Interesting historical photos

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The moment of the explosion, Germany, 1944.
On June 29, 1944, in the sky over Fallersleben, an American B–24H Liberator “Little Warrior" bomber from the 861st Bomber Squadron received a direct hit from a shell from a German anti-aircraft gun. Moments later, the plane will be destroyed by an explosion, no one survived.

Finnish deserter before execution, 1941

Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Keith Richards, Madonna, Tina Turner and Hall & Oates.

Australian aborigine with a boomerang, 1920s.

A dancer from Folie Bergere, 1909.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

Soviet "barrier" troops shooting Soviet troops who deserted.

As many as 150,000 Soviet troops died this way, including 15,000 at the Battle of Stalingrad.

 

[Ringo]

Soviet "barrier" troops shooting Soviet troops who deserted.

Two can play this game: "KKK members shoot fighters for the political rights of blacks in Alabama."
Only your signature under the photo is a lie, and mine is sarcasm.

 

[Ringo]

YOUNG DAVID JANSON (1950-) WITH RINGO STARR​

As Hyacinth Bucket (pronaunced Bouquet)) most regular postman Michael, who is played by David Janson in the 8 episodes. He was the one with the twitch.
David Janson appeared as the young boy (During Ringo's walk) in The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

14 million political prisoners were thrown into the gulag system by Stalin. Most died in prison.

 

[Ringo]

14 million political prisoners were thrown into the gulag system by Stalin. Most died in prison.

In fact, the number of those convicted for political reasons (for "counter-revolutionary crimes") in the USSR for the period from 1921 to 1953, i.e. for 33 years, was about 3.8 million people.
So you're writing lies again.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

Taken in Karkiv in 1933.

Three women dying of hunger.

As many as 25 million Soviets would die of famine.

 

[Ringo]

As many as 25 million Soviets would die of famine.

If you're going to lie, it's better to go all the way. 150 -200 million will be more impressive.
Do not forget the words of your teacher Goebbels: For a lie to be believed, it must be gigantic

 

[Ringo]

A streetcar in San Francisco, 1947.

Planes of the Hell's Belles squadron of the United States Marine Corps loom against the sky illuminated by anti-aircraft fire during a Japanese raid on Yonton Airfield, Okinawa, Japan, April 28, 1945.

American pathologist Frederick Zugibe conducts an experiment to determine how Christ was crucified, Rockland, 1984.

A crush in a queue for toilet paper in a Tokyo supermarket. Japan, November 1, 1973.

Excavator for digging trenches. France, 1916.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

The place where Czar Romanov, his wife and kids were executed.

 

[Ringo]

History teaches nothing
"At this place the Berezina was crossed: 25.06.1708 Karl Xll during the campaign against Peter the Great and 27-29.11.1812 Napoleon l during the retreat from Moscow."

Drinking water during a flood. Canada, Toronto, October 1954.

Pink Floyd in London, 1971.

Brooke Shields, 1984

A boy on a homemade bicycle. Baltimore. Maryland, 1923.

 

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An elderly sergeant of the Local Defense Forces cleans his Thompson M1928 submachine gun at the dining table. Dorking. Surrey County. Great Britain. December 1, 1940.

A soldier of the NPA with tourists. GDR, late 80's.

Testing the water mattress. Monterey, 1969.

The remains of dishes, at the site of the Titanic wreck, 1985.

The boy shows a newspaper clipping: "The Nazis surrender. The surrender was announced to the Allies and Russia", 1945.

 

[Ringo]

If you are caught by the police for crossing in the wrong place, you will have to stand in the box of shame for 30 minutes. South Korea in the 70s.

British paratroopers from the 6th Airborne Division greet Red Army soldiers and tankers in Wismar, Germany. May 3, 1945

You could shoot from a closed bible if you pulled the bookmark.
It belonged to Francesco Morosini, Doge of Venice (1619-1694), is kept in the Museo Correr in Venice.

Children on the street playing near a dead horse, 1905, New York

Open swimsuit, designed by Elizabeth Taylor, 1968.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

People shot and killed at July Days Parade at Petrograd. 1918

The Russian communists spread revolution by acts of terrorism. These acts of terrorism showed that the government couldn't protect the people and that everyday life was descending into chaos.

 

[Ringo]

June 13, 1936. August Landmesser was the only one who did not raise his hand in the Nazi salute in honor of the launching of the naval training ship "Horst Wesse"l, in the presence of Hitler and Hess.
Subsequently, he was imprisoned, died as part of a penal battalion in Croatia.

March 11, 1974. Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, sword in hand, comes out of the jungle on Lubang Island after a 29-year guerrilla war. He was ordered not to surrender, and he continued "his war", not believing in the surrender of Japan.

Great Depression

 

[Ringo]

Fire masks. Models sit at the entrance to a bomb shelter on Downshire Hill, London. 1941. They are wearing masks that were issued to the civilian population to protect their faces from incendiary bombs and a whistle in their hands to give signals from under the rubble.

A shell stuck in the armor of a German "Tiger" tank.

Stephen Hawking with his first wife Jane Wilde and their children Robert and Lucy barbecue, 1977.

Blinding camouflage.
It distorted the outlines of the ship, making it difficult to estimate the distance to it, its speed and course determined by the human eye. Such camouflage was widely used in the First World War.

 

[Ringo]

Girls wear shoes with springs - the so-called "kangaroo", England, 1935.

Mark Twain with his Colt Model 1903, 1908, year.

Experts are testing the color balance of a new invention, color television. Harrison, New Jersey, July 7, 1954.

The Japanese in the captured Port Arthur inspect the Russian fortress artillery. Russian-Japanese War, 1905.

 

[Mushroom]

Members of the Soviet militia, summer 1921. . Can you name the models of pistols they are holding?
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It appears to be a Colt M1911 .45, a German Luger, 2 Nagant M1895 revolvers. Not sure about the one on the far right.

 

[Mushroom]

Statue of Liberty during assembly in Paris, prior to being disassembled and sent to New York. 1885

Mohandas Gandhi, Attorney at law,. 1893

US Capital in 1863 during construction, and today.

Arthur MacArthur IV arriving in the US for the first time in his life. Aged 13 in 1951.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

"War is finished! Let's go home!"

Poster from the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.