History

When Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Gen. MacArthur meeting for the first time in 1945

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Many Japanese were extremely offended by this picture because of how casual MacArthur is looking and standing next to the Japanese Emperor, who was supposed to be a god. Photo credit: Gaetano Faillace [wp_ad_camp_1] The Emperor was a living god to the Japanese people, and MacArthur found that ruling via the Emperor made his job … Read more

Alexey Yeremenko leads his men into combat, he was killed minutes after this photo was taken (1942)

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“Politruk” Alexey Yeremenko leads his men into combat, armed with a Tokarev TT-33. He was killed minutes after the photo was taken. Khorosheye, near Voroshilovgrad, Ukraine, July 12, 1942. [wp_ad_camp_1] The photo is one of the iconic photographs of the Soviet in World War II, comparable only to the photo of the Red Flag over … Read more

The Explosion of the First Atomic Bomb in July 1945 — the Nuclear Age began

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The Trinity explosion, 16 ms after detonation. The viewed hemisphere’s highest point in this image is about 200 metres (660 ft) high. Photo credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory On July 16, 1945, the United States became the first country in history to successfully detonate an atomic weapon. A new era in warfare and global political … Read more

Motel manager pours acid in the pool while black people were swimming (1964)

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One of the most controversial photos in history is that of James Brock, the motel manager, pouring acid into the water while black people were swimming in his pool. The photograph was taken by Horace Cort in the Monson Motor Lodge swimming pool on June 18, 1964. The famous photo actually shows a group of … Read more