WW2 combat

The second world war was an armed conflict that took place from 1939 up to 1945, involving many countries fighting on many battlefields. WW2 produced a number of badass photos, but this one wins the prize so far.

What ever happened to Lucky Legs I?

It shows actual combat, soldiers firing and tanks moving. Just imagine being in their position, in a dark forest, sounds of gunfire, bullets flying past you... or lodging themselves in you, sounds of mechanization, of planes flying by above you.

University of California, 1940

Look at all these badasses. University of California, Berkeley is probably one of the most famous universities in the USA. It was formed in the distant 1868 with the merge of several colleges and today it offers a whole variety of possible fields of studying, but it is also one of the most selective public university in the US.

And 70 years later, nothing changed.

The educational impact UC Berkeley had was great. The university "produced" a lot of Nobel prize winners, nuclear researchers and in general a very high number of successful, educated people. So if you're interested in economy, business, administration, law or in chemistry, engineering, science and many more fields, check out a college or two in Berkeley.

WW1 dogfight

To prove how us humans are always advancing and evolving through time, we have the perfect example. Airplanes. We all know of their early beginnings and how the initial planes were very fragile and unreliable, but I'd like to put more emphasis on the peoples capability to attach guns to them as soon as they were airborne.

Where did Hans go?

WW1 was a terrible war, nothing like any previous war. The usual association with it was the horrible, muddy and dreadful trench warfare. Right next to that we have air fights, commonly known as dogfights. Confusion, chaos, crashes, intense action, putting the new machines to their limits were the characteristics of a common WW1 dogfight.

WW2 flamethrower

Using fire, more specifically using flamethrowers became standardized in the 20th century, but it has his origins in ancient Greece (the so called Greek fire) and in China. Modern flamethrowers were introduced during WW1 in it's infamous trench warfare. They were also used in WW2 and later on.

It werfs flammen.

Using a flamethrower was a great way to clear out trenches in WW1. In WW2, as we can see on the picture, a group of American soldiers is using it on what seems to be a bunker. The usage of flamethrowers was very important to clear out caves and underground networks / fortifications.

1950s supermarket

The 1950s, especially in the United States, was a very specific era, characterized by post war economical expansion and social reforms. It ushered an age of consumerism. People were buying cars, going out shopping and doing various different things that weren't considered your average routine before the war.

Where are the obese people?

On this picture we have a Piggly Wiggly supermarket. It is one of the oldest supermarket chains (franchise) in the world. They were the first to do several major things, that are now considered normal in a grocery store, such as: put price marks on goods, introduce shopping carts, use refrigerators to keep goods fresh, uniform employees etc.

Victorian era safari hunter

The 19th century was marked as the Victorian era for Britain, which at the time, was at it's colonial powers peak and it's industrial growth and development were far ahead compared to the rest of the world. There is a a lot of memorable styling and characteristics of that era, especially what people used to wear. You can also vividly imagine some dark and grim London streets, horse chariots, prostitutes... Jack the Ripper.

Today's schedule: shoot elephants, whip Africans, drink tea.

Britain was the dominant colonial power in Africa and all around the world basically, hence why the majority of people all around the world today know how to speak English. Colonialism had it's good and bad sides.

Prohibition

When you say the word "prohibition" many people associate it with the roaring twenties of the USA, mobsters, smuggling, wild parties and cities like New York or Chicago. But prohibition has a history, dating to as early as ancient China. The modern day bans on alcohol showed up and lasted in the first few decades of the 20th century, as an attempt to help society get sober. 

You're not supposed to spill it down the drain...

Possibly the most known was the prohibition in the US which lasted during the 1920s and 30s. It basically prohibited making and distributing alcoholic beverages, in order to create a better society. It failed. The law was bypassed, bent, broken, you name it, just to get liquor distributed. This ushered the era of great crime lords like Al Capone and a network of criminal organizations which smuggled and distributed alcohol.

JFK campaigning

JFK was probably one of the most charismatic and famous presidents in history. He was very well known for his positive American image. During his presidency he made several key moves, but the most important one was his direct involvement to end the Cuban missile crisis. His presidential term ended tragically in Dallas, where he was assassinated. The Kennedy assassination is one of the most debated, controversial and conspiracy theory filled subjects.

Probably the closest someone with their gun drawn got in the vicinity a president.

But lets take a look at what's real here. Here he is just as just a simple man, standing on a makeshift stage speaking to the people. Kennedy's life suggests that he was a very persistent man, often going against his own good, for a higher goal.