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50+ Must-See Moments In History

No one can predict the future, but we can better understand the present by looking back at history. 

Here are 100 must-see historical moments – significant events that have shaped our world. From wars and revolutions to scientific discoveries and technological innovations, these are some of the most important moments in human progress. 

Whether you’re a history buff or want to learn more about our fascinating past, check out this list!

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A protestant husband and his catholic wife were not allowed to be buried together. Here are their headstones reaching across the two cemeteries in 1888.

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Demonstrating how bulletproof vests work, 1923.

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A family poses with their covered wagon in Kansas, 1908.

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Building the hand and torch of the Statue of Liberty, Paris, 1876.

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The tallest man to ever live, Robert Wadlow, poses with his family in 1935.

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Workers building theEmpire State building, c. 1930s

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Two women, minutes after voting, London, 1929.

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Mother and son pose for a photo, Ireland, 1890.

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Henry Ford in the first car he ever built, 1896.

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Henry Ford in the first car he ever built, 1896.

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The absolutely massive chain for the Titanic’s anchor, c. 1909.

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A woman plays a piano designed for people undergoing bedrest, 1935.

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A photo by Berenice Abbot of a woman wiring an IBM computer, 1948.

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A man repairs the antenna on the World Trade Center, NYC, 1979. Photo by Peter Kaplan.

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Bottling ketchup at the Heinz factory, Pittsburgh, 1897

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A meeting of the Mickey Mouse Club, California, c. 1930.

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The Great Blizzard of 1888, New York City

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A WWI-era German submarine washed ashore in Hasting, England, in 1919.

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The intact seal on Tutankhamun’s Tomb, 1922. It went untouched for 3,424 years.

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Lumberjacks take a photo with a Douglas fir tree, Washington, 1899.

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A woman is ticketed for wearing a bikini, 1957.

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The employee cafeteria at Disneyland, 1961.

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An unknown soldier, Vietnam, 1965

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An Austrian child gets new shoes during WWI

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Painting the Eiffel tower, 1932.

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A girl tries to get a reaction from a royal guard. Stockholm, Sweden, 1970s.

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Audrey Hepburn with her pet deer, 1958.

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A hippie sells flowers on the road, Oklahoma, 1973.

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An East German soldier sneaks a little boy across the Berlin Wall, 1961.

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Wojtek the bear, who fought in WW2.

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“No dog biscuits today,” London, 1940s

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Mom contains her baby with a trashcan while she crochets, 1969.

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Mobsters hide from the camera during Al Capone’s trial, 1931.

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Protesting against low pay for teachers, 1930

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People stop to watch the “Seinfeld” finale in Times Square in 1998. Photo by Ken Murray.

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Samurai pose in front of the Sphinx, 1864.

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Monet with his wife Alice, 1908

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Protesting in Miami Beach, Florida, 1980s.

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Archaeologists dine in the tomb of Pharaoh Ramses XI, 1923

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Selling lemonade with a portable dispenser, Berlin, 1931.

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A young Elvis with his parents, 1937.

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Louis Armstrong plays for his wife in front of the Great Sphinx, 1961.

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Loggers pose with a massive redwood, 1892.

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Blackfoot tribein Glacier National Park, 1913

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The Titanic docked at Southampton, 1912.

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Collecting golf balls, 1920s

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Teaching the physics of surfing, California, 1970s.

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