It did not scream, it did not run.  It only stood there, staring at the waters of salvation and refusing to enter, as the smell of burning flesh filled the air.

Centro de Estudios Hidrográficos (1960-63) in Madrid, Spain, by Miguel Fisac

But being dependent, every day of the year and for year after year, upon certain politicians for news, the newspaper reporters are obliged to work in harmony with their news sources.

- Edward L. Bernays

Irish Republican Army Warning during The Troubles in the 1990s

Michael Caine e Bob Hoskins, 1985

Jet fighter and the Hohenzollern Castle in West Germany, 1980s

If there is one thing that nobody ever tells you about young love, it’s that your days are numbered from the start.

Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev was in space when the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. Unable to return home, he had to stay in space until further notice. The cosmonaut eventually returned back to earth after 10 months in orbit - to a very different nation.

Rysstad, Norway, 1888 - 2013

German firefighters being tested on their ability to source a sound in the dark, 1940s

“My father warned me about men and booze but he never said anything about women and cocaine.”

— Tallulah Bankhead

Just a casual day in Sarajevo, having a drink with a friend behind some sandbags in case of sniper fire.