8 Gripping Images Intentionally Left Out Of Our History Books
Actually fascinating photos and stories behind them.
Our history is filled with many awe-inspiring moments, and while our history books do an excellent job of summarizing the key events that ever happened, there are still many things or events they still miss out on.
Missing information means missing photos! That we are nothing less than a treasure to us.
Please look at these rare photos, which give us a deeper understanding of some historical events. You may ask why because you won’t find them in your history textbook.
1. Excavation Of Pompeii 1961
Pompeii, a city destroyed, its ruins was first discovered in the early 16th century. The systematic excavation of Pompeii began in 1738. However, the work didn’t begin ten years later.
It was the year 1763 when an inscription was discovered that had ( Rei Publicae Pompeianorum ) written over it, and because of this, the site of Pompeii was found.
The excavation was stopped because of World War 2. However, in 1951 intensive excavation work resumed.
2. The Last Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger
The Thylacine species went extinct in 1936 when the last one in captivity died. The thylacine is more commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger.
The last Tasmanian Tiger, found in 1933, was named Benjamin, and this last tiger was kept at Hobart Zoo in Australia.
The end of this magnificent species was a tragic one. Benjamin died because he was left entirely exposed to cold at night, where he froze to his death.
3. Harold Edgerton’s Photograph Of A Nuclear Detonation
So you may be wondering what is special about this picture. Well, this is not an extraterrestrial being, but this is a picture of a nuclear detonation at three-millionths of a second.
Edgerton worked with the Atomic Energy Commission during World War 2. He was assigned a task to develop a Rapatronic camera that could capture the incandescent flash of a nuclear blast.
When the time came to snap this historic photo of the blast Edgerton and his assistant set up their equipment in a tower 7 miles away from the nuclear test site.
He used exposure as short as one billionth of a second to snap a photo of a colossal fire balloon. We must remember that we are talking about something that happened in 1950.
4. Gas Proof Strollers Of WWII
In the image above, you can see a mother wearing a gas mask pushing a stroller that contains her baby. The stroller is gas-proof.
The picture was supposedly snapped in England around 1938 when the threat of war was looming over the country. The pram was designed so people could go about their daily life.
The pram was a humongous version of a gas mask. It was equipped with filters that made sure that the baby breathed the cleanest of air.
5. John Quincy Adams, 1843
John Quincy Adams, the 6th president of the United States Of America, was also a former diplomat, statesman, diarist, and lawyer.
John served as U.S president for four years, from 1825 to 1829. This was not the first time he had been in a national office. Previously John Quincy Adams served as the 8th U.S Secretary Of State from 1817 to 1825.
6. The Seal Of Tutankhamun, 1922
The unbroken seal on Tutankhamun’s tomb is the seal which was an actual seal to the king’s fifth shrine.
Researchers believe that the unbroken seal stayed untouched for more than 3,245 years. King Tut was buried in a series of four tombs placed inside five shrines.
7. Jackie The Most Popular Lion Around The World, 1928
We all know the famous lion of Metro Goldwyn Mayer or more commonly known as MGM, but have you ever wondered how MGM filmed the famous lion roar for their opening credit.
MGM wanted something iconic for their first talking movie White Shadow In The South Seas, bringing in a lion to record its roar. The crew set up the sound recording devices around the lion and recorded Jackie the lion’s roar on a gramophone.
However, things couldn’t go so smoothly the next day, and Jackie, being a lion and not an actor, killed his trainer.
8. The Perfect Imprint Of Kamikaze On British Cruiser
The remarkable image you see above is County Class Heavy Cruiser HMS Sussex, which had been struck by Mitsubishi KI-51, a lightweight bomber, near the Dutch East Indies on the 26th of July, 1945.
The ship was struck by one of two kamikaze raiders. The impact, in particular, was just above the waterline and onto the thick hull, which left a near-perfect imprint of the shape of the plane.
Kamikaze was the worst enemy of any ship in World War 2. Allied Forces started using 4 inch thick steel armor to protect the ships.
Final Words
The list of these unseen photos can go on forever — however, it comes down to how much interest we show in our history.
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