Shackleton and his crew on the nimrod Expedition 1909
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One of the greatest stories of survival is the legend of the Shackleton Expedition ...
The very first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, NYC 1931
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The tree that is used for the center is usually a Norway spruce 69 to 100 feet t...
Thankfully people had cameras on-set during the filming of all three of the original Star Wars movies from 1975-1985. The images that follow are of the now famo...
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In the 1970's, Tucked into a small corner of Laguna Nigel, there was once a place where wild animals roamed and for just a few dollars, you ...
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The attack on Pearl Harbor ushered the US into World War II overnight. In the decades since the attack it has been determined that the Japa...
Johnny and "backstage" after their show at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA. 1969
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When Cash played his first prison show, at San Que...
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In 1987 Russia set out with high hopes to create a new kind of attack vehicle, They called it Project 903. The 350 t...
Two weeks ago here at History Things, we explored the birth of the United States Constitution and the process by which America became a sovereign nation. Al...
Though best known for his beloved fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen was Danish playwright, poet, novelist, and writer of travelogues. Some of his best known ...
The Vietnam War was born out of the ashes of World War II. It became the longest, most costly armed conflict that the United States has ever been involved in. T...
