Greek armored cruiser Georgios Averof. Fought the ottomans twice in the First Balkan War in Elli (1912) and Lemnos (1913). Today it’s a floating museum ship in Athens. GalleryGreek armored cruiser Georgios Averof. Fought the ottomans twice in the First Balkan War in Elli (1912) and Lemnos (1913). Today it’s a floating museum ship in Athens.
Photograph of President Abraham Lincoln and Vice President Andrew Johnson at Lincoln’s second inauguration on March 4th, 1865. A drunken Johnson had earlier delivered one of the worst speeches in history. GalleryPhotograph of President Abraham Lincoln and Vice President Andrew Johnson at Lincoln’s second inauguration on March 4th, 1865. A drunken Johnson had earlier delivered one of the worst speeches in history.
Franceska Mann (1917-1943) was a courageous Jewish dancer. Upon arriving at Auschwitz, the Jewish dancer Franceska Mann began to perform a striptease. When the guards asked her to remove her clothes, she took advantage of one of their distractions to steal his weapon and shoot him dead. GalleryFranceska Mann (1917-1943) was a courageous Jewish dancer. Upon arriving at Auschwitz, the Jewish dancer Franceska Mann began to perform a striptease. When the guards asked her to remove her clothes, she took advantage of one of their distractions to steal his weapon and shoot him dead.
Hiroshima, Japan, 1945: This shadow that seems almost drawn on the white of five steps, tells the last moments of a person. All that remains is the shadow caused by the flash of the atomic bomb that August 6th. GalleryHiroshima, Japan, 1945: This shadow that seems almost drawn on the white of five steps, tells the last moments of a person. All that remains is the shadow caused by the flash of the atomic bomb that August 6th.