10 Most Intriguing Moments from History. A Thread🧵
1. Saddam Hussein listens to his death sentence being handed down. November 5th, 2006 (subtitled)
2. This photo was taken of a Brazilian boy playing the violin and crying at the funeral of his teacher who rescued him from poverty and crime. This image is considered one of the most emotional photographs in modern history!
3. The largest brawl in NBA history resulted in players receiving suspensions of 86, 30, and 25 games, along with combined fines totaling $11.2 million.
4. Married couple separated for 54 years during World War II. The woman never remarried, but the man did and had children and grandchildren.
5. Putin and kim Jong Un driving around together
6. Muammar Gaddafi with one of his lady Bodyguards . Cairo 1994
7. Princess Diana broke royal protocol for her sons by participating in their school Mother's Day Race
8. Vladimir Putin gets tossed in Judo by a young girl Durning a 2000 trip to Japan
9. Sunset on Mars captured by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit , 2005
10. Tank Man is an iconic photograph Jeff Widener took in 1989 during the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing China.
11. 100,000 Iranian Women March Against The Hijab Law, Tehran 1979
12. When Michael Jackson took off his glasses at the Grammys
13. Laika, the first dog in space. No provisions were made for her return, and she died there, 1957
14. Incredible Photograph Of A German Soldier Going Against Direct Orders To Help A Young Boy Cross The Newly Formed Berlin Wall After Being Separated From His Family, 1961
15. Human Zoo in Paris, 1905.
The human Zoo definitely existed mainly in Europe and America both Asians, indigenous people of America and Africans were being displayed.
16. In 1987, James Stanfield captured a photograph of a heart surgeon after a 23-hour-long heart transplant surgery.
The photograph, which shows the surgeon looking exhausted but triumphant, also depicts his assistant sleeping in the corner of the room.
17. The Kiss of Life
Randall Champion accidentally touched a high-voltage line, electrifying himself & stopping his heart. A fellow linemen J.D. Thompson performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Champion survived and lived until 2002. The photo won the Pulitzer Prize in 1968.
19. An 83-year-old retired Marine kept the promise he made to his friend while in a bunker in Vietnam, and stood guard one last time.
10 Most Intriguing Moments from History. A Thread🧵 1. Saddam Hussein listens to his death sentence being handed down. November 5th, 2006 (subtitled) 2. This photo was taken of a Brazilian boy playing the violin and crying at the funeral of his teacher who rescued him from poverty and crime. This image is considered one of the most emotional photographs in modern history! 3. The largest brawl in NBA history resulted in players receiving suspensions of 86, 30, and 25 games, along with combined fines totaling $11.2 million. 4. Married couple separated for 54 years during World War II. The woman never remarried, but the man did and had children and grandchildren. 5. Putin and kim Jong Un driving around together 6. Muammar Gaddafi with one of his lady Bodyguards . Cairo 1994 7. Princess Diana broke royal protocol for her sons by participating in their school Mother's Day Race 8. Vladimir Putin gets tossed in Judo by a young girl Durning a 2000 trip to Japan 9. Sunset on Mars captured by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit , 2005 10. Tank Man is an iconic photograph Jeff Widener took in 1989 during the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing China. 11. 100,000 Iranian Women March Against The Hijab Law, Tehran 1979 12. When Michael Jackson took off his glasses at the Grammys 13. Laika, the first dog in space. No provisions were made for her return, and she died there, 1957 14. Incredible Photograph Of A German Soldier Going Against Direct Orders To Help A Young Boy Cross The Newly Formed Berlin Wall After Being Separated From His Family, 1961 15. Human Zoo in Paris, 1905.
The human Zoo definitely existed mainly in Europe and America both Asians, indigenous people of America and Africans were being displayed. 16. In 1987, James Stanfield captured a photograph of a heart surgeon after a 23-hour-long heart transplant surgery.
The photograph, which shows the surgeon looking exhausted but triumphant, also depicts his assistant sleeping in the corner of the room. 17. The Kiss of Life
Randall Champion accidentally touched a high-voltage line, electrifying himself & stopping his heart. A fellow linemen J.D. Thompson performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Champion survived and lived until 2002. The photo won the Pulitzer Prize in 1968. 19. An 83-year-old retired Marine kept the promise he made to his friend while in a bunