Blokhin: History’s Most Prolific Executioner
Vasily Blokhin is recorded as having executed tens of thousands of prisoners by …
Author: RHP
Mar
16
Haunting Photographs of Berlin at the End of the World War II
Berlin after the War was a post-apocalyptic world. One of the largest and most m…
Mar
16
The Lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, 1930
On a hot August night in 1930, a crowd gathered in front of an Indiana jail — me…
Mar
13
Allied Soldiers Mock Hitler Atop his Balcony at the Reich Chancellery, 1945
The Russians were coming from the East, the Brits and Americans from the West, a…
Mar
11
Advertisement for Atabrine, an Anti-Malaria Drug, 1941
This sign was posted at the 363rd Station Hospital during World War II, in Papua…
Mar
11
Cabinet Ministers Lined Up for Execution after a Coup D’état in Liberia, 1980
On April 12, 1980, Samuel Doe led a military coup, killing President William R. …
Mar
8
French Female Collaborator Punished by having her Head Shaved to Publicly Mark her, 1944
French women who befriended the Nazis, through coerced, forced, or voluntary rel…
Mar
7
About 100 People Participate in a Lottery to Divide a 12 Acre Plot of Sand Dunes, that would Later become the City of Tel Aviv, 1909
In 1909 a number of Jewish residents decided to move to a healthier environment,…
Mar
6
Al Capone’s Soup Kitchen during the Great Depression, 1931
Al Capone started one of the first soup kitchens. The kitchen employed a few peo…
Feb
27
The Unbroken Seal on King Tutankhamun’s Tomb, 1922
This seal was actually a seal to King Tut’s fifth shrine. The king was buried in…
Feb
27
John F. Kennedy’s Coffin Lies in State in the Capitol Rotunda, 1963
On November 24, 1963, about 300,000 people watched a horse-drawn caisson, which …
Feb
27
Named by Life Magazine as the “The Most Beautiful Suicide”: Evelyn McHale Leapt to her Death from the Empire State Building, 1947
This powerful photo taken by Robert C. Wiles was published as a full-page image …
Feb
23
Two American Soldiers Inspect a Destroyed German King Tiger Tank, 1944
Two American soldiers inspect a destroyed German King Tiger tank and at the same…
Feb
21
Terry Sawchuk – The Face of a Hockey Goalie Before Masks Became Standard Game Equipment, 1966
This face belongs to Terry Sawchuk, a 36-year-old goalie for the Toronto Maple L…
Feb
19
American Nazi Organization Rally at Madison Square Garden, 1939
Supposedly 22,000 Nazi supporters attended a German American Bund rally at New Y…
Feb
19
A Punt Gun: Used for Duck Hunting but were Banned because they Depleted Stocks of Wild Fowl, 1910-1920
A punt gun is a type of extremely large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th …
Feb
16
Nazi General Anton Dostler is Tied to a Stake Before his Execution by a Firing Squad, 1945
General Anton Dostler was a general of the infantry in the regular German Army d…
Feb
13
Photo of The Fat Man Atomic Bomb on Transport Carriage, 1945
It's so odd to see that an object roughly the same size as a large car can destr…
Feb
9
The German Embassy in Sweden Flying the Flag at Half Mast the Day Hitler Died, 1945
The embassy is an official state function and since the Third Reich outlived Hit…
Feb
7
Photos of Federal Ironclad USS Galena Showing Some Battle Damage, 1862
It’s amazing that this broadside ironclad was designed and built without the aid…