It's hard to believe what happened: 10 incredible historical photos

Historical moments are so interesting that you will never get tired of studying them. Rare photographs of celebrities, ancient inventions, or strange traditions are always captivating and make you dive into another era.

10 PHOTOS

1. Ball at the Rothschilds

Marie-Helene de Rothschild organized a ball in a 19th-century castle. This celebration event was called the "Illuminati Party". Many celebrities were invited to the event, the condition of which was to come in surreal costumes.

2. Undercover cop

This police officer performs a complex operation - catching a criminal "on live bait." The man put on a wig and changed into women's clothes. It seems that the people of Brooklyn suspected something because in 1969 a man dressed as a woman immediately caught their eye.

3. Photo on the background of skeletons

There were times when a photo with skeletons in the background was considered very fashionable and romantic. If a man gave such a photo shoot to his girlfriend, this could mean that he had serious intentions.

4. angry kangaroo

In 1967, the photographer got too close to the animal, which made him very angry. Kangaroo decided to beat the Englishman for violating personal boundaries.

5. Sun protection

Freddie McIntosh suffered from an illness that forced him to completely hide his body from the sun's rays. In the second photo, an unknown woman with the same problem.

6. unusual posture

In the early 1990s, cabaret was a very fashionable pastime. Vaudeville dancers could perform incredible steps to make their performance look impressive. Pictured is popular dancer Lily Flexmore.

7. John Travolta and Princess Diana

In the life of the actor, there was a series of tragic events, and he began to lean on alcohol. Gradually libation turned into alcoholism. John Travolta knew that only dancing with Princess Diana would save him. The actor's friends arranged a meeting, and John gave up drinking.

8. Rollers of the future

The photo shows the moment of refueling roller skates, which rolled thanks to the engine. Inconvenient and cumbersome, but for California, in 1961 it seemed like great technology.

9. Stephen Hawking at the onset of illness

Stephen Hawking suffered from amyotrophic sclerosis. The slow development of the disease gradually deprived the physicist of the ability to speak and move. But his mind continued to think.

10. Animatronic Man

If you do not know what is happening, then you might think that the photo shows a dissected person. In fact, this is an attempt to create an animatronic human. Until the 1960s, Disney was already producing dinosaurs using animatronics.