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Did you know that the first Tour de France happened in 1903? Or that there existed a Fat Men's Club in New York, whose members had to weigh over 200 pounds and learn a secret handshake and password to enter? These are only a few facts from the Facebook group 'History Images'. The group serves us as a window to the past through various pictures.

It consists of more than 544,000 people who are engaging in discussions, exchanging information and gathering their knowledge.

Bored Panda has gathered some of the finest pictures for your curiosity, so without further ado, see them below.

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White Protesters Joined The March On Washington D.c. During The Civil Rights Movement, In August 1963

White Protesters Joined The March On Washington D.c. During The Civil Rights Movement, In August 1963

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Photos provide us with a powerful lens through which we can see and understand history. This Facebook page's 'History Images' act as visual documentation, capturing significant historical events, cultural shifts, and everyday life.

Although photos can be pretty factual, the history of our world has been shrouded in tales and riddles. From ancient civilizations that left behind incredible structures to unexplained disappearances and mythical figures, let's peel back the layers of time and intrigue ourselves with some unsolved mysteries of history.


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Stoney First Nation Member, Guide Samson Beaver With His Wife Leah And Their Daughter Frances Louise, 1907. (Photo Taken By Mary Schäffer)

Stoney First Nation Member, Guide Samson Beaver With His Wife Leah And Their Daughter Frances Louise, 1907. (Photo Taken By Mary Schäffer)

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#3

Portrait Of An American Soldier In 1918

Portrait Of An American Soldier In 1918

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Most of us have heard the tales of Britain's King Arthur and his magical sword, Excalibur. The story has been alive for around 1000 years and as of today, no one knows if it's real.

The interesting fact is that the ancient warrior is linked with places all over Britain and the story might have been about a real person, just not so magical. What we surely know is that real royals have been named after him and that to this day, this story inspires us.

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After all, the king is meant to unite the Britons in their darkest time: "Legend has it that he's not actually dead, just sleeping, and that one day, when Britain needs him most, he will rise again and defend the country."


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A Indigenous Man Topples A Statue Of Spanish Conquistador Diego De Mazariegos On The 500th Year Anniversary Of The Discovery Of The Americas. Chiapas, Mexico, 1992

A Indigenous Man Topples A Statue Of Spanish Conquistador Diego De Mazariegos On The 500th Year Anniversary Of The Discovery Of The Americas. Chiapas, Mexico, 1992

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Jeff White
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just save it? And do what with it? If stored in the hall of shame, maybe. Or the Hall of Historical mistakes / behavior that is no longer acceptable. Of course remembered, but tearing down statues of reprehensible peoples actions is an act of history also.

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Reporters Who Exposed The Watergate Scandal Watch President Nixon Resign, 1974

Reporters Who Exposed The Watergate Scandal Watch President Nixon Resign, 1974

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Okatango
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wouldn't happen today. A significant portion of the US population desperately wants an ultra rightwing totalitarian regime. They would cheer these practices.

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Another mystery is the location of Egypt's beloved Cleopatra's tomb. According to ancient writers, she and her lover Mark Antony were buried together in a tomb in 30 B.C.

Plutarch wrote that "the tomb was located near a temple of Isis, an ancient Egyptian goddess, and was a lofty and beautiful monument containing treasures made of gold, silver, emeralds, pearls, ebony and ivory".

The exact location is a mystery up to this day, though The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities recently made a claim that they found it. Archeologists discovered a tunnel under Egypt’s ancient Taposiris Magna Temple that may lead to the long-lost tomb. 

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French Actress And Animal Lover Brigitte Bardot Pose For A Photo With A Harp Seal Pub In Newfoundland, Canada. Mar 1977. Bardot Traveled To Newfoundland To Publicly Oppose Seal Hunting

French Actress And Animal Lover Brigitte Bardot Pose For A Photo With A Harp Seal Pub In Newfoundland, Canada. Mar 1977. Bardot Traveled To Newfoundland To Publicly Oppose Seal Hunting

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Twenty-Year-Old Arifa, A Member Of The Pro-Government Women's Unit, Guarding Their Village From The Mujahedeen, The Democratic Republic Of Afghanistan, 1987

Twenty-Year-Old Arifa, A Member Of The Pro-Government Women's Unit, Guarding Their Village From The Mujahedeen, The Democratic Republic Of Afghanistan, 1987

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#9

Three Jewish Children On Their Way To Palestine After Being Liberated From The Buchenwald Concentration Camp. The Girl On The Left Is From Poland, The Boy In The Center From Latvia, And The Girl On The Right From Hungary, 1945

Three Jewish Children On Their Way To Palestine After Being Liberated From The Buchenwald Concentration Camp. The Girl On The Left Is From Poland, The Boy In The Center From Latvia, And The Girl On The Right From Hungary, 1945

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Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25th, though there are debates that he wasn't really born on this day. According to 'Live Science', "the date Dec. 25 may have been chosen because it's close in time to Saturnalia, a Roman festival that celebrated the god Saturn.

