Remembering History: June 2014

How Each Of The 50 US States Got Their Names

Desi and Lucy at The Brown Derby

The Duke of Cambridge and Queen Elizabeth II. Love this -- grandmother and grandson trying to maintain the royal reserve.

City Hall and The Majestic Theater, San Francisco after the massive earthquake of 1906.

Indian War Elephant Armor, 17th to 18th century.

Rare Footage Shot In 1953 Reveals The Sound Of A Real Nuclear Blast - In the year of 1953 on March 17, a nuclear bomb test called ANNIE had been done. It was the first nuclear test in Operation Upshot-Knothole where reporters were permitted to see the explosion in first hand.We've found a video footage capturing the blast in 1953. And, unlike most videos of the nuclear blasts, this one is raw and edited to the least degree. You are going to see the real blast and hear the real sound. [Click o...

Rare Footage Shot In 1953 Reveals The Sound Of A Real Nuclear Blast - In the year of 1953 on March 17, a nuclear bomb test called ANNIE had been done. It was the first nuclear test in Operation Upshot-Knothole where reporters were permitted to see the explosion in first hand.We've found a video footage capturing the blast in 1953. And, unlike most videos of the nuclear blasts, this one is raw and edited to the least degree. You are going to see the real blast and hear the real sound. [Click o...

Elizabeth I. By Richard Burchett. Oil on panel, 1850’s.

Marilyn and attorney Jerry Geisler driving away after press conference in Hollywood announcing her divorce from Joe DiMaggio, 1954

Pictish Warrior Woman: 8th century English historian, Bede, who wrote that, whenever the Pictish royal succession was in dispute, kings were chosen from the Female royal line rather than the male.

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood 1954

Weird History (@WeirdHistoryPix) tweeted at 2:31 PM on Thu, Jun 26, 2014: Osama bin Laden, 1993.

De Soto Expedition

Knights Templar: Rosslyn Chapel in Midlothian, Scotland. Founded in the mid-15th century by William Sinclair, who was descended from a noble family of Norman knights. The chapel is said to have many Knights Templar symbols, and has been featured in more than one novel.

Knights Templar: Rosslyn Chapel in Midlothian, Scotland. Founded in the mid-15th century by William Sinclair, who was descended from a noble family of Norman knights. The chapel is said to have many Knights Templar symbols, and has been featured in more than one novel.

14 Mind-Blowing Facts That Will Completely Change Your Perception Of Time. This is very wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff.

For those in peril on the sea

L-R: Billy Garnett, John S. Coldwell Jr., American Horse (Oglala) - 1907 {Note: John S. Coldwell Jr. (aka Jack Coldwell), a U.S. Allotting Surveyor with Billy Garnett acting as an Interpreter, are going through the process of making American Horse an American Citizen. It should be remembered that most Native American Indians did not receive American Citizenship status until 1927.

L-R: Billy Garnett, John S. Coldwell Jr., American Horse (Oglala) - 1907 {Note: John S. Coldwell Jr. (aka Jack Coldwell), a U.S. Allotting Surveyor with Billy Garnett acting as an Interpreter, are going through the process of making American Horse an American Citizen. It should be remembered that most Native American Indians did not receive American Citizenship status until 1927.

1861 Memorial portrait of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth. Like many Americans, President Lincoln lost loved ones in the Civil War. The death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth on May 24, 1861, was particularly painful, as he and his wife, Mary, looked upon the young man as another son. Lincoln ordered Ellsworth’s funeral to be held at the White House; during the service, Mrs. Lincoln placed this commemorative portrait on his casket.

1861 Memorial portrait of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth. Like many Americans, President Lincoln lost loved ones in the Civil War. The death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth on May 24, 1861, was particularly painful, as he and his wife, Mary, looked upon the young man as another son. Lincoln ordered Ellsworth’s funeral to be held at the White House; during the service, Mrs. Lincoln placed this commemorative portrait on his casket.

On April 26, 1865 Union soldiers out of Washington D.C. tracked down John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice David Herold to the Garrett family’s farm in Virginia.

Lincoln Assassination

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Old Ladies - Hells Angels

Woodstock in the rain, 1969

1863 Wedding of Tom Thumb, President Lincoln invited them to the White House..it was dubbed as America's Royal Wedding....

The Known World Map

The Hell's Angels at Woodstock. Bethel, New York 1969.

Historical Pics @HistoricalPics · The Dome of the Rock in the late 1800s

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Colonization of the Americas

On June 24, 1997 (50 years after the incident), U.S. Air Force officials release a 231-page report dismissing long-standing claims of an alien spacecraft crash in Roswell, New Mexico.

The Qutab Minar, apart from being a marvel in itself, is also significant for what it represents in the history of Indian culture. In many ways, the Qutab Minar, the first monument of Muslim rule in India, heralded the beginning of a new style of art and architecture that came to be known as the Indo-Islamic style.

