851
Children in minobashi raincoats going to a new year's event, Niigata prefecture, Japan 1956
852
Kathrine Switzer competes in the Boston Marathon-the 1st woman to finish the race. Organizers try to stop her, 1967.
853
Stone work at the Beji Griya Waterfall in Bali. Source: bit.ly/3wtFJbk
855
Johnny Cash before going on stage at Folsom Prison, 1968
856
A photograph of the oldest house in Hamburg, Germany, 1898. Built in 1524, it was demolished on December 8th, 1910 despite protesting locals. Color by Angelina Karpunina, bit.ly/36N26MD
857
The unbroken seal On Tutankhamen’s Tomb, 1922
858
The suitcases of people who were sent to concentration camps, Poland, Gdańsk, World War II Museum.
859
4000-year-old writing board by an Egyptian student with teacher's spelling corrections in red
860
A group of frontiersmen advertising for wives, United States, Montana, 1901.
862
Haid al-Jazil is a 500-year-old mud-brick village on top of a massive boulder. Wadi Dawan, Yemen.
863
A 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Bead Dress
The Penn Museum
Great read on Egyptian clothing: amzn.to/3wATgzn
864
A 2000-year-old Thracian chariot with horse skeletons discovered by archaeologist Veselin Ignatov.
865
A Corinthian helmet and skull from the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. When found, the skull was still inside the helmet.
866
Eiffel Tower during construction. 1887-1889.
867
Petra Theater was built over 2,000 years ago by the Nabataeans, not the Romans like many believe. The site was chiseled out of rock. Photo by Fulpez
868
Actress Marilyn Hare set out to kiss 10,000 soldiers in order to raise the morale of troops fighting in WWII, 1942. Photo by John Florea
869
A staged photo in Life Magazine mocking the Hays movie censorship Code. The model is violating as many of its rules as possible in a single image. 1934.
870
A 19th-century battle-ax from Iran. Steel, gold, and silver. Now part of the Caravana Collection
871
Staircase of the medieval castle of Sperlinga, in Sicily, Italy.
Source: The World of Sicily. bit.ly/39mBiao
872
A child with bread and milk, Istanbul, Turkey, 1989
874
A 2,300 year old Egyptian sarcophagus displayed as found at the Sakkara pyramids south of Cairo, May 3, 2005.
875
A bowl with fish design, Iran, late 13th–mid-14th century.
The Hossein Afshar Collection.
Learn Weird Things About History @historydefined@mastodonapp.uk
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.