This Is A Human Zoo In Coney Island, New York, 1905. White Americans Bought Tickets To See A Filipino Girl Tied To A Pole And Had Peanuts Thrown At Her

January 12, 1888 – The “Schoolchildren’s Blizzard” Brings Tragedy To The Northwest Plains

In 1969, When Black Americans Were Still Prevented From Swimming Alongside White People

Mr. Rogers decided to invite Officer Clemmons to join him and cool off his feet in a pool, breaking a well-known color barrier.

First African American To Serve In The US Senate

Hiram Revels of Mississippi became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate—just five years after slavery was abolished.

First Social Security Recipient 1940

LUDLOW, Vt. – Seventy-five years ago, the government cut 65-year-old Ida May Fuller a check. It was numbered 00-000-001 – the first Social Security payout.

The Mississippi River, Frozen Solid In St Louis, Missouri, 1905

In November 1945, Frederick C. Branch Became The First Black American Officer In The Marine Corps

George McLaurin, The First Black Man Admitted To The University Of Oklahoma In 1948, Was Forced To Sit In A Corner Away From His White Classmates

But his name remains on the honor roll as one of the university’s top three students.

These are his words:

“Some colleagues looked at me as if I were an animal, no one gave me a word, the teachers seemed like they weren’t even there for me, nor did they always take my questions. But I dedicated myself so much that later, they started looking for me to give them explanations and clarify their questions.”

The Shape Of The Statue Of Liberty Formed By 18,000 Soldiers Standing In Formation At Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, 1918. (Photo By Mole And Thomas, Chicago, Illinois)

Theodore Roosevelt’s Diary Entry On The Day His Wife And Mother [Passed Away]

This Is Something I Would Fight For

Man Looking For A Job During The Great Depression. 1934

President John F. Kennedy’s Flag-Draped Coffin In Washington, DC, 1963

A Delegation Of Sixteen Arapaho Indians LED By Chief Old Eagle Arrives In Paris, Capital Of France, To Beg The League Of Nations To Ask The United States Government To Recognize Indians As U.S. Citizens

Helmet Graffiti

A Young Jimmy Carter, In His Naval Uniform, With Wife Rosalynn. They Were Married For 77 Years

Frederick Douglass

“I therefore hate the corrupt, […], women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of this land…I look upon it as the climax of all misnomers, the boldest of all frauds, and the grossest of all libels.”

The State Of Massachusetts Passed The First School Vaccination Law In 1855, Followed By New York (1862) And Connecticut (1872).

December 15, 1827 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts, the School Committee voted to require, effective 1 Mar 1828, that public school students show that they had been vaccinated against smallpox prior to the school entrance

Teddy Reasoning

Former Enemies, One Nation — Gettysburg, 1913

A Civil War Veteran With His Grandchildren

During The Civil War, Frances Quinn Disguised Herself As A Man And Enlisted 5 Different Times

Each time she was discovered to be a woman and was dismissed. She served in both infantry and cavalry. She was wounded at the Battle of Stones River in 1862.

One Of The Only Known Photos Of Presidents Theodore And Franklin Roosevelt Together In Person, 1915

Construction Of Boulder Dam, Boulder City, Nevada -Rigger On Cableway Headtower During Construction- 1934

The Real Iwo Jima Flag Raising

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1 Good Luck To Both Of You

2 Romance Display At My Local Barnes & Nobles. I Probably Laughed Too Loud

3 “I’m Sure You’re All Wondering Why I’ve Gathered You Here Today”

4 I’m A Whale

5 Possibly The Best Second Hand Shop Name Ever!

6 My Friend Went To The Aquarium This Morning And Sent Me This

7 Too Much Job

8 I Need To Invest In Some Socks Myself

9 Thought This Was A Muppet

10 Nailed It

11 Babysitting

12 Took This Photo In 2020, And Still Love It

13 Clippy! Is That You, Old Friend?

14 How To Tell Your Husband You Accidentally Shrank His Favorite Wool Sweater

15 Towel Animal Left By The Hotel Staff

16 Would Make A Good Book Cover

17 Technically Correct

18 The Revolution Has Begun

19 Found You Mate

20 My Dad Sent Me This Pic Of Him And One Of My Hens

21 Penne For Your Thoughts, M’lady

22 I Love How Dogs Always Look Like They Understand What The Joke Is

23 I Put Eyebrows On My Bag… That Is All. Thank You For Your Time

24 For Weeks We’ve Been Having Issues With A Bird Flying Into This Window. My Daughter’s Nicolas Cage Pillow Solved The Problem