The earliest records of Dec. 25 being the birthday of Jesus date to the fourth century A.D. — more than 300 years after his birth". According to ancient records, early Christians were never able to decide on the day; in fact, even the exact year is unknown. Thus many Catholic branches celebrate Christmas on a different day.


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#11

A Photo Of An Engineer Wiring An Early Ibm Computer, 1958 By Berenice Abbott

A Photo Of An Engineer Wiring An Early Ibm Computer, 1958 By Berenice Abbott

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#12

Gas Station In Germany, 1958

Gas Station In Germany, 1958

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Anna Stephenson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it just me or does that look a heck of a lot cleaner and classier than most petrol stations around these days??

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Let's learn about one of the big world wonders, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and debate whether it was real. The ancient city of Babylon was located around where modern-day Iraq is and was believed to have the impressive hanging gardens with plants at a height above ground level. The date of their existence is not surely known and modern-day archeologists have not been able to locate the remains of such a place.


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A Sami Woman, Toddler, And Infant In Lapland, Finland, 1917

A Sami Woman, Toddler, And Infant In Lapland, Finland, 1917

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Titanic Survivors Marjorie And Charlotte Collyer In New York Immediately Following The Sinking Of The Liner In 1912. [colorized]

Titanic Survivors Marjorie And Charlotte Collyer In New York Immediately Following The Sinking Of The Liner In 1912. [colorized]

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Some things we'll never know, but sometimes that's the fun of it all. Let's admire the 'History Images' that freeze moments in time, honor the mysteries of history and embrace the ones that await us in the future. For it is through the exploration of the unknown that we truly come to understand ourselves and the world we inhabit.

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#16

Bodybuilder Relna Brewer Showing Her Strength By Ripping A Phone Book Apart, 1938

Bodybuilder Relna Brewer Showing Her Strength By Ripping A Phone Book Apart, 1938

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#17

Indian Chief Speaking To Army Officers About The Construction Of Garrison Dam. North Dakota, 1946

Indian Chief Speaking To Army Officers About The Construction Of Garrison Dam. North Dakota, 1946

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#18

Tippi Hedren Having Her Cigarette Lit By A Crow On The Set Of The Birds, 1963

Tippi Hedren Having Her Cigarette Lit By A Crow On The Set Of The Birds, 1963

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Hazel Sage
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Hey, I noticed that Hitchcock has been really nasty to you lately, so I’d like to take this opportunity to say that we’re all rooting for you, and what an honor it is to light your cigarette!”

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Handsome Young Crow Boy Dressed Up In Sheepskin Chaps And Fringed Gloves, Circa 1910. Photo By Richard Throssel

Handsome Young Crow Boy Dressed Up In Sheepskin Chaps And Fringed Gloves, Circa 1910. Photo By Richard Throssel

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#20

A Japanese Samurai In Full Armor With A Sword, 1867

A Japanese Samurai In Full Armor With A Sword, 1867

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#21

The Endurance Ship Being Stuck In The Antarctic Ice (Forever), 1915

The Endurance Ship Being Stuck In The Antarctic Ice (Forever), 1915

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#22

Henryka "Heniuta" Wieczorek, A Member Of The Polish Underground Resistance, On The Last Day Of The Warsaw Uprising: October 2, 1944. [colorized]

Henryka "Heniuta" Wieczorek, A Member Of The Polish Underground Resistance, On The Last Day Of The Warsaw Uprising: October 2, 1944. [colorized]

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Turnip and a Frog
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In a couple of days Poland will be celebrating the 79the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, but some of the commemorative events begin today. Fewer and fewer Uprising veterans attend every year. They are an amazing group of people. They truly understand human dignity and honour, and have remained advocates of democratic values. This is especially important in a country where democracy is failing.

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#23

On The Set Of The Movie "Godzilla", 1998

On The Set Of The Movie "Godzilla", 1998

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#24

Jacob White Eyes, Iron Tail And Buffalo Bill Cody At Caffè Greco In Rome During Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Tour In Europe Back In 1890

Jacob White Eyes, Iron Tail And Buffalo Bill Cody At Caffè Greco In Rome During Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Tour In Europe Back In 1890

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#25

A Peanut Vendor From 1890, Wearing A Suit Made Of Peanuts

A Peanut Vendor From 1890, Wearing A Suit Made Of Peanuts

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#26

Two Of The Biggest Names In Japanese Cinema History: Actor Toshiro Mifune And Director Akira Kurosawa On The Set Of Seven Samurai, 1954

Two Of The Biggest Names In Japanese Cinema History: Actor Toshiro Mifune And Director Akira Kurosawa On The Set Of Seven Samurai, 1954

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#27

Mermaids On The Set Film "Peter Pan", 1924

Mermaids On The Set Film "Peter Pan", 1924

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Indosidius
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do mermaids wear sea shells? B shells are to small and D shells are to big. (I'll see myself out)

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A Woman Wearing An Elaborate Headdress In Japan During C. 1870-1890s

A Woman Wearing An Elaborate Headdress In Japan During C. 1870-1890s

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hitex
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm more impressed with how fine and expensive the clothes material aew

