Archduke Franz Ferdinand with his Wife on the Day they Were Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, 1914

In an event that is widely acknowledged to have sparked the outbreak of World Wa…

Lucky British Soldier Shows off his Damaged Helmet, 1917

A British soldier with a bandaged head smiles as he shows the cameraman his helm…

Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test: Underwater Detonation of 23 kiloton Nuclear Weapon, 1946

This detonation, known as the Baker Test, was part of Operation Crossroads in Bi…

The First Photograph upon Discovery of Machu Picchu, 1911

In the summer of 1911, the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham arrived in Peru …