The first degree-granting black college in the US - to teach a class. He was an outspoken civil rights advocate for black Americans. Photographed in 1946 

Taken in 1901 by British anthropologists after deciding to document the Chinese. The Chinese didn't know photos were a "serious matter" and decided to be goofy, hence the pose and smile

Donated by the junior red cross in America (colorized). Published in The Life magazine in 1946

She and other women fought in the Battle of Aizu in October 1868 during the Boshin War, when on October 16th, she was killed in battle by a rifle shot. Shown in full samurai armour, c. 1860 - 1868

This is her during the fifth earth orbit on June 16, 1963

Which resulted in various atrocities, including the amputation of hands as punishment for those who refused to collect rubber

She is reading a letter from Simonian’s mother who asked that it be read at her son’s grave. La Cambe Cemetery, France

Which began when the Canadian government approved the seizure of Mohawk land for a private golf course - a 14 yr old Mohawk teen was bayoneted in the chest and almost died

The one-eyed horse was originally set to be euthanized after production was completed. But Depp stepped in and adopted Goldeneye after finishing the movie - 1999 

He would regularly meet his owner, professor Ueno, at Shibuya station after he returned from work. Sadly, Ueno died on May 21, 1925, & never returned. However, Hachiko would return to the station every day for 9 years, waiting for him to come back, 1935

This family would like you to see their big melons are & a cow that appears to be able to climb your house! The 1870s 

During a sit-in demonstration at a Woolworth's ‘whites only’ lunch counter in Jackson, Miss - May 28, 1963

Wore a handwritten sign in his back to avoid being mistaken for Japanese 1942