A sheepdog at a WWII training camp

This day in history is a conference in Yalta.

On February 4, 1943, the leaders of the United States, Britain and the USSR met to finalize plans to defeat Germany. In many ways, the outcome of the negotiations was predetermined by the Soviet victory at Stalingrad just two days before the conference. From that moment on, lend-lease began to arrive in industrial batches, negotiations on the second front got off the ground, and the Allies finally became convinced that Hitler had no chance.

Boxer Charlie Chaplin, 1931.

Decrypted documents of Operation Northwoods during the Cold War.

It was revealed that the CIA officially proposed to arrange terrorist attacks in Miami and Washington in order to blame them on Cuba and declare war on the country. And yet, the murders of Americans were planned, which the CIA wanted to blame on Cubans in order to unleash the flywheel of hatred.

The birth of one of the most recognizable photographs.

You've almost certainly seen this shot. It was made after February 19, 1945 - on this day, the Battle for Iwo Jima began. The first US operation in Japan. The battle for the island of Ioto lasted until March 25 and ended with the victory of the Americans. And also, becoming the only battle of the Pacific Front where the United States suffered more losses than the Japanese.

Before the wedding, Darwin made lists of the pros and cons of marriage.

The list of pros included "constant companion" and "better than a dog." The list of "cons" included "I'll have to visit relatives" and "less money to buy books."

A calculating man😄

A young girl who miraculously survived the explosion of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki.

August 1945.

Soviet and American military personnel play volleyball. Poltava, 1944.

"I came here to smoke a cigar and take the power."

On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro finished his cigar and began the second part of the promise. He became Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Cuba following the successful revolution. A little later, he became chairman of the State Council. A little later, he became the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Castro successfully survived a bunch of assassination attempts and attempts to overthrow himself by the United States, deployed Soviet nuclear missiles, starting the Caribbean Crisis, and kept the country in a tough but beloved fist. Despite his turbulent life, Castro lived to be 90 years old - he died a natural death in 2016.

A first look at Matt Damon from Christopher Nolan's Odyssey.

Damon is playing, obviously Odyssey. And it looks just brilliant.

Of course, I would like to make a remark and remind you that no one except rare archers used bracelets. But that's how movies work- you can't go anywhere without them.

And here is a 1 in 1 helmet - Corinthian style with a mohawk. There is complete identity here.

PAUL PICOT watch advertisement, 1990s.

An American soldier in 1918, equipped with a helmet with chainmail mesh to protect his eyes from shell fragments, stones and other dangerous elements.

A man looks at his five-year-old daughter's hands, cut off as punishment for a poorly done job collecting rubber. In 1885-1908, the Congo was the personal possession of King Leopold II of Belgium, during which years a brutal regime with a private army and labor service flourished in the country. Often, in order to force local residents to work, the colony authorities took women and children hostage and held them under arrest throughout the rubber harvest season.