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#29

Land Mower With Air Conditioning, Circa 1950

Land Mower With Air Conditioning, Circa 1950

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#30

Porfirio Diaz And The Aztec Sun Stone, 1910

Porfirio Diaz And The Aztec Sun Stone, 1910

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#31

Panoramic Shot From An Airship Of San Francisco, Razed To The Ground After An Earthquake And Subsequent City-Wide Fire, 1906

Panoramic Shot From An Airship Of San Francisco, Razed To The Ground After An Earthquake And Subsequent City-Wide Fire, 1906

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#32

"A Member Of The Auxiliary Territorial Service, Miss Elizabeth Amery, Computes The Range At 428 Battery, Coastal Defence Artillery Headquarters, Dover, December 1942." Original Color Photograph

"A Member Of The Auxiliary Territorial Service, Miss Elizabeth Amery, Computes The Range At 428 Battery, Coastal Defence Artillery Headquarters, Dover, December 1942." Original Color Photograph

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#33

King Charles III On The Buckingham Palace Balcony After His Mother's Coronation In 1953

King Charles III On The Buckingham Palace Balcony After His Mother's Coronation In 1953

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#34

Burlesque Costumes In The 1800s Were A Bizarre Affair. This Is Eliza Blasina Wearing A Horse-Head Headdress. If You're Interested, I've Compiled A Gallery Of 10 Images Of Burlesque Performers From That Era

Burlesque Costumes In The 1800s Were A Bizarre Affair. This Is Eliza Blasina Wearing A Horse-Head Headdress. If You're Interested, I've Compiled A Gallery Of 10 Images Of Burlesque Performers From That Era

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#35

Ham Is The First Chimpanzee Astronaut To Return From His Legendary 16-Hour Flight In 1961 Year

Ham Is The First Chimpanzee Astronaut To Return From His Legendary 16-Hour Flight In 1961 Year

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similarly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unlike humans, where showing the teeth is a smile and indicates happiness, when chimpanzees show their teeth, it's a threat behavior. Jane Goodall's opinion was that this was not anger, but fear: fear of the capsule and fear of the electric shocks they used to "train" Ham (and his successor Enos) to perform tests during their flights.

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#36

An Old Photo Of A Samurai Was Taken By Felice Beato. Japan, Edo Period, 1865

An Old Photo Of A Samurai Was Taken By Felice Beato. Japan, Edo Period, 1865

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#37

Miners In The Serra Pelada Gold Mines In Brazil, 1980s

Miners In The Serra Pelada Gold Mines In Brazil, 1980s

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#38

Annie Edson Taylor Poses With Her Cat And The Barrel She Rode Over The Fall, Of 1901

Annie Edson Taylor Poses With Her Cat And The Barrel She Rode Over The Fall, Of 1901

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Diane Keaton And Al Pacino During The Filming Of The Godfather In 1972

Diane Keaton And Al Pacino During The Filming Of The Godfather In 1972

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Apollo 13 Splashes Down In The South Pacific. 17 April 1970

Apollo 13 Splashes Down In The South Pacific. 17 April 1970

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Testing Prototype Space Suit Intended For Use In Nasa's Apollo Moon Landing Program, Mojave Desert, California 1962

Testing Prototype Space Suit Intended For Use In Nasa's Apollo Moon Landing Program, Mojave Desert, California 1962

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December 17, 1949: Santa Claus Rides A Motorbike With A Sidecar Down Oxford Street In London, England

December 17, 1949: Santa Claus Rides A Motorbike With A Sidecar Down Oxford Street In London, England

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El Dee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Smoggy days remind me of my childhood when you could taste the pollution in the air..

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Chippendales Night Club, The First Strip Club In La - 1979. Photo Via - Bettmann Archives

Chippendales Night Club, The First Strip Club In La - 1979. Photo Via - Bettmann Archives

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The New Pramobile Made By Dunckley, London, England C. 1930

The New Pramobile Made By Dunckley, London, England C. 1930

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cerinamroth
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks pretty much like the Babboe bikes I see here every day on the kindergarten run in Germany!

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Man In A Pressure Suit With A Beaker Of Boiling Water In A Vacuum Chamber Simulating An Altitude Of 65,000 Feet, Feb. 8, 1953

Man In A Pressure Suit With A Beaker Of Boiling Water In A Vacuum Chamber Simulating An Altitude Of 65,000 Feet, Feb. 8, 1953

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Acrobats In Japan. Ca. 1900

Acrobats In Japan. Ca. 1900

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lula mura
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are they children?! Their height standing in their hands is lower than that of the drummer...and the small hands...

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Tourists Having Tea And Sunbathing At The Top Of The Great Pyramid, 1938

Tourists Having Tea And Sunbathing At The Top Of The Great Pyramid, 1938

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Mount Rushmore Is Under Construction. This Photograph Was Taken In 1932 While Workmen Were Carving The Face Of George Washington

Mount Rushmore Is Under Construction. This Photograph Was Taken In 1932 While Workmen Were Carving The Face Of George Washington

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Okatango
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Defacing (pardon the pun) a sacred indigenous place after starving most of their people to death. Yay, what a thing to revere.

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