September 15, 1937 – Photo of Washington, DC’s first female motorcyclist
This snapshot, taken in Washington, DC 74 years ago today, shows the first woman in the District of Columbia to receive a driver’s license for …
This snapshot, taken in Washington, DC 74 years ago today, shows the first woman in the District of Columbia to receive a driver’s license for …
490 years ago today the Ottoman empire, under the leadership of Suleiman the Magnificent, captured Belgrade. Then under Hungarian control, Belgrade had long been an elusive …
This painting shows the sinking of the SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosee, which occurred 97 years ago today. The SS Kaiser Wilhelm had two notable distinctions …
424 years ago today, Virginia Dare, the first child of English parents born in the Americas, entered the world in Roanoke colony (now North Carolina). …
Ever wanted to literally sleep in a blanket of American history? Apparently, you wouldn’t be the first, as the caption to this photo, taken 74 …
This great snapshot, taken 37 years ago today, shows Gerald Ford with then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, just days after Nixon’s resignation and Ford’s assumption …
Amazing-but-frightening snapshot taken 95 years ago today, of British soldiers being shocked by an explosion (possibly from a grenade or an artillery shell) on the …
Here’s a snapshot taken in Washington, DC 74 years ago today, that comes with an interesting caption: “Baby Service, Inc.” Washington, D.C., Aug. 14. “Enjoy …
The caption from this photo, taken 74 years ago today, says it all: Gun used to kill Lincoln. Washington, D.C., Aug. 10. The gun …
In a horrific systematic mass murder that began 78 years ago today, the Iraqi army and various local tribes killed over 3,000 Assyrians in villages …
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