An emaciated former Buchenwald concentration camp prisoner drinks from a metal bowl shortly after being released from the camp.

April 1945

​​On March 16, 1968, American soldiers completely destroyed the Vietnamese village of Songmi, killing 504 innocent men, women and children.

Only one person was convicted of this war crime - Lieutenant William Kelly, who was under house arrest for 3.5 years and was pardoned by a personal decree of President Richard Nixon.

Salma Hayek , 1996

Reich Chancellor Hitler, President Hindenburg and Minister Goering at a military parade in East Prussia. onethousandninehundredthirtythree

In Australia until the 1960s, in accordance with the "Flora and Fauna Act", aborigines were considered animals, not people, and their numbers were recorded in the same list with kangaroos, parrots, etc.

Make-up artist Stuart Freeborn created images of all the characters in the original Star Wars trilogy. To model the master's doll, Yoda Freeborn crossed two faces: taking his appearance as a basis, he added Albert Einstein's characteristic wrinkles to it.

There used to be a wheat field in the heart of Manhattan.

1982

The Ku Klux Klan appeared immediately after the Civil War and the abolition of slavery. Its members killed ideological opponents at night and dreamed of the revival of slavery.
In 1871, the organization was dissolved for unknown reasons. At that time, the Ku Klux Klan had about 2 million members, then it was revived twice more. Now there are remnants of the movement in America, but they do not pose any danger.

Members of the first community informed their victims about the attack in advance. They sent them orange seeds, melon seeds or oak branches. The victim could disappear or abandon his beliefs.

The Roman bakery in Pompeii, and how it could look.

The first ever selfie from space.

In the photo - Buzz Aldrin, the future pioneer of the Moon. It's 1966 and the Gemini 12 mission.

Do you still think that crazy outfits are an exceptionally modern thing from fashion exhibitions?

Appreciate the outfit of a fashionista from Germany of the 16th century. The whole costume is dice.

Hitler was on friendly terms with Walt Disney.

He even drew several dwarfs for the cartoon "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". It was discovered after drawings of gnomes were displayed in one of the Norwegian museums at the beginning of the XXI century, and a sketch of Pinocchio got there with them.

The initials of Adolf Hitler remained on the paper, his signature is quite recognizable.

It's hard to believe, but the Fuhrer could be the creator of the characters of children's favorite cartoons from all over the world.

Supermodels Stephanie Seymour, Daniela Peshtova and Tyra Banks. The 1990s.

The garrison of the bunker on the Maginot Line surrenders to the Germans. France, 1940.

Crown of the Byzantine Emperor Leo VI, 886-912; rock crystal.

Launch of the first artificial Earth satellite. The launch date of Sputnik-1 is the beginning of the space age of mankind. October 4, 1957.

1968. Vietnam. A US Marine rescues two Vietnamese children during a shootout in Hue

Summer is coming - have you already bought slates?

Perhaps a model from Ancient Egypt will suit you. Such shales were made several millennia ago.

A Syrian girl in a refugee camp in Turkey. Mistaking the camera for a weapon, she raised her hands up.

Photo of 2012.

Approximate map of the Mongol Empire for the period 1279

Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev on Red Square. Moscow, 1988