History

Fedor Andreevich Makhnov lived at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, and he was known as the tallest man in the world. You’re about to see why.

Nikolas Tesla remains one of the world’s most influential inventors and scientists, long after his death. As incredible as his work was, it is, perhaps, his unusual eccentricities that led to his fame more than anything. Here are just a …

Okinawa Soba published a collection of photographs showing geishas in the early 1900s looking a little different without their kimonos.

These abandoned tanks have been sitting so long that they’re practically turning into their surroundings.

Back in the 1940s And 1950s bullet bras were all the rage. After you take a look at these vintage photos you’ll be able to figure out exactly where they got their name from.

Photographer John Gutmann, a German artist who bought the camera a month before the flight from Berlin on the 33rd, decided to take pictures of the United States in the 30s, and this is what he captured.

Winston Churchill’s words will always be inspirational.

There are plenty of people out there who love to collect memorabilia from World War II, and this collector got lucky when they discovered not one, but two gold bars hidden away inside some old relics.

Sometimes the deadliest weapons come in the strangest packages.

Colored photos have come such a long way.

If you land on the wrong military carrier, the soldiers will let you know all about it.

Seven of Playboy’s sexiest Playmates recently posed for the cover of the magazine once again, and they proved that sexy has no age limit. Candice Collins Kimberley Conrad Hefner Charlotte Kemp Cathy St. George Cathy St. George Monique St. Pierre …

These men just couldn’t keep their eyes to themselves.

Marilyn Monroe wasn’t always Marilyn Monroe. Back in the day she was known as Norma Jean Mortenson.

There was just something so majestic about wooden ships back in the day.

Back in December of 1941, Robert Capa captured these incredible photos of a convoy traveling across the Atlantic.    

Representatives of law enforcement agencies found an arsenal at the home of a 66-year-old resident of the city of Dedovsk. The arsenal is full of weapons from the Great Patriotic War and many of them were homemade.

Photos from a different time.

Throughout history, our story has been marked by tragedy and death, on top of all the notable discoveries, technologies and inventions. We, as a species are capable of so many great things, but also capable of a lot of terrible …

Do you know what the definition of irony is? It’s using all of your brainpower to try to invent something that’s going to help mankind, then having that same invention be the thing that takes you out. That’s the story …

The Vietnam War was long and brutal, but American soldiers still found a way to have fun with local Vietnamese women during ther downtime.

When atomic bombs were tested in the desert, the tests brought Los Angeles and Nevada to a standstill.