The year was 1961. It was before man landed on the moon, and after the Beatles were formed. At that time, Jimi Hendrix was still alive and kicking. Or rather, alive and playing.
Back then, he wasn’t a legend just yet. Instead, he was enlisted to serve in the US Army, and as you can see, he wore his uniform incredibly well. Plus, accessorizing himself with a guitar couldn’t have hurt either.
Titanic Survivors
The tragedy of the Titanic was the worst in history. To this day, the event serves as an example of man’s hubris and carelessness. From the sheer number of lives lost, no one expected there would ever be survivors.
However, there were a lucky few who managed to escape the sinking ship and live to tell the tale of how life was before, during, and after the ship’s sinking. Sadly, there were far more fatalities than there were those who survived the tragedy.
Escape From Saigon
This recently declassified picture shows a panic-stricken populace struggling to get out and escape from South Vietnam during the war. Literally, all hell broke loose as men and women were doing their best to get a spot on a plane that was leaving Vietnam.
This image of an American man punching a local was reportedly due to the latter refusing to surrender his spot. It is unclear if the punched man was able to escape Vietnam at all.
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was a symbol of how America welcomed people of all races, creeds, and nationalities. Its construction was completed on October 28, 1886, as it took a couple of years to build due to its humongous size.
In 1984, the structure was considered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization as a World Heritage Site due to its ability to promote human rights, peace, slavery abolition, and democracy.
Osama Bin Laden as a Teen
Even the worst guys in history were kids once. Before Osama Bin Laden became infamous for being a terrorist who weekly had video releases of his cave talks with his followers, he was a teenager with his family on a trip to Sweden. While his brother was there for business, the rest of the family was free to travel and take pictures, like the one seen here.
Osama was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and went to a secular grade school. However, it was when he attended the University of King Abdulaziz that he became radicalized and was indoctrinated with violent jihadi ideas.