The Qutab Minar, apart from being a marvel in itself, is also significant for what it represents in the history of Indian culture. In many ways, the Qutab Minar, the first monument of Muslim rule in India, heralded the beginning of a new style of art and architecture that came to be known as the Indo-Islamic style.

Triptych: Folding Reliquary Icon Kilikian Armenia 1293 Wood, silver, gilt 63.5 x 69.5 cm (unfolded) This folding reliquary icon from one of the Kililian monasteries is a marvellous work by a medieval Armenian craftsman (the Kilikian Armenian Kingdom existed from the 12th century to the 14th, on the north-eastern shores of the Mediterranean)

Triptych: Folding Reliquary Icon Kilikian Armenia 1293 Wood, silver, gilt 63.5 x 69.5 cm (unfolded) This folding reliquary icon from one of the Kililian monasteries is a marvellous work by a medieval Armenian craftsman (the Kilikian Armenian Kingdom existed from the 12th century to the 14th, on the north-eastern shores of the Mediterranean)

Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria was Queen of the Belgians as the spouse of King Albert I. During the German occupation of Belgium from 1940 to 1944, she used her influence as queen and German connections to assist in the rescue of hundreds of Jewish children from deportation by the Nazis. After the war she was awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli government.

Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria was Queen of the Belgians as the spouse of King Albert I. During the German occupation of Belgium from 1940 to 1944, she used her influence as queen and German connections to assist in the rescue of hundreds of Jewish children from deportation by the Nazis. After the war she was awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli government.

19th century "cross written" letter. Cross writing was a technique to save paper when paper was scarce. Every scrap mattered at one time (one of these is dated 1823) so the writer, upon reaching the end of the page, would turn the paper 90 degrees and add a second layer of text.

19th century "cross written" letter. Cross writing was a technique to save paper when paper was scarce. Every scrap mattered at one time (one of these is dated 1823) so the writer, upon reaching the end of the page, would turn the paper 90 degrees and add a second layer of text.

Map of Twelve Mile Area around London, c1798

Electric car. In 1900, Andrew Riker set a 29-mph speed record with his electric car.

D-Day’s First Reporter: Gustav The Pigeon And The Message He Brought Home / Première Journaliste de D-Day: Gustav le pigeon, et le message qu'il a apporté à la maison :D

The film industry's first home in America was NYC. But in 1910 the Biograph Co. dispatched director D.W. Griffith and a troupe of stars to LA to film scenes, attracted by the region's famously sunny climate, perfect for shooting outdoors year-round. The film industry gradually migrated to a small suburb of LA, Hollywood - where real estate speculators erected a sign with 50 ft. letters in 1923 to attract home buyers. The sign's final 4 letters were removed in 1945.

The film industry's first home in America was NYC. But in 1910 the Biograph Co. dispatched director D.W. Griffith and a troupe of stars to LA to film scenes, attracted by the region's famously sunny climate, perfect for shooting outdoors year-round. The film industry gradually migrated to a small suburb of LA, Hollywood - where real estate speculators erected a sign with 50 ft. letters in 1923 to attract home buyers. The sign's final 4 letters were removed in 1945.

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Julius Robert Oppenheimer (Apr 22, 1904 – Feb 18, 1967) Theoretical Physicist and Professor of Physics at University of California, Berkeley. With Enrico Fermi, he is called "Father of the Atomic Bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project, World War II Project that developed the first nuclear weapons. First atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, Trinity test in New Mexico; He remarked later that it brought to mind words from Bhagavad Gita: "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."

Julius Robert Oppenheimer (Apr 22, 1904 – Feb 18, 1967) Theoretical Physicist and Professor of Physics at University of California, Berkeley. With Enrico Fermi, he is called "Father of the Atomic Bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project, World War II Project that developed the first nuclear weapons. First atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, Trinity test in New Mexico; He remarked later that it brought to mind words from Bhagavad Gita: "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."

Grave Marker- John Wilkes Booth, assassin, is shot dead near Bowling Green VA The body was buried in a storage room at the Old Penitentiary, later moved to a warehouse at the Washington Arsenal on Oct. 1, 1867. In 1869, the remains were again identified before being released to the Booth family, where they were buried in the family plot at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, after a burial ceremony.

Grave Marker- John Wilkes Booth, assassin, is shot dead near Bowling Green VA The body was buried in a storage room at the Old Penitentiary, later moved to a warehouse at the Washington Arsenal on Oct. 1, 1867. In 1869, the remains were again identified before being released to the Booth family, where they were buried in the family plot at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, after a burial ceremony.

The original six Black Panthers (November, 1966) Top left to right: Elbert "Big Man" Howard; Huey P. Newton (Defense Minister), Sherman Forte, Bobby Seale (Chairman). Bottom: Reggie Forte and Little Bobby Hutton (Treasurer).

The original six Black Panthers (November, 1966) Top left to right: Elbert "Big Man" Howard; Huey P. Newton (Defense Minister), Sherman Forte, Bobby Seale (Chairman). Bottom: Reggie Forte and Little Bobby Hutton (Treasurer).