25 Who Loves To Learn?

26 Stairs Down To Pub Toilets – They Know Their Customers!

27 I Wanna Be A Cowboy, Baby

28 “That’s A No From Me,” – Dog

29 Convenient Place To Store This Large Garden Statue

30 Mr. Crab’s First Dollar

31 The Holiday Spirit Mixed With Some Humor

32 When Self-Care Turns Into Group Therapy

33 Santa Has Different Priorities After The Christmas Rush

34 My Friend Told Me That I Look Like A Popsicle Stick

35 I Always Suspected That Anime Mecha Stuff Was Based On Real Life, Too Many Different Shows All So Popular For It To Be Fake

36 In My College’s Caf And This Happened. Thank You Stranger

37 A Friend Of Mine Told Me To Take These And Now I’m On A Whole New Level

38 My Little Niece Thought That Putting Sunglasses And A Hat On My Dog Would Be Really Funny… She Was Correct

39 You Can’t Take The Sky From Me

40 I Met A Very Friendly And Pretty Bird Yesterday. The Camera Doesnt Agree

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Self Proclaimed Ladies Man/Life Of The Party, Moves To Us. Still Has The Same Hair On His Head As He Did Before. Asking 3k

Sarcophagus Full Of Ramen For $1000

She’s Selling A Walmart Shopping Cart… For 50 Bucks

Dude Thinks He’s Entitled To My Free Lawnmower

One Of The Kookier Things I’ve Stumbled Across On Fb Marketplace

Japanese Mature For Scale

Surprisingly, Nobody Was Interested In This Offer

Very Old One

How I Upset A Low Baller

Absolutely Gobsmacked

How Much?

Buy Me Lunch So I Can Talk About Myself

Recent One I Found

No. Nasty. Remarks. Please

Seller Wants You To Pay Him $5000 To Haul Off His Storm Damage

Autism Table. Handcrafted And Made By Someone Personally Touched By Autism, Whatever That Means

Am I Crazy?

Be Liable For My $3000 Loan In Exchange For $100 Plus Gifts

ASAP! Give Me 500-8000 For A Piano People Pay To Have Hauled Away

The Oh So Coveted “Rare Black Diamond” Vhs’

Looking For Quick Sale!

Wait… What?

Bruh

25 Dollars For A Single Pair Of Socks With Some Beads Attached

Only $50 And You Can Own This Vintage 90’s Plastic As Walmart Bag

Help Emptying My Tank

That Burger Cell Is Sweet And All, But

For Only $1,000 This Handmade Jouch Can Be Yours!

Pay Me $3k For An Opportunity To Dispose My Pool And Fill Up The Hole

“Only Worn A Few Times”

This Man Is Looking For A Servant WTH

Never Thought I’d See Such A Good One In The Wild

This Was Posted In A Local Facebook Group In South Florida

What A Deal!!!

No Thank You

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Every Day, This Man Would Drive Hours To Drought-Ridden Areas In Kenya To Provide Water For Thirsty Wild Animals

This Woman Saved All Her Cats In The Floods In The Philippines

The Winning Sand Sculpture Of 2019’s Texas Sand Sculpture Festival

Dad And Son, 29 Years Later

My 3 Year Old Son Just Beat Stage 4 Cancer!

Shot Of A Lifetime

Photographer Shaaz Jung Captured A Rare And Enchanting Moment: An Elephant, Deep Within The Mist-Shrouded Forest, Stood In Quiet Communion With A Tiny Bird Perched On His Tusk

Opposite Ends Of The World

This Guy Single Handedly Cleaned The Entire Park By Himself

I Used 6,000 Beads To Create This Necklace

Kindness Before The Cure

A Rare African Black Leopard Under The Stars – A Photo That Took The Photographer 6 Months To Capture

Once A Lifetime Pic

The Only 2 Photos In The World With The 4 Tones Of The Tiger

Extremely Rare Piebald Moose Spotted In Man’s Backyard In Norway

A Wooden Door From The 1930s With An Owl Design In Copenhagen, The Beak Being The Door Knock frans De Waal

The Tree Kangaroo Reappeared In New Guinea After Vanishing For 90 Years. The Ultra-Rare Wondiwoi Tree Kangaroo Was Last Recorded By Scientists In 1928

4 Beautiful Little Red Cardinals Under The Snow

The Bronze Sculpture Of Neptune Rising From The Sea At Melenara Beach In Spain

Snowy Owl Spotted In Michigan

2 Years Of Hard Work…..417 To 214

Japan Never Disappoints

3D Shark Tattoos With Cosmic And Fiery Designs

These Are Baby Stingrays. They Look Like Aliens Stuck In Ravioli

The Owner Had Depression And I Cleaned Her Home For Free

Our Rats Have Been Painting!

