Remembering History: October 2014

Aerial pictures, never seen before, of the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center - Telegraph

Letter found in 1901 time capsule made a few accurate predictions — and some very wrong ones. t.co/tCvefmK842 t.co/yCp9Ch71o5

A letter to posterity written more than 100 years ago and found in a time capsule hidden inside the Old State House golden lion statue made a few accurate predictions — and some very wrong ones.

This day in St. Louis: March 28, 1963 - A delegation of St. Louis officials flies to California to meet with Walt Disney to discuss a proposed attraction on the city's riverfront. The plan later falls apart. #stl250

This day in St. Louis: March 28, 1963 - A delegation of St. Louis officials flies to California to meet with Walt Disney to discuss a proposed attraction on the city's riverfront. The plan later falls apart. #stl250

Jack and Jackie Kennedy, at Houston's Rice Hotel, the evening of November 21, 1963.

1961. 20 Janvier. Capitole. Jackie and John moments after he became president. By Henry Burroughs

Plastic Surgery Fail

As the Titanic sailed out of Southampton, her huge displacement caused the mooring lines on the SS New York to break, and the New York’s stern swung out and nearly hit the Titanic, as seen in this picture

As the Titanic sailed out of Southampton, her huge displacement caused the mooring lines on the SS New York to break, and the New York’s stern swung out and nearly hit the Titanic, as seen in this picture

Pope Paul VI places the cardinal's hat atop Karol Wojtyla's head in 1967.

President John F. Kennedy and Pope Paul VI. July 2, 1963, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. (Bettmann/CORBIS)

Amazing Brigitte Bardot in the 50s, 60s and Now…see at t.co/lKr1Rzb0pl t.co/2Ylf8y3hL7

The MUSE BROTHERS- Born in the 1890’s the pair were scouted by sideshow agents and kidnapped in 1899 by bounty hunters working in the employ of an unknown sideshow promoter. Black albinos, being extremely rare, would have been an extremely lucrative attraction. George Muse died in 1971, but Willie lived until 2001 and died at the age of 108.

The MUSE BROTHERS- Born in the 1890’s the pair were scouted by sideshow agents and kidnapped in 1899 by bounty hunters working in the employ of an unknown sideshow promoter. Black albinos, being extremely rare, would have been an extremely lucrative attraction. George Muse died in 1971, but Willie lived until 2001 and died at the age of 108.

Old Pics Archive @oldpicsarchive · Women use compact mirrors to catch sight of the queen in London, June 1966

John Jacob Astor at the train that would take him and his bride to the Titanic. Astor's body was recovered and because his body was badly crushed and covered in soot, Astor is believed to have been smashed by the first smokestack as it fell from Titanic. His body was identified by the initials sewn on the lapel of his jacket. Among the items found on him was a gold watch which his son, Vincent, claimed and wore the rest of his life.

John Jacob Astor at the train that would take him and his bride to the Titanic. Astor's body was recovered and because his body was badly crushed and covered in soot, Astor is believed to have been smashed by the first smokestack as it fell from Titanic. His body was identified by the initials sewn on the lapel of his jacket. Among the items found on him was a gold watch which his son, Vincent, claimed and wore the rest of his life.

November 1984 :: View of Funeral Procession of PM Indira Gandhi From India Gate , Delhi

29 Oct 40: For the first time in American history, a peacetime draft begins. A lottery system is used to select men to serve for twelve months. Secretary of War Henry Stimson, blindfolded, reaches into a bowl and pulls out the first capsule. From a nearby podium, FDR announces the number drawn: 158. Across the country, 6,175 young men hold that number. More: scanningwwii.com/a

29 Oct 40: For the first time in American history, a peacetime draft begins. A lottery system is used to select men to serve for twelve months. Secretary of War Henry Stimson, blindfolded, reaches into a bowl and pulls out the first capsule. From a nearby podium, FDR announces the number drawn: 158. Across the country, 6,175 young men hold that number. More: scanningwwii.com/a

9-11-2001

One investigator thinks that a metal fragment could solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. The aviatrix disappeared in 1937 over the Pacific; the aircraft fragment was found on Gardner Island, 300 kms SE of her destination. I have my doubts, as she had a habit of being off-course to the NORTH. In a previous flight, she missed her target by 200 km North (but landed anyway because she was aiming for Africa - hard to miss). bg

One investigator thinks that a metal fragment could solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. The aviatrix disappeared in 1937 over the Pacific; the aircraft fragment was found on Gardner Island, 300 kms SE of her destination. I have my doubts, as she had a habit of being off-course to the NORTH. In a previous flight, she missed her target by 200 km North (but landed anyway because she was aiming for Africa - hard to miss). bg

Timeline of school shootings in the USA since 1927.

Charles and Di, Scotland honeymoon, 1981.

Credit : Getty - Princess Diana greets her brother Earl Spencer November 25th 1985. For a split second, I thought it was Harry. He looks a lot like his Uncle.

