1. Osama Bin Laden at Oxford in 1971. He is approximately 14 in this image.
2. Robin Williams’ emotional tribute to the American Flag leaves an entire stadium speechless — then in tears.
What a true legend 🇺🇸
3. This dad is the best❤
4. Norway changes to color television live in 1972
5. An Indian student studying at the University of Madras in Tamil Nadu, 1905. While studying late at night, students use to tie their hairs to a nail in the wall to prevent themselves from falling asleep.
6. Nikola Tesla sitting in his Laboratory with his " Magnifying Transmitter"
7. Once upon a time
8. First Morning After Sweden Changed From Driving On The Left Side To Driving On The Right, 1967
9. Dorothy Counts - The First Black Girl To Attend An All White School In The United States - Being Teased And Taunted By Her White Male Peers At Charlotte’s Harry Harding High School, 1957
10. This photo was taken of a Brazilian boy playing the violin and crying at the funeral of his teacher who rescued him from poverty and crime. This image is considered one of the most emotional photographs in modern history!
11. Iranian Volleyball team before islamic revolution 1979 in Iran 🇮🇷
12. In front of the world's media, Princess Diana shook the hand of an AIDS victim with no gloves on, publicly challenging the notion that HIV/Aids was passed from person to person by touch.
This event was instrumental in trying to end the stigma against the disease.
13. 100,000 Iranian Women March Against The Hijab Law, Tehran 1979
14. Residents of West Berlin show children to their Grandparents who Reside on the Eastern Side ,1961
15. Iranian University Student before the Islamic Revolution , 1971
16. People going crazy and passing out just from Michael standing still
17. A few seconds before happiness"
18. This Japanese performance is one of a kind...
19. The Kiss of Life
Randall Champion accidentally touched a live wire, causing a fatal electric shock that stopped his heart. Fellow lineman J.D. Thompson gave CPR until paramedics arrived. Champion survived and lived until 2002. The photo won the Pulitzer Prize in 1968.
20. Job hunting in the 1930s.
21. The last photo of Hachiko, the faithful dog who waited for over 9 years outside Shibuya Station for his master to return even after he had died.
22. You may be a good athlete, but character is something else... You will be remembered for your character! Usain Bolt is a legend!
23. In Qatar worldcup 2022, Japanese cleaning the stadium and collecting the flags off the floor as a sign of respect for the countries 👏🏻🫡
24. Incredible sound of 2,008 people drumming together at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
25. One of the best goals in football’s History !!
19 years old Lionel Messi ❤️
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The Earth as you’ve never seen it (probably) before. 🧵
1. Indus River from Leh, India 🇮🇳
2. This is a 360° camera view from the top of Mount Everest.
3. Kīlauea, one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, is famous for its lava flowing directly into the ocean, creating dramatic steam plumes and expanding Hawaii’s coastline.
1. A 9th Century Monolithic Sandstone Shiva Linga was unearthed in Vietnam’s Cham Temple Complex.
2. Drainage system of Indus Valley civilisation at Lothal Gujarat, India. This drainage system and pipes date back to 2500BC.
3. The Swedish warship Vasa sank in 1628 less than a mile into its maiden voyage and was recovered from the sea floor after 333 years almost completely intact.
It is now housed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm and is considered the world's best-preserved 17th-century ship.
Some of the Heart-Breaking Moments captured on camera.🧵
A Thread Not for the soft-hearted ⚠️
1. 1993 photo of a starving Sudanese child stalked by a vulture, taken by Kevin Carter. Carter won the 1994 Pulitzer for this image but died by suicide. In his suicide note, he wrote, "I am haunted by the vivid memories. of starving or wounded children...
2. A father stares at the hand and foot of his five-year-old daughter severed as a punishment for failing to make the daily rubber quota, Belgian Congo, 1904.
2. The most deserved belt in history was given to Bridget Walker the little boy who saved his little sister from a German shepherd dog. He had 90 stitches all over his body, but saved his three-year-old sister from certain death. And had said "If anyone has to die, it would be me, I am the big brother" ❤️ 👉 The World Boxing Council 94 94 (WBC) has recognized him as a full time world champion. He has the official WBC historical record, for being the best fighter in the world for a day. Respect 🫡
3. This child was a cancer patient, and his last wish was to fight Triple H.🥺