25 archive photos that may surprise you

Most of the historical events are familiar to us from textbook photographs that are firmly etched into our memory. But it is often interesting to look at certain episodes from the past from the other side. And in our review-25 photos, the existence of which we did not even know.

1. An important decree

"I have a dream." Martin Luther King's speech on August 28, 1963.

2. The iceberg that destroyed the Titanic

On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean after a collision with an iceberg.

3. The legendary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer screensaver

Shooting a lion for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929.

4. Rally in Tiananmen Square

Three unknown people escape, while a man in the background tries to block the road to the approaching tanks. June 4, 1989.

5. A real triumph of achievements

On October 4, 1909, during the festivities in New York, Wilbur Wright made a 33-minute flight over the city, flying around the Statue of Liberty.

6. TV debates

Jacqueline Kennedy watches her husband's debate with Vice President Richard Nixon. 1960.

7. Celebrating the end of the Second World War

A crowd in Times Square in New York meets the news of the surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945.

8. Oil field

Iranian troops watch as oil fields set on fire by Iraqi troops during the Gulf War burn. The year is 1990.

9. "Hollywood"

The sign was erected on the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California, as an advertisement in 1923, but later became widely known, literally becoming the logo of the US film industry.

10. Hoover Dam

A concrete arch-gravity dam with a height of 221 m and a hydroelectric power station built in the lower reaches of the Colorado River. The year is 1936.

11. The Beatles band

The orchestra of the Lonely Hearts Club of Sergeant Pepper. 1967.

12. The first man to set foot on the moon

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the surface of the moon.

13. John F. Kennedy Speech (JFK)

In 1963, US President John F. Kennedy made his famous speech "I am a Berliner" on the square in front of the Schoeneberg Town Hall. Kennedy.

14. The Treaty of Versailles

People stand on couches, tables and chairs to see the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the First World War. June 28, 1919.

15. History of Norway

The first batch of bananas in history has arrived in Norway. 1905.

16. Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler, who learned about the declaration of the First World War. The year is 1914.

17. Woodstock Festival

A huge crowd of spectators at the Woodstock Festival. 1969.

18. The guard of the Berlin Wall

A guard of the Berlin Wall on the day when it was demolished passes a flower through a crevice. The year is 1989.

19. Brandenburg Gate

Traffic jam at the Brandenburg Gate at the exit from East Germany to West Germany on the first Saturday after the fall of the Berlin Wall. November 1989.

20. Big Game Day

October 8, 1912 the first game of the World Series between the teams "New York Giants" and " Boston Red Sox".

21. Transcontinental Railroad, Nevada, USA

An Indian looks at the recently completed part of the transcontinental railroad. 1868.

22. "Titanic"

The last photo of the Titanic, taken before it sank in April 1912.

23. The funeral of John F. Kennedy

On November 25, 1963, in Washington, the number of people wishing to say goodbye to the deceased president in the Capitol building exceeded 200 thousand people.

24. American Gothic

The famous painting by the American artist Grant Wood (Grant DeVolson Wood), created in 1930.

25. Negotiations

Abraham Lincoln and General George McClellan in the General's tent in Antietam. October 3, 1862.