21st century teaching, imagined in 1900. t.co/VdC46UKzfm t.co/mK3XaoVwLT

Old Pics Archive @oldpicsarchive · Telephone Tower in Stockholm, c.1890s. The tower connected about 5000 telephone lines from 1897-1913

List of Rules for Nurses in 1887- my favorite: 8. Any nurse who smokes, uses liquor in any form, gets her hair done at a beauty shop or frequents dance halls will give the director of nurses good reason to suspect her worth, intentions and integrity

List of Rules for Nurses in 1887- my favorite: 8. Any nurse who smokes, uses liquor in any form, gets her hair done at a beauty shop or frequents dance halls will give the director of nurses good reason to suspect her worth, intentions and integrity

On October 29, 1948, a killer industrial smog claims elderly victims in Donora, Pennsylvania. Over a five-day period, the smog killed about 20 people and made thousands more seriously ill.

Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President. Seated portrait, holding glasses and newspaper, Aug. 9, 1863

Old Pics Archive ‏@oldpicsarchive An Imperial Airways Calcutta Flying boat on the Thames,1928

♥♥♥The US Capitol, Washington, DC as it appeared in 1861. Today (12 April) is the day in 1861 when Confederate artillery opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, ushing 4 years of civil war in America. By 1865, approx. 625,000 Amercians had perished as a result of the war. This was the deadliest war in American history.

♥♥♥The US Capitol, Washington, DC as it appeared in 1861. Today (12 April) is the day in 1861 when Confederate artillery opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, ushing 4 years of civil war in America. By 1865, approx. 625,000 Amercians had perished as a result of the war. This was the deadliest war in American history.

History In Pictures @HistoryInPics · Niagara falls without water, 1969

History In Pictures @HistoryInPics · Londoners flock to a mobile screen showing the latest Mickey Mouse film, 1931

Yahoo News Norman Lear, the mastermind behind "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," and "Maude," talks about the TV scenes that forever changed America. WATCH: yhoo.it/1qJ5Kcj

History In Pictures @HistoryInPics · Elvis Presley and Sophia Loren, 1958

Thomas Edison with his second phonograph by Matthew Brady, 1878

Captain Daniel Tinker - the last of the Whaling Captains

Hitler conducts a meeting of the Nazi leadership at Schellingstraße 50 in 1928.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR -- Crusader Coins 11th - 12th century. Found in Templar graves in various locations. Hetoum II reigned three times. After a few difficult years of losses to the Mamluks, he ended his first reign by abdicating in favor of his brother Thoros III and entering a monastery.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR -- Crusader Coins 11th - 12th century. Found in Templar graves in various locations. Hetoum II reigned three times. After a few difficult years of losses to the Mamluks, he ended his first reign by abdicating in favor of his brother Thoros III and entering a monastery.

'We be delivered a prince': Letter from Queen Jane Seymour informing Henry VIII of his longed-for son's birth is found after 469 years in stately home.

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Princess Diana at the Braemar Games in Scotland with Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mother in 1982.

John F. Kennedy at the Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1961.

The Romanov dynasty, 1613-1917.

Marilyn Monroe - Chicago Airport Bathroom 1955 Eve Arnold

Hurricane of 1938 | The Wind That Shook the World

Madame Sherri's Castle Ruins | A Legendary Site in West Chesterfield, New Hampshire

How Princeton football fanatic F. Scott Fitzgerald may have invented the modern two-squad game. t.co/fueEYshFRS

London's oldest statue, c. 1372: This is King Alfred the Great (871-899) in Trinity Church Square, Southwark. The statue was moved to the Square from Westminster Hall in 1822. King Alfred united England, founded St Paul’s, rebuilt London’s walls and drove off the Vikings.

London's oldest statue, c. 1372: This is King Alfred the Great (871-899) in Trinity Church Square, Southwark. The statue was moved to the Square from Westminster Hall in 1822. King Alfred united England, founded St Paul’s, rebuilt London’s walls and drove off the Vikings.

Old Pics Archive ‏@oldpicsarchive Elspeth Beard, an Englishwoman who circumnavigated the globe on her BMW motorcycle

19 Pictures That Will Make You Think Differently About Marilyn Monroe

Oprah Winfrey, Senior Year of High School (1971) While still at East Nashville High School, Oprah served as vice president of student government. In 1970, she received a four-year scholarship when she won an Elks Club speaking competition. Oprah went on to attend Tennessee State University.

Oprah Winfrey, Senior Year of High School (1971) While still at East Nashville High School, Oprah served as vice president of student government. In 1970, she received a four-year scholarship when she won an Elks Club speaking competition. Oprah went on to attend Tennessee State University.

Anna Held, ca.1902. ~The Hourglass - common law wife of Florenz Ziegfeld. From 1905 Held enjoyed several successes on Broadway which apart from bolstering Ziegfeld's fortune, made her a millionaire in her own right. She suggested the format for what would become the famous Ziegfeld Follies in 1907, and helped Ziegfeld establish the most lucrative phase of his career. en.wikipedia.org/...

Anna Held, ca.1902. ~The Hourglass - common law wife of Florenz Ziegfeld. From 1905 Held enjoyed several successes on Broadway which apart from bolstering Ziegfeld's fortune, made her a millionaire in her own right. She suggested the format for what would become the famous Ziegfeld Follies in 1907, and helped Ziegfeld establish the most lucrative phase of his career. en.wikipedia.org/...