If you were anything like me as a kid, pandas, you probably didn’t pay very close attention in history class. Memorizing dates and names seemed like such a bore, and my teachers could not manage to get the importance of the subject through my thick skull. But now that I’m an adult, I am fascinated by learning more about the world’s past, so I’m doing everything I can to catch up on those lessons I snoozed through.
Lucky for me, there are plenty of online resources available to increase my historical knowledge, including the Historic Daily Dose Instagram page. Below, we’ve gathered some of our favorite posts from this page that's dedicated to ensuring you don’t become Vitamin-History deficient, so be sure to upvote the ones you find most interesting and feel free to pass them along to your friends and family as well!
#41 An Unidentified American Soldier, Shot And Killed By A German Sniper, Clutches His Rifle And Hand Grenade In March Of 1945 In Coblenz, Germany
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#42 Pictured Above Is The Children's Khorovod, Also Known As Barmaley Fountain Located In Stalingrad
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#43 If You Think Something Smells Fishy, It Could Be Because This Epic Historical Photograph Actually Features A Taxidermist’s Preservation Of The Massive Catch
This giant sea creature was caught off the coast of New Jersey in 1933. It allegedly weighed more than 5,000 pounds!
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#44 Dr. Wernher Von Braun
An aerospace engineer that was a leading figure in Nazi German rocket technology, and then United States rocket technology, was photographed standing in front of five F-1 rocket engines circa 1969
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#45 Over The Body Of A Dead Comrade, Canadian Infantrymen Advance Cautiously Up A Narrow Lane In Campochiaro, Italy On November 11, 1943
The Germans left the town as the Canadians advanced, leaving only nests of snipers to delay the progress
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#46 Pictured Above Are Men Working On M3 Lee Tanks At The Detroit Arsenal Plant In Michigan, United States. Date Is Unknown
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#47 Belgians Blasted This Bridge Across The Meuse River In The Town Of Dinant, Belgium, But Shortly After, A Wooden Bridge Built By German Sappers Was Standing Next To The Ruins On June 20, 1940
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#48 Pictured Above Is Russian Photographer Yevgeny Khaldei (Center) In Berlin With Soviet Forces, Near The Brandenburg Gate In May Of 1945
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#49 During The Invasion Of Sicily By Allied Forces, An American Cargo Ship
Loaded with ammunition explodes after being hit by a bomb from a German plane off Gela, on the southern coast of Sicily, on July 31, 1943
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#50 Nazi Motorcyclists Pass Through A Destroyed Town In France During 1940
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