Historical Capsule
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Uncovering hidden gems from the past that deserve more attention.
Discover fascinating and lesser-known historical facts, photos, and videos from around the web.
Est. 20.X.24
Discover fascinating and lesser-known historical facts, photos, and videos from around the web.
Est. 20.X.24
John Lennon photographed 1 year apart.(1966 and 1967).
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February 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
John Lennon photographed 1 year apart.(1966 and 1967).
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Los Angeles 😢
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Source: Internet
January 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Los Angeles 😢
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Source: Internet
A train station along the route of the Simplon-Orient Express, 1950.
Photo: Jack Birns/Life Pictures/Shutterstock
Photo: Jack Birns/Life Pictures/Shutterstock
November 5, 2024 at 8:33 PM
A train station along the route of the Simplon-Orient Express, 1950.
Photo: Jack Birns/Life Pictures/Shutterstock
Photo: Jack Birns/Life Pictures/Shutterstock
November 3, 2024 at 7:41 PM
November 3, 2024 at 7:38 PM
The explosion from the first thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb), code-named Mike, which was detonated at Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands, November 1, 1952. The photograph was taken at an altitude of 3,600 metres (12,000 feet) 80 km (50 miles) from the detonation site.
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November 3, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The explosion from the first thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb), code-named Mike, which was detonated at Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands, November 1, 1952. The photograph was taken at an altitude of 3,600 metres (12,000 feet) 80 km (50 miles) from the detonation site.
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Source: is.gd/54DZHA
November 3, 2024 at 7:36 PM
PragueCzechoslovaks confronting Soviet troops in Prague, August 21, 1968. Soviet forces had invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the reform movement known as the Prague Spring.
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November 3, 2024 at 7:32 PM
PragueCzechoslovaks confronting Soviet troops in Prague, August 21, 1968. Soviet forces had invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the reform movement known as the Prague Spring.
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GorbachevU.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) talking with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow, 1988.
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November 3, 2024 at 7:31 PM
GorbachevU.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) talking with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow, 1988.
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Children watching a U.S. cargo plane landing at Tempelhof Airfield in Berlin, 1948.
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November 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Children watching a U.S. cargo plane landing at Tempelhof Airfield in Berlin, 1948.
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On November 3, 1957, the USSR launched the artificial satellite “Sputnik 2” with the first living creature on board—a dog named Laika. The goal of the mission was to prove that life could exist in weightless conditions.
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On November 3, 1957, the USSR launched the artificial satellite “Sputnik 2” with the first living creature on board—a dog named Laika. The goal of the mission was to prove that life could exist in weightless conditions.
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November 3, 2024 at 7:29 PM
#OnThisDay #HistoricalEventOfTheDay #Nov3
On November 3, 1957, the USSR launched the artificial satellite “Sputnik 2” with the first living creature on board—a dog named Laika. The goal of the mission was to prove that life could exist in weightless conditions.
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On November 3, 1957, the USSR launched the artificial satellite “Sputnik 2” with the first living creature on board—a dog named Laika. The goal of the mission was to prove that life could exist in weightless conditions.
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King Charles III (then Prince Charles) during the celebrations in Rio, 1978
November 3, 2024 at 2:26 PM
King Charles III (then Prince Charles) during the celebrations in Rio, 1978
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November 2, 2024 at 7:15 PM
November 2, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Howard Carter (1873-1939), seated beside coffin of King Tutankhamen, removing the consecration oils which covered the third or innermost coffin, 1926.
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November 2, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Howard Carter (1873-1939), seated beside coffin of King Tutankhamen, removing the consecration oils which covered the third or innermost coffin, 1926.
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Source: is.gd/QH2iNA
LOCH NESS MONSTER, said to be the head & neck of Nessie. This famous photo was taken in 1934 by a vacationing London surgeon, Robert K. Wilson, in Loch Ness, Scotland. Featured in the 1976 film, Mysterious Monsters.
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November 2, 2024 at 10:03 AM
LOCH NESS MONSTER, said to be the head & neck of Nessie. This famous photo was taken in 1934 by a vacationing London surgeon, Robert K. Wilson, in Loch Ness, Scotland. Featured in the 1976 film, Mysterious Monsters.
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Source: is.gd/tpJFFU
November 2, 2024 at 10:01 AM
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Guy Mountfort using parabolic reflector for sound recording birds in Bulgaria 1960.
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November 2, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Guy Mountfort using parabolic reflector for sound recording birds in Bulgaria 1960.
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Sept. 1, 1939 headlines about the German invasion of Poland, Americans gather to read about the event that triggered World War 2. Washington, D.C.
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November 2, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Sept. 1, 1939 headlines about the German invasion of Poland, Americans gather to read about the event that triggered World War 2. Washington, D.C.
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Source: is.gd/fEcP9J
Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito (1892 - 1980) speaking during his visit to Russia under portrait of Lenin, Moscow, 1956.
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November 2, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito (1892 - 1980) speaking during his visit to Russia under portrait of Lenin, Moscow, 1956.
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Source: is.gd/0TR7UN
November 2, 2024 at 9:05 AM