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.
#101 Latitude 41' 46n And Longitude 50' 14w, The Place Where The Titanic Sank (Atlantic Ocean 1912)
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#103 Gladys Roy And Ivan Unger Play Tennis On The Wing Of A Biplane In Flight, 1925
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#104 Picture Of Mahabodhi Temple Before (1879) vs. During (1883) vs. After (1899) Its Restoration, It Is The Site Where Gautam Buddha Attained Enlightenment
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#106 Las Vegas Nevada: Flash Of A Atomic Bomb Test Taken On The Early Morning Of June 24, 1957. The Blast Was 65 Miles Away
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#107 A Surreal View From New York City, 1982. (65 W 54th St, Taken From The Warwick Hotel)
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#108 A Family Poses In Front Of A 1,341 Year Old Sequoia Tree Nicknamed “Mark Twain” That Was Felled In 1892 After A Team Of Two Men Spent 13 Days Sawing It In The Pacific Northwest. The Giant Tree Was 331 Feet Tall (100 Meters)it Was Cut Down To "Prove Such A Large Tree Existed"
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#109 To Study The Medical Effects Of Weightlessness In Space, Scientists Convinced Captain Druey P. Parks To Toss A Kitten In The Air While Cruising In His F-94c Jet At An Altitude Of 25,000 Feet
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