“History Everyday”: 40 Rare Photos That May Teach You Something New

Though we are mostly aware of our history, we have to admit that there is a lack of information available. In fact, there are so many perspectives missing from the narrative that our understanding of the complexity of what transpired in the past may be somewhat limited. However, over time with our growing awareness and access to information, more and more details are coming to light about past historical events. Scroll below to update yourself on these fascinating finds from the dedicated Instagram page, “ History Everyday ”.

#1 Irena Sendler (1910-2008) Helped Smuggle Jewish Children Out Of The Warsaw Ghetto During Ww2, Providing Them With False Identity Documents And Shelter With Willing Polish Families Or In Orphanages And Other Care Facilities, Saving Those Children From The Holocaust

The German occupiers suspected Sendler’s involvement in the Polish Underground and in October 1943 she was arrested by the Gestapo, but she managed to hide the list of the names and locations of the rescued Jewish children, preventing this information from falling into the hands of the Gestapo. Withstanding torture and imprisonment, Sendler never revealed anything about her work or the location of the saved children. She was sentenced to death but narrowly escaped on the day of her scheduled execution, after German officials were bribed to obtain her release.

#2 On 23rd August, 1989, 2 Million People In Lithuania, Estonia And Latvia Held Hands And Formed A Human Chain 675.5 Kilometers (420 Miles) Long. Protesting against Soviet oppression and their desire to escape communism.

#3 George And Willie Muse, Two African American Brothers Who Were Kidnapped As Children In 1899 And Forced To Perform As Sideshow Attractions Because They Were Albinos

George and Willie were prevented from contacting their family by their manager, who kept them as modern day slaves, since they were unpaid. The two boys were told that their mother Harriet was dead – a lie, as their mother was still alive and was constantly searching for them. She eventually found the two boys working for the Ringling Brothers Circus and their family was reunited. Harriet successfully sued Ringling Brothers for the treatment of George and Willie. George Muse died of heart failure in 1972 while Willie carried on until 2001 when he died at the age of 108.

#4 The Exact Moment When 5 Year Old Harold Whittles, Born Deaf, Hears For The First Time After Being Fitted With A Hearing Aid

At that precise moment, photographer Jack Bradley froze the scene in a frame from behind the lens. The photo was published in the February 1974 edition of Reader’s Digest, in the article “Unforgettable moments caught on film”.

#5 A Blind Muslim Named Muhammad Carrying His Best Friend, A Paralyzed Christian With Dwarfism Named Samir, In Damascus, 1889

#6 The O’halloran Sisters Who Fended Off The Officers Evicting Their Family During The Irish Land War, 1887

#7 Inuk Man Teaches A Boy How To Shoot A Bow And Arrow, Circa 1920

#8 Marilyn Monroe Visiting Injured Troops In Japan In 1954. This Soldier Had Broken His Back And Had To Lie Face Down During The Initial Recovery Phase

#9 The Top Photo Shows Heart Surgeon Dr. Zbigniew Religa Resting After Performing The First Successful Heart Transplant In Poland In 1987, Which Took 23 Hours. His assistant can be seen sleeping in the corner. The bottom photo shows the still living patient, Tadeusz Zitkevits, 25 years later. The patient died in 2017, 30 years after the surgery and outliving Dr. Religa who gave him a new heart (he passed away in 2009).

#10 Iranian University Students Before The Islamic Revolution, 1971

#11 A Heart Breaking Moment, Saved In An Ss Picture, Of Hungarian Jews At Auschwitz II-Birkenau. It was taken nearly 80 years ago, most likely in late May 1944.

A little child found a dandelion in the grass and is handing it or showing it to an older boy. All the people in this picture were waiting to be klled by the gas chambers. They were mrdered some time later.

#12 Amasunzu Is An Elaborate Hairstyle Traditionally Worn By Rwandan Men And Unmarried Women, With The Hair Styled Into Crests

The hairstyle indicated social status, and men who did not wear Amasunzu were looked on with suspicion. The style was also worn by unmarried women after the age of 18–20 years, indicating that they are of marriageable age.

#13 A Man Who Has Been Badly Tarred And Feathered Seeks Medical Help, Date Unknown

Tarring and feathering is a form of public torture and punishment used to enforce unofficial justice or revenge. The victim would be stripped naked, or stripped to the waist. Wood tar (sometimes hot) was then either poured or painted onto the person while they were immobilized. The victim then either had feathers thrown on them or was rolled around on a pile of feathers so that they stuck to the tar.

