All About History

Lots of history, lots of photos, lots of statues, & a LOT more. 

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L.C. Handy, Teddy Roosevelt, 1904

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The Valea Peleş Castle (Sinaia,Romania) built between 1873 and 1914. Former summer residence of the kings, it is currently a museum. It was built in the time of King Charles I of Romania and the first building in Europe to have electricity and elevator.

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New York Journal and Advertiser, New York, October 24, 1897

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“Deux Chatons et un Escargot” | Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville

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Evening dress ca. 1912

From Whitaker Auctions

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Evening dress of Alexandra, Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra) ca. 1870

From the Fashion Museum, Bath on Twitter

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The Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich, Germany

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If India had the same population density as the US it would be this large.

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Asian Empires in 200 B.C.

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Winter at the same latitude, Bermuda vs. Alabama.

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A row of statues leads to the Perisphere and Trylon at the 1939 New York World’s Fair.

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Children take refuge in a trench whilst watching a dogfight unfold in the skies above during the Battle of Britain, C. 1940.

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President Lincoln poses with his son Tad. Lincoln would be assassinated just two months later .

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а Canadian UN soldier in Korea with a U.S. made M-1 Carbine and British Mills bomb grenades. 1950

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The largest industry in every US state.

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A schism between the pro-panhandle and anti-panhandle factions eventually led to war, but both sides spent too much time working on their flag designs to actually do much fighting.

State Borders [Explained]

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Capri, Italy (by Bruno Brunelli)