Too many people don’t know or care about our history. This isn’t a particularly new issue, as even in 1943, The New York Times reported that college students showed “a striking ignorance of even the most elementary aspects of United States history.” Such a predicament could be explained by the fact that history can be quite a dull and dry subject to talk about if it’s not presented in an engaging or appealing way.
To get you, our dear Pandas, more interested in history, which helps to shape our future, we curated a whole list of historical images from the Historical Pictures Facebook group in hopes that this way of learning about the past is more compelling than reading about it from textbooks. Scroll down to find the photos below, and be sure to upvote those pieces of history you found the most fascinating.
While you're at it, don't forget to check out a conversation with historian and writer Matthew Lewis and history travel blogger Jen Brown, aka Jaunting Jen, who kindly agreed to talk with us more about their love of history.
#41 Front Page Of Newspaper In 1969 When Man First Walked On The Moon
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47points
#43 The Original Fort Pitt Brewing Company Operated From 1906 To 1957. Photo From 1935, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Us)
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44points
#45 Photo Of An Iceberg Found In 1912 In The Atlantic Ocean. Covered In A Scar Of Red And Black Paint, It Was Believed To Be The Iceberg That Was Struck By The Titanic On The Fateful Night
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#46 Feeding Polar Bears From A Tank With Condensed Milk Tins, 1950s
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#48 The Aftermath From A B-25 Bọmber Crashing Into The Empire State Building, 1945
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40points
#50 On December 13, 1972, During The Final Moonwalk Of Apollo 17, Astronauts Gene Cernan And Jack Schmitt Were Captured In One Of The Mission’s Most Iconic Photos
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