It was Confucius who said, “Study the past if you would define the future”. Historical pictures allow us to do just that. They depict some of the most important moments of the days gone by, which we can turn back to and analyze one image at a time. And learn something new with each one of them, whether it’s an old photo from a family album or a snapshot that made it to the history books.

The Facebook page “World Historical Pictures” presents an abundance of such noteworthy images. Their posts range from covering everyday people to events of great historical significance, which allows the roughly 37 thousand followers to get acquainted with different aspects of our past. We have gathered some of the most impressive shots here for you to enjoy. Scroll down for the pictures, and make sure to check here and here for more.

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World War One Memorial

World War One Memorial

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The Full Tiananmen Square Massacre ‘Tank Man’ Photo, Is More Powerful Than The Cropped Version

The Full Tiananmen Square Massacre ‘Tank Man’ Photo, Is More Powerful Than The Cropped Version

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The Sioux Nation Of Native Americans Teepees Spread Across The Great Plains In 1800s

The Sioux Nation Of Native Americans Teepees Spread Across The Great Plains In 1800s

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A Picture Of Dr. Religa Monitoring His Patient's Vitals After Completing A 23-Hour-Long Heart Transplant. His Assistant Is Asleep In The Corner. 1987

A Picture Of Dr. Religa Monitoring His Patient's Vitals After Completing A 23-Hour-Long Heart Transplant. His Assistant Is Asleep In The Corner. 1987

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

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

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An American Mother And Daughter Hold The American Flag In The Early 1900’s

An American Mother And Daughter Hold The American Flag In The Early 1900’s

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Ladder 118 Fire Truck Crossing The Brooklyn Bridge To The World Trade Center On September 11, 2001. Every Firefighter On The Truck Died Shortly After

Ladder 118 Fire Truck Crossing The Brooklyn Bridge To The World Trade Center On September 11, 2001. Every Firefighter On The Truck Died Shortly After

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David Isom, 19, Broke The Color Line In A Segregated Pool In Florida On June 8, 1958, Which Resulted In Officials Closing The Facility

David Isom, 19, Broke The Color Line In A Segregated Pool In Florida On June 8, 1958, Which Resulted In Officials Closing The Facility

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#9

Unknown Soldier In 1965

Unknown Soldier In 1965

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This Young Boy Was Born In 1924 And He Is 2 Years Old In This Photo. He Died In 1944 In France On A Us Tanker. His Name Is Lonzo Hudgins And He Received A Purple Heart In Ww2. He Was My Mom's 1st Cousin. I Love This Vintage Photo Of My Cousin

This Young Boy Was Born In 1924 And He Is 2 Years Old In This Photo. He Died In 1944 In France On A Us Tanker. His Name Is Lonzo Hudgins And He Received A Purple Heart In Ww2. He Was My Mom's 1st Cousin. I Love This Vintage Photo Of My Cousin

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Over 3,000 Workers Who Build The Chase Manhattan Bank In New York City Pose For A Photo Near The End Of Constructional Work, August, 1964

Over 3,000 Workers Who Build The Chase Manhattan Bank In New York City Pose For A Photo Near The End Of Constructional Work, August, 1964

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#12

Silent Film Actress, Delores Costello, Drew Barrymore's Grandmother, 1928

Silent Film Actress, Delores Costello, Drew Barrymore's Grandmother, 1928

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Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, Is Greeted By His Family, Returning Home After More Than Five Years As A Prisoner Of War In North Vietnam

Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, Is Greeted By His Family, Returning Home After More Than Five Years As A Prisoner Of War In North Vietnam

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#14

Remember That Photo Of The Construction Workers Having Lunch On An Unfinished New York Skyscraper? Well Here's The Photographer Charles Ebbets. 9/20/1932

Remember That Photo Of The Construction Workers Having Lunch On An Unfinished New York Skyscraper? Well Here's The Photographer Charles Ebbets. 9/20/1932

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#15

The Huffy Radio Bicycle From The 1950s

The Huffy Radio Bicycle From The 1950s

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American Athlete Jesse Owens Fills Up A Car At A Petrol Station In His A Uniform Of Cap, Shirt And Bow Tie. Owens Worked As A Petrol Pump Attendant To Help Finance His Studies At Ohio State University. (United States, 1935)

American Athlete Jesse Owens Fills Up A Car At A Petrol Station In His A Uniform Of Cap, Shirt And Bow Tie. Owens Worked As A Petrol Pump Attendant To Help Finance His Studies At Ohio State University. (United States, 1935)

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#17

Kids These Days Don't Know The Struggle (1990s)

Kids These Days Don't Know The Struggle (1990s)

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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) And His Long-Time Friend John T. Lewis (Probably Twain's Inspiration For The Character "Jim" In "Huckleberry Finn"), Standing Together At Quarry Farm, Elmira, New York - 1903

Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) And His Long-Time Friend John T. Lewis (Probably Twain's Inspiration For The Character "Jim" In "Huckleberry Finn"), Standing Together At Quarry Farm, Elmira, New York - 1903

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#19

Blackfoot Native Americans On The Roof Of The Mcalpin Hotel, Refusing To Sleep In Their Rooms, New York City

Blackfoot Native Americans On The Roof Of The Mcalpin Hotel, Refusing To Sleep In Their Rooms, New York City

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#20

An Immigrant Family At New York's Ellis Island Is About To Embark On The Chase Of Their Dreams. The 1900s

An Immigrant Family At New York's Ellis Island Is About To Embark On The Chase Of Their Dreams. The 1900s

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#21

Thirteen Sisters In The Brooks Family View Their Only Brother Leslie Benjamin, Following His Birth At Home In Pittsfield, Massachusetts (1954)