#14 Soviet War Veteran Next To An Eternal Flame On The Anniversary Of Victory Day, 1966. Victory Day (May 9th) is a holiday that commemorates the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.

#15 Then And Now, 1970 And 2024. A Family Recreates This Photo 54 Years Later In Salford, England

#16 A Schoolgirl Photographed At The 1968 May Day Demonstration In Lviv, Ukraine, By Pavliuk Ilya

#17 Severe Case Of Syphilis In The Early 1900s Before The Discovery Of Penicillin, Which Would Become The Main Treatment

#18 A Portrait Of 10 Chiefs Taken In 1891

Their names from top left horizontally to bottom right: 1. Standing Bull 2. Bear who looks back running 3. Has the big white horse 4. White tail 5. Liver bear 6. Little thunder 7. Bull dog 8. High hawk 9. Lame 10. Eagle pipe

#19 Lunch Time At A California School In 1942 Taken Shortly Before Americans Of Japanese Descent (Including The Boy Pictured) Were Taken And Imprisoned In Concentration Camps Across The US For The Duration Of WW2. These actions were initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt via Executive Order 9066 following Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.

#20 Albert Einstein With His Step Daughter Margot Einstein Sitting On His Lap. They were attending the opening of the Jewish Pavilion at the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York in 1939.

#21 This Is How Passengers Would Board Airships. This Photo Shows British Airship R101 In 1930

#22 Mongolian Shaman In 1909

#23 Father And Son Crying As They Say Goodbye To Their Relatives Who Are Boarding A Boat To Buenos Aires In Search Of A Better Life During The Economic Hardship In Spain. The Photographer Manuel Ferrol Took This Picture In 1957 At The Port Of A Coruña

#24 Hand Belonging To An X-Ray Technician At The Royal London Hospital, Which Shows The Damage From Radiation Exposure, 1900. Every morning, they would calibrate the machines by taking an X-ray of their hands. During this time people didn’t know the dangers of radiation exposure so they thought it would be harmless to use their hands.

#25 Princeton Sophomores Pose For A Photo After A Snowball Fight In 1893

#26 18 Year Old Philip Meeting Then 13 Year Old Princess Elizabeth At The Royal Navy College In Dartmouth In 1939. He was studying there and was tasked to accompany the Royals who were on a visit. It was their first 1:1 meeting.

#27 Union (Left) And Confederate (Right) Veterans Meet For The Battle Of Gettysburg’s 50th Anniversary In 1913. Despite official concerns “that there might be unpleasant differences”, the peaceful reunion was repeatedly marked by events of Union–Confederate camaraderie.

#28 Cambridge Students In The 1920s

#29 Star Wars Cast Out Of Costumes In 1977

#30 A Geisha After Washing Her Hair, Before Styling It, In Japan In 1905

Geisha are a class of female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts. Their distinct appearance is characterised by long, trailing kimono, traditional hairstyles and oshiroi makeup. Geisha entertain at parties known as ozashiki, often for the entertainment of wealthy clientele, as well as performing on stage and at festivals

#31 Acrobat Luisita Leers, Taken Circa 1929

#32 A Mother With Her 8 Sons, All Served In Ww2, All Came Home

#33 Trapeze Artist Miss Mara Hitting An Arm Workout In 1958

#34 Alice Doherty, Photographed Here As A Teenager With Her Family In The Early 1900s. She was born with hypertrichosis lanuginosa, which is an abnormal amount of hair growth in a certain area of the body

#35 Māori Woman With Her Son In 1890s New Zealand

#36 Bedouin Mother From Saudi Arabia In 1948

#37 Young Couple In The 1940s

#38 Victorian Poverty, 1900. Annie, seven, and one year old Nellie, sit on a sacking outside their house in London. They were among ten children born to single mother Annie Daniels. Five of their siblings died in childhood.

#39 Miner From England Sits Down For Dinner With His Wife After A Long Day At Work In 1937

#40 Mary Ann Bevan (1874 – 1933) Was An English Woman Who Toured The Sideshow Circuit As “The Ugliest Woman In The World” After Her Appearance Drastically Changed Due To Developing Acromegaly. It leads to excess growth hormone which causes enlargement of the forehead, jaw, and nose.

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Shanilou has always loved reading and learning about the world we live in. While she enjoys fictional books and stories just as much, since childhood she was especially fascinated by encyclopaedias and strangely enough, self-help books. As a kid, she spent most of her time consuming as much knowledge as she could get her hands on and could always be found at the library. Now, she still enjoys finding out about all the amazing things that surround us in our day-to-day lives and is blessed to be able to write about them to share with the whole world as a profession.