A City Founded By Japanese Immigrants In South America, Açai, Brazil

One Building, Four Empires

A Whole Village Balancing On A 50m Cliff

Finding The Spot

The Harpy Eagle Is The Most Powerful Eagle In The World. It’s Wingspan Can Get Up To 7.5 Feet

Longest-Waiting Child In Arkansas Foster Care System Adopted After 15 Years

This Tiny Lizard Perfectly Shedding Looks Like It’s Wearing A Tiny Lizard Space Suit

This Is Peanut. Her Figure-Eight Shell Was The Result Of Crawling Into A Plastic Six-Pack Ring When She Was Very Young. That Was In 1984. Now, Peanut Is Turning 41 Years Old, And A Big Birthday Celebration Is Planned For Saturday

Saudi Arabia Has A Giant Laser In The Middle Of The Desert That Helps Lost Travelers Find Water

The Himalayas Captured By Max Rive

A Man Posing As A Police Officer Stole $10 Million From A Bank Transport Vehicle

12 Pictures Of The Same Place, Each Month Of The Year

La Sagrada Familia Is Being Finished After 144 Years!

Mutation In A Crocodile

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Highly commended – Instant and Eternal by Zhang Yanguang

Runner Up – A Sun Yawn by Zhang Yanguang

The overall winner and Galaxies category winner – The Andromeda Core by Weitang Liang, Qi Yang, Chuhong Yu

Skyscapes category winner – The Ridge by Tom Rae

Sun category winner – Active Region of the Sun’s Chromosphere by James Sinclair

Moon category winner – The Trace of Refraction by Marcella Giulia Pace

Aurorae category winner – Crown of Light by Kavan Chay

Planets, Comets and Asteroids category winner – Comet 12P-Pons-Brooks Taking a Final Bow by Dan Bartlett

People and Space category winner – ISS Lunar Flyby by Tom Williams

Stars and Nebulae category winner -M13 – An Ultra-Deep Exposure of the Popular Cluster by Distant Luminosity group

The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer – Encounter Across Light Years by Yurui Gong, Xizhen Ruan

The Annie Maunder Open Category – Fourth Dimension by Leonardo Di Maggio

ZWO Young Competition – Orion, the Horsehead and the Flame in H-alpha by Daniele Borsari

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The Library Places The Books On The Lower Shelves On Their Sides So The Titles Are Easier To Read

My School Put Up Whiteboards To Stop Vandalism In The Toilet Rooms

Poster At My Local Bar In The Women’s Bathroom, Which Shares The Secret Phrase For Communicating Problems To The Bar Staff

This Chess Set Teaches You How The Pieces Move

My Local Library Has Vault You Can Go Into To Talk On Your Phone

This Parking Lot Has The White Lines On The Wall So It Is Easier For People To Park

My Beer 4-Pack Came With Paperboard Rings, Instead Of Plastic

My Hotel’s Sun Canopy Is Connected To A Wind Meter, Which Automatically Causes It To Retract When The Wind Speed Becomes Too High

This Picnic Table With An Extension For Wheelchair Users

This Pharmacy Has A Magnifying Glass So People Can Read Medicine Labels And Details More Easily

A School In My Town Has A Share Bin

The Napkin On My Flight Has A Button Hole

You Can Shoot Your Car With Suds While You’re Waiting Inside At My Local Car Wash

This Shirt Has A Piece Of Lens Cloth Sewn On The Inside For Your Glasses

This Mini Van Comes With A Built In Vacuum

My University Library Has A Wall Where You Can Quite Literally Take A Seat

My 3 Tacos Came In A Container That Was Made To Hold 3 Tacos Upright

At My Library You Can Pick Up Bags Of Books In A Certain Genre Without Knowing What Those Books Are

My Movie Theater Has A Sign For End Credits

My Local QT Has A System Where You Have To Scan Your ID For The Coolers With Alcohol In Them To Open Up

This Coffee Place Uses Coffee Ice Cubes

Band-Aid Kept Falling Off. Cut The Wings Down The Middle And Cross-Crossed Them, And Now It Stays On All Day

Shopping Carts In This Store Come With A Magnifying Glasses

This Wood Carving Knife I Bought Comes With Bandaids In The Box

My City Has Public Defibrillation Stations And The Sign For It Looks Like A Video Game Health Bar

My ADHD Meds Came With A Fidget Cube

My Dad’s New Car Has Cup Holders That Can Warm Up Your Drink Or Cool It Down

Our Local Supermarket Offers Free Fruits For Children To Snack While Shopping

My School’s Library Has Noise-Level Guides That Change Colour When It Gets Too Loud

This Beer, Bought From Burger King, Came In A Jug With A Side Compartment Full Of Ice To Keep The Beer Cool

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