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Sunday, February 7, 2010
Kent State Massacre
Kent-State massacre, occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.
Kent-State massacre, occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.
I have a dream
"I Have a Dream" is the popular name given to the public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. King's delivery of the speech on August 28, 1963, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement.
"I Have a Dream" is the popular name given to the public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. King's delivery of the speech on August 28, 1963, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement.
Hiroshima 1945
After six months of intense strategic fire-bombing of 67 Japanese cities the Hirohito regime ignored an ultimatum given by the Potsdam Declaration. By executive order of President Harry S. Truman the U.S. dropped the nuclear weapon Little Boy on the city of Hiroshima on Monday, August 6, 1945.
After six months of intense strategic fire-bombing of 67 Japanese cities the Hirohito regime ignored an ultimatum given by the Potsdam Declaration. By executive order of President Harry S. Truman the U.S. dropped the nuclear weapon Little Boy on the city of Hiroshima on Monday, August 6, 1945.
Tomoko in her bath, 1971.
This girl born deformed due to mercury poisoning in the fishing village of Minamata, Japan, due to decades of pollution by the Chisso corporation. Smith received a savage beating by yakuza goons at the behest of some of the company's officials.
This girl born deformed due to mercury poisoning in the fishing village of Minamata, Japan, due to decades of pollution by the Chisso corporation. Smith received a savage beating by yakuza goons at the behest of some of the company's officials.
Home
Girl who survived the concentration camps during WW2 is in a home for disturbed children, what she has drawn is her 'home
Girl who survived the concentration camps during WW2 is in a home for disturbed children, what she has drawn is her 'home
Gulf war
Best friend in a bodybag
Best friend in a bodybag
Famine
Lone Jewish Woman
The "Lone Jewish Woman" holding off Israeli security forces. 2007
The "Lone Jewish Woman" holding off Israeli security forces. 2007
Iran, 2005
Two teenage boys hung for being gay.
Two teenage boys hung for being gay.
Evacuation of Saigon
North Vietnamese forces under the command of the Senior General Văn Tiến Dũng began their final attack on Saigon, which was commanded by General Nguyen Van Toan on April 29, with a heavy artillery bombardment. By the afternoon of the next day, North Vietnamese troops had occupied the important points within the city and raised their flag over the South Vietnamese presidential palace
North Vietnamese forces under the command of the Senior General Văn Tiến Dũng began their final attack on Saigon, which was commanded by General Nguyen Van Toan on April 29, with a heavy artillery bombardment. By the afternoon of the next day, North Vietnamese troops had occupied the important points within the city and raised their flag over the South Vietnamese presidential palace
Space shuttle Challenger Explosion '86
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, at 11:39 a.m. EST
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, at 11:39 a.m. EST
Global Warming
Evidence that surfaced back in 2005 that polar bears were drowning because they couldnt swim the distances, often more than 60 miles on occasion, from one ice flow to another, caused alarm
Evidence that surfaced back in 2005 that polar bears were drowning because they couldnt swim the distances, often more than 60 miles on occasion, from one ice flow to another, caused alarm
9/11
Ali from Iraq
Ali Abbas was just 12 when he lost both his arms in a coalition missile attack in Baghdad in March 2003.
His parents were among 16 of his relatives who were killed in the bombing.
After treatment in Kuwait, Ali was brought to Britain. He's been receiving free tuition at a school in London
Ali Abbas was just 12 when he lost both his arms in a coalition missile attack in Baghdad in March 2003.
His parents were among 16 of his relatives who were killed in the bombing.
After treatment in Kuwait, Ali was brought to Britain. He's been receiving free tuition at a school in London
The Greatest
Ali stood over his fallen opponent, gesturing and yelling at him, "Get up and fight, sucker!" The moment was captured by ringside photographer Neil Leifer, and has become one of the iconic images of sport. The photograph of the knockdown of this fight is one of the most heavily promoted photos in the history of the media, and was even chosen as the cover of the Sports Illustrated special issue, "The Century's Greatest Sports Photos"
Ali stood over his fallen opponent, gesturing and yelling at him, "Get up and fight, sucker!" The moment was captured by ringside photographer Neil Leifer, and has become one of the iconic images of sport. The photograph of the knockdown of this fight is one of the most heavily promoted photos in the history of the media, and was even chosen as the cover of the Sports Illustrated special issue, "The Century's Greatest Sports Photos"
Salute!!
Junior Kennedy saluting his fathers coffin as a small little boy.
Junior Kennedy saluting his fathers coffin as a small little boy.
Concentration camp
Edgar Mitchell of Apollo 14
“Suddenly, from behind the rim of the moon, in long, slow-motion moments of immense majesty, there emerges a sparkling blue and white jewel, a light, delicate sky-blue sphere laced with slowly swirling veils of white, rising gradually like a small pearl in a thick sea of black mystery. It takes more than a moment to fully realize this is Earth . . . home
“Suddenly, from behind the rim of the moon, in long, slow-motion moments of immense majesty, there emerges a sparkling blue and white jewel, a light, delicate sky-blue sphere laced with slowly swirling veils of white, rising gradually like a small pearl in a thick sea of black mystery. It takes more than a moment to fully realize this is Earth . . . home
The fall of the Berlin Wall
Migrant Mother
Florence Leona Christie, was the subject of Dorothea Lange's photo Migrant Mother (1936), an iconic image of the Great Depression. The Library of Congress entitled the Migrant Mother image, Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California.
Florence Leona Christie, was the subject of Dorothea Lange's photo Migrant Mother (1936), an iconic image of the Great Depression. The Library of Congress entitled the Migrant Mother image, Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California.
Boxing day Tsunami aftermath
Lynching of Jesse Washington
Jesse Washington was a mentally challenged African American farmhand from Waco, Texas, United States. On May 15, 1916, after being convicted of the murder of a local woman, he was lynched and burned alive by a white mob, a racially motivated incident known as the Waco Horror
Jesse Washington was a mentally challenged African American farmhand from Waco, Texas, United States. On May 15, 1916, after being convicted of the murder of a local woman, he was lynched and burned alive by a white mob, a racially motivated incident known as the Waco Horror
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