Arctic explorer Peter Freuchen with his first wife Navarana Mequpaluk ca Freuchen was once trapped in ice for hours and escaped by making a chisel out of his own frozen feces Not only that he then amputated his frostbitten toes with pincers and a hammer
November 12 : frozen bodies of British explorer 43 and his men of were found on Ross Ice Shelf ~ today tent and bodies are encased under an estimated 75 feet of ice 30 miles from where they died #history
American marines pose with the flag of Nicaraguan leader who led a guerrilla war against the American occupation that had been going on since 1932 600x478
An unknown man poses for the camera during British Raj in India in The images – all plate-glass negatives – were discovered by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland inside a size-nine Peter Lord box in Edinburgh
~From Traces of : Since it is his birthday and all s rather remarkable West Point graduation portrait See more photos here: tco 8c0MNd5PaY tco qe6q45jZH8
This is in olympics he was an American Indian from and represented USA in track On morning of his competitions his shoes were stolen He found two shoes in a garbage can Thats pair that won him gold
Native American Jim Thorpe at the Olympics Somebody stole his shoes right before he was set to compete He simply put on two other shoes someone had tossed in a trash can They were different sizes, so he had to wear extra socks on one foot to even them out He went on to win two Gold medals
Heres another picture on Cliff Drive taken seven years after previous photos obviously after its completion Its early enough that horse carriages are sharing road with cars
Nancy *the white mouse* Wake - During WW she was a secret agent in the British SOE joined the French Résistance outwitted the *Gestapo* & became its most wanted person with a MF bounty She was awarded many medals France made her Officier de la Légion dHonneur highest award
Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa left stands in front of a firing squad moments before he was supposed to be executed for punching general only to be spared at the last minute by President Huerta later overthrow & replaced Madero 1280x921
SS-Oberaufseherin a 36 year old blonde was born at in Austria in January and joined SS in 1938 From October 1938 to May 1939 she was Aufseherin at KZ Lichtenburg and from May 1939 to Oct See more images here: tco arAo8EeYQz tco pn2TiekU64
The first class gymnasium on board On night of April 14 when ship struck an iceberg physical instructor Mr remained at his post and went down with ship March 1718 x 1312
The that supposedly sank Apparently you could see red and black paint on its side darker areas Exact date unknown but not too long after 15th April 600×337
Survivors of Battle of gathered at monument dedication in on October 23 The Battle of was fought in Baker County on February 20 1864 It was largest battle fought in Flor More pictures: tco qBWck9kdI2 tco C7ltEDHjO9
Survivors of Battle of gathered at monument dedication in on October 23 The Battle of was fought in Baker County on February 20 1864 It was largest battle fought in Florid More photos: tco qBWck9kdI2 tco WCKXlY0jww