Thirteen Sisters In The Brooks Family View Their Only Brother Leslie Benjamin, Following His Birth At Home In Pittsfield, Massachusetts (1954)

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#22

Marilyn Monroe Photographed By Sam Shaw In Amagansett, New York, 1957

Marilyn Monroe Photographed By Sam Shaw In Amagansett, New York, 1957

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#23

New York. 1957

New York. 1957

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#24

Mount St. Helens Eruption, 1980. (Photo By R. Lasher)

Mount St. Helens Eruption, 1980. (Photo By R. Lasher)

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Telephone Tower, Before They Figured Out Bundling Lines Into Cables. There Are 5000 Lines In This Tower (1890)

Telephone Tower, Before They Figured Out Bundling Lines Into Cables. There Are 5000 Lines In This Tower (1890)

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#26

Madison Square, New York City Ca.1900

Madison Square, New York City Ca.1900

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Homecoming Prisoner Of War - 1946

Homecoming Prisoner Of War - 1946

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This Is George W. Mclaurin In 1948 Being Segregated From The Rest Of His University Class

This Is George W. Mclaurin In 1948 Being Segregated From The Rest Of His University Class

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#29

Federal Reserve Bank, New York, 1959. Photo Ormond Gigli

Federal Reserve Bank, New York, 1959. Photo Ormond Gigli

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#30

Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Photographed In New York City By Richard Avedon, 1963

Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Photographed In New York City By Richard Avedon, 1963

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#31

1984 New York City Subway Ride

1984 New York City Subway Ride

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In 1938 1800 Veterans Of The Civil War Attended An 75th Anniversary Reunion At Gettysburg, Pa. The Youngest Was 88 Years Old, And The Oldest Claimed To Be 112 Years Old

In 1938 1800 Veterans Of The Civil War Attended An 75th Anniversary Reunion At Gettysburg, Pa. The Youngest Was 88 Years Old, And The Oldest Claimed To Be 112 Years Old

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The Teenage Daughter Of A An Impoverished Arkansas Farmer Cooking On An Old Stove While Her Mother Was In A Tuberculosis Sanitarium During The Great Depression. Red Cross Photo From Ca. 1930

The Teenage Daughter Of A An Impoverished Arkansas Farmer Cooking On An Old Stove While Her Mother Was In A Tuberculosis Sanitarium During The Great Depression. Red Cross Photo From Ca. 1930

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#34

An Italian Child Arriving At Ellis Island, Early 1900s. (Us)

An Italian Child Arriving At Ellis Island, Early 1900s. (Us)

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#35

Men In Suspenders Posing On The Brooklyn Bridge

Men In Suspenders Posing On The Brooklyn Bridge

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May 1922: 78-Year-Old Robert T. Lincoln (Son Of Abraham Lincoln) Is Helped Up The Steps At The Dedication Of The Lincoln Memorial In Washington D.c

May 1922: 78-Year-Old Robert T. Lincoln (Son Of Abraham Lincoln) Is Helped Up The Steps At The Dedication Of The Lincoln Memorial In Washington D.c

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#37

A Dangerous Playground From The 1970s

A Dangerous Playground From The 1970s

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#38

A Man Recording A Cassette Tape At A Music Festival In The 1980s

A Man Recording A Cassette Tape At A Music Festival In The 1980s

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#39

An Immigrant Family On The Dock At Ellis Island After Having Just Passed The Rigid Examination For Entry Into The Country, Looking Hopefully At New York's Skyline While Awaiting The Government Ferry On August 13, 1925

An Immigrant Family On The Dock At Ellis Island After Having Just Passed The Rigid Examination For Entry Into The Country, Looking Hopefully At New York's Skyline While Awaiting The Government Ferry On August 13, 1925

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#40

A Well-Dressed Young Lady In The 1930s. Almost Looks Like It Could Have Been Taken Yesterday

A Well-Dressed Young Lady In The 1930s. Almost Looks Like It Could Have Been Taken Yesterday

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#41

A Victorian Home Being Moved On Steiner Street Via Horse Power, 1908, San Francisco

A Victorian Home Being Moved On Steiner Street Via Horse Power, 1908, San Francisco

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#42

One Of The First Traffic Signals In New York City, 1922

One Of The First Traffic Signals In New York City, 1922

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#43

Somewhere Along The Pacific Coast Highway Between Malibu And Palisades, Ca. 1910

Somewhere Along The Pacific Coast Highway Between Malibu And Palisades, Ca. 1910

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#44

Sophia Loren Gives Jayne Mansfield The Side-Eye. 1957

Sophia Loren Gives Jayne Mansfield The Side-Eye. 1957

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#45

Kitchen Retro. Combo Sink/Stove/Fridge

Kitchen Retro. Combo Sink/Stove/Fridge

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Traveling Knife Sharpener With A Customer. United States, Early 1910s

Traveling Knife Sharpener With A Customer. United States, Early 1910s

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A 16-Year-Old Arnold Schwarzenegger At His First Body-Building Competition

A 16-Year-Old Arnold Schwarzenegger At His First Body-Building Competition

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#48

The Arrival Of The Statue Of Liberty On June 17th 1885. The Statue Of Liberty Was A Gift Of Friendship From The People Of France To The People Of America

The Arrival Of The Statue Of Liberty On June 17th 1885. The Statue Of Liberty Was A Gift Of Friendship From The People Of France To The People Of America

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#49

“People Decorating A Saguaro Like A Christmas Tree In Southern Arizona, Circa 1930s.” Arizona Historical Society

“People Decorating A Saguaro Like A Christmas Tree In Southern Arizona, Circa 1930s.” Arizona Historical Society

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#50

Christmas Early 1900's

Christmas Early 1900's

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