Millions of moments have shaped the world as we know it today. Some were major turning points, like certain wars, inventions and discoveries. Others might seem less important... But even the events we perceive as slightly insignificant have played a big part in history.
Of course, so much has happened throughout the years that it could be easy to forget a lot of it. That's where photography, writing, documenting and archiving come in. They preserve the memories of people, places and things so that future generations can look back and see how far humanity has come, and how far we have yet to go.
If you dig taking a deep dive into the past, you might want to join an online community called Archive of Humanity. It has close to 100,000 weekly visitors, and is a "curated space dedicated to preserving the visual legacy of our species." From pivotal moments in human history to major breakthroughs in space exploration, science, and technology, the page is a beautiful, bottomless virtual archive.
Bored Panda has put together a compilation of its most interesting posts for you to scroll through while even more history is made today.
#83 Series Of Photos Of Calcutta, British India Taken In 1860s By Samuel Bourne Titled "Views Of Calcutta And Barrackpore", Colourised
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#84 At The Greenhouse Of The "Decorative Cultures" State Farm, (1980s), Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkarian Assr
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#85 A British Magazine From The Early 1960’s Called ‘Knowledge’, Displaying Different Races Around The World
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#86 64,000 Years Ago In What Is Now Spain’s La Pasiega Cave, A Neanderthal Drew This Image
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#87 Children In Front Of World’s Largest Log Cabin In Portland, Oregon, USA 1938. Built In 1905 Burned Down In 1964
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#89 An Aerial Photo Of The Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong Taken In 1989. The Walled City Contained 50,000 Residents Within Its 2.6-Hectare (6.4-Acre) Borders. It Was Demolished In 1994
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#90 Tourist And His Car At The Edge Of The Grand Canyon. Arizona, USA. 1914
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#91 Space Shuttle Endeavour Silhouetted Against Earth’s Horizon As It Approaches The International Space Station For Docking During The Sts-130 Mission
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#94 Trainees Donning Makeshift Astronaut Suits Marching Through Zambian Villages
A step forward for that country's short-lived but highly ambitious space program whose aim was to put Zambians on the moon before the US, 1969
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#95 In 1930, Brothers John And Kenneth Hunter Set An Aviation Record With A 23-Day Nonstop Flight
They Cracked The Code Of Mid-Air Refueling, Carefully Syncing With Another Plane To Grab Fuel And Supplies.
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#98 Huge Formation Of American Planes Over Uss Missouri And Tokyo Bay Celebrating The Signing, 2 September 1945
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#99 A 100-Foot Trestle Built In Washington In 1906 To Haul Logs After A Forest Fire—traces Of These Structures Still Remain In The Pacific Northwest Forests
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#100 On October 16, 1964, China Carried Out Its First Successful Nuclear Detonation, Becoming The 5th Country In The World To Develop Nuclear Weapons
Among The Most Striking Demonstrations Were Cavalry Units Riding Toward The Blast Zone Shortly After The Explosion
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