In the history of every nation, there are certain turning points that end up altering the entire course of where it’s headed. The thing is, you never truly grasp their significance until long after they’ve passed. Looking back at them, though, it’s remarkable to see how one single event could carry so much weight.
One Redditor asked people to share the most notorious photos of instances that changed their countries forever, and the responses were fascinating. Scroll down to see some of the most compelling ones and maybe discover something new along the way.
#21
The footage of Prince Andrew at Jeffrey Epstein's New York mansion could yet have far greater implications for the entire world.
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23points
#22
The sinking of our Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior by French covert operation on its way to protest French nuclear testing.
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22points
#24
Pictured: Lucille Chalifoux, mother of four, hiding her face as the camera snaps the "property" and advertisement on her front lawn. On the top step are Lana, 6, and Rae, 5. Below are Milton, 4, and Sue Ellen, 2.
All children were bought. The cheapest price being $2 from gambling for one of the girls. It was locally serculated that the children were bought into s***e labor on farms or for nefarious means.
Chalifoux was pregnant at the time and would later give birth to her fifth child who was later sold.
The decendents of one child's family never met and never found out what happened to their extended family.
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21points
#25
Viktor Orbán addressing the public about the rejection of russian imperialism and how Hungary should join the European community etc. just 33 years ago at Imre Nagys' re-hearse.
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16points
#27
Icestorm Crisis in Quebec, 1998. The ice rain destroyed a lot of the electrical infrastructure all around the province, some of us lost services for 3-4 weeks.
I was in my 4th year of h**h school at that time, never got back after the crisis. Finished H**h School at a school for adult (in 2 months) a year later.
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13points
#28
Storming of Iranian Embassy by SAS in 1980. Everything changed in a moment. Nothing had been seen like this in the UK before.
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12points
