It is rare to see a revolutionary rebel just chilling. Just because one has a nation to liberate doesn’t mean one has to give up their passions, right? Anyway, that is what this 1963 picture shows — Che Guevara, in all of his combat boots glory — on a fishing trip. Looks like the daily haul was pretty good if that gigantic fish at his feet is any indication.
Guevara reportedly was awakened to the realities of American colonialism when he saw Latin American citizens and the poverty they were living in. Since then, he made a concerted effort to gain control of Cuba.
The Final Picture of the Titanic
This picture is said to be the final image taken of the tragic ship, the Titanic before it sunk in the depths of the cold ocean floor in 1912. The RMS Titanic hit an iceberg while it was sailing to the United States. Many oceanic research organizations have since attempted to discover the ship’s remnants.
Thanks to the cold temperature of the Atlantic Ocean’s floor, most of the RMS Titanic’s parts are still elegantly preserved and are still being studied.
The Millenium Falcon
When actor Harrison Ford asked Star Wars creator, George Lucas, how he should drive the Millennium Falcon, Lucas reportedly just gave Ford a shrug and a half-hearted attempt to pretend that he knows what he’s doing.
Flash forward many years later, and tons of sequels and prequels after, Star Wars is still going strong. In 2010, Adidas launched the Stan Smith shoes as it was inspired by the popular Star Wars aircraft.
Earthrise
Ah, our beloved planet Eart. This rare photograph, dubbed "Earthrise," was taken during the first lunar orbit mission by Astronaut William Anders on the 24th of December 1968.
Providing an image of our planet from the furthest point a human had ever reached was nothing to be taken lightly. The image was so impactful that it's been credited with igniting the global movement to protect the planet and the environment.
Chiricahua Carlisle
A bleak chapter of Native American history is captured in this photo of eleven children and teenagers before attending their first day of school at Carlisle Indian School in November 1886. The Carlisle Indian School was an attempt by the United States government to force the assimilation of Native American children into Western culture and appearance.
The Chiricahua people were known nomads and had the reputation of being the most warlike of all the Arizona nations. The cold, snowy land of Pennsylvania, where the Carlisle school was located, was a far cry from their desert homelands.