This Facebook Page Is Dedicated To ‘History In Pictures’, And Here Are 30 Of Their Most Interesting Photos

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History was probably one of the favorite subjects for many students back in school. After all, who doesn’t enjoy learning about ancient cultures, people’s lifestyles in the past, and how things developed and changed throughout the years. If you were among those students who loved History, you’re at the right place.

Today we have gathered some fascinating pics from ‘Things From The Past’ Facebook page (aka the ‘History in Pictures’ project). Check out some of their most exciting images in the gallery below.

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#1 Camberley Kate, A.k.a. Kate Ward, And Her Stray Dogs In England In 1962. She Never Turned A Stray Dog Away, Taking Care Of More Than 600 Dogs In Her Lifetime

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#2 Betty White Dressed In Vintage 1940s Clothing To Celebrate The 75th Tournament Of Roses, 1963

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#3 Terry Fox, A 21 Year Old Canadian Who Lost A Leg To Cancer, Began A Cross-Canada Run To Raise Money For Cancer Research. He Ran The Equivalent Of A Full Marathon A Day. He Made It 143 Days And 5,373 Km Before The Spread Of His Cancer Forced Him To Quit. He Died June 1981

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#4 Albert Einstein Teaching At Lincoln, The United State’s First Historical Black University, 1946

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#5 A Baby Lamb Snuggles Up To A Sleeping Boy, March 16, 1940

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#6 1,500-Year-Old Ceramic Maya Figurine With Removable Helmet, From El Perú-Waka, Petén, Guatemala

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#7 Miss America, 1924

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#8 Monty Python Crew, 1976

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#9 Dr. Religa Monitors His Patient’s Vitals After 23-Hour-Long (Successful) Heart Transplant. His Assistant Is Sleeping In The Corner, 1987

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#10 “Girls In The Windows” Taken By Ormond Gigli In 1960 In NYC. The Building Was Knocked Down The Next Day

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#11 The Gardener At Stonehenge Mowing The Lawn, C. 1955

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#12 One Of The Most Beautiful Trains Ever Made, The ‘Mercury’ Streamliner, Designed In Art Deco-Style By Henry Dreyfuss For The New York Central Railroad. Here’s One Captured In Chicago In 1936

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#13 Portrait Of Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower), Of The Seneca Nation, 1908. Photo By J.l. Blessing

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#14 Wedding Rings Removed From Holocaust Victims Before They Were Executed, 1945

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#15 A 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Bead Dre

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#16 Freddie Mercury And David Bowie Backstage At Live Aid 1985

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#17 The Beatles On What Kind Of Girl Do They Prefer, 1960s

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#18 Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, The First Woman To Earn A Doctorate In Computer Science In The United States, 1965

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#19 Portrait Of A Filipina/Chinese Woman From The Philippines, 1875 Photo By Francisco Van Camp

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#20 This 1955 Photo Is One Of Walter Chandoha’s Most Famous Shots. “My Daughter Paula And The Kitten Both ‘Smiled’ For The Camera At The Same Time. …but The Cat’s Not Smiling, He’s Meowing”

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#21 People In Times Square, New York City Celebrate The Surrender Of Germany, May 7th, 1945

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#22 Sophia Loren, 1960

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#23 Queen Isabel II, Veiled, 1855 C By Camillo Torreggiani. Masterful Use Of Light And Shadows To Make It Look Like Real Lace

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#24 4000-Year-Old Writing Board By An Egyptian Student With Teacher’s Spelling Corrections In Red

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#25 London Punks And A Surprised Grandmother, 1982

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#26 The Interior Of The Orient Express. This Long-Distance Passenger Train Service Was Created In 1883

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#27 Buzz Aldrin, First Self-Portrait In Space. 1966

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#28 Blackfoot Chief Two Guns White Calf, Early 1900s

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#29 Hattie Tom, A Young Chiricahua Apache, 1899

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#30 Microsoft Staff. December 7, 1978

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Saumya Ratan

Saumya is an explorer of all things beautiful, quirky, and heartwarming. With her knack for art, design, photography, fun trivia, and internet humor, she takes you on a journey through the lighter side of pop culture.

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