An Apache man photographed in Whiteriver, Arizona on the Fort Apache Reservation. (1900)
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The male contestants of the 1988 National Aerobic Championship.
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A family in Harmans, Maryland pays respect as Robert F. Kennedy's funeral train passes through their town on June 8, 1968.
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A family in Harmans, Maryland pays respect as Robert F. Kennedy's funeral train passes through their town on June 8, 1968.
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Archeologists have just uncovered a stunningly preserved 2,200-year-old lecture hall that was part of an ancient Greek school in southern Sicily
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Dating to the 4th century, the Lycurgus cup is an ancient Roman cage cup that depicts the mythical King Lycurgus. The color of the cup changes depending on the light passing through it and it's the only surviving Roman artifact made of this type of glass.
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In the late 1500s, an Italian architect named Domenico Fontana was constructing an underground tunnel when he discovered the ancient frescoes of Pompeii that had been buried since 79 AD. He was allegedly so scandalized by their erotic nature that he covered them back up.
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In 1948, a photographer in Chicago captured young siblings huddled next to a sign reading "4 Children For Sale: Inquire Within." The image sparked outrage and skepticism, but it depicted a very real situation. The children would be sold off one by one, and some ended up in extremely abusive homes.
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Across the former Soviet Union and Eastern bloc, people often joke that their countries are built on the remains of a long lost advanced civilization — in reference to the abandoned relics of the Communist era that still dot the landscape today. Details for each image in the post.
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Frank Dux claimed he won a Medal of Honor, was personally recruited by the director of the CIA in the 1980s, and knocked out 56 opponents in a row at an illegal underground fighting tournament in the Bahamas. His story would inspire the beloved 1988 film Bloodsport - but was any of it true?
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An American Tourist In Rome Impaled Himself On Metal Spikes While Attempting To Climb A Fence At The Colosseum
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Archaeologists Uncover The Remains Of A Teenage Girl Who Hunted Big Game 9,000 Years Ago
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In the 1960s, Margaret Lovatt lived for months in a "dolphin house" as part of a NASA-funded project attempting to teach English to a dolphin named Peter. The experiment became controversial when it was revealed that, to keep Peter focused, Margaret personally addressed his natural male urges.
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A 16th Century Renaissance Painting By An Unknown Artist That Features A Drooling Dragon, A Farting Baby, And An "Unruly Child Showing Us His Behind" Just Sold To National Gallery In London For $22 Million
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On July 14, 1518, a woman named Frau Troffea left her house in Strasbourg and began to uncontrollably dance. As if in a trance, hundreds of people soon joined her on the city streets. By the end of the summer, as many as 100 people had literally danced themselves to death.
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After spending $100,000 on 32 handguns and 10 Mercedes-Benzes for Christmas in 1970, Elvis boarded a jet and headed for the White House. He wanted to meet President Nixon to get a Federal Narcotics badge, which Presley believed would allow him to enter any country while carrying guns and drugs.
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After spending $100,000 on 32 handguns and 10 Mercedes-Benzes for Christmas in 1970, Elvis boarded a jet and headed for the White House. He wanted to meet President Nixon to get a Federal Narcotics badge, which Presley believed would allow him to enter any country while carrying guns and drugs.
Dear participants, publish your historical photographs, stories and interesting news. Historical photos and videos that can change the way you look at things Reviving the Past: Stunning historical photographs bring bygone eras to life.
After spending $100,000 on 32 handguns and 10 Mercedes-Benzes for Christmas in 1970, Elvis boarded a jet and headed for the White House. He wanted to meet President Nixon to get a Federal Narcotics badge, which Presley believed would allow him to enter any country while carrying guns and drugs.
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In the late 1500s, an Italian architect named Domenico Fontana was constructing an underground tunnel when he discovered the ancient frescoes of Pompeii that had been buried since 79 AD. He was allegedly so scandalized by their erotic nature that he covered them back up.
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The 29,000-Year-Old Skeleton Of A Stone Age Child Was Just Unearthed In Thailand — The Oldest Human Remains Ever Found In The Country
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In 2013, George H.W. Bush shaved his head alongside the entire Secret Service team to support the 2-year-old son of an agent battling leukemia. Bush had lost his own 4-year-old daughter to leukemia decades earlier.
/r/heartwarming is a place where you can post things that you come across that bring you joy and make you feel a little better. Submissions can be videos or images, or even stories of good experiences. We hope that this is also a place where you can come to find some of that joy when you need it. Sharing our gratitude and happiness with each other can be one of the best things we can do for ourselves and others. Thanks for joining us!
A sickly dentist who was a degenerate gambler and was classically educated in four languages, Doc Holliday became one of the most feared gunslingers of the Wild West. He died of tuberculosis at only 36 years old and would later be portrayed by Val Kilmer in the 1993 film Tombstone.
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Divers Off The Coast Of Just Identified Two Danish Slave Ships That Were Destroyed During A Mutiny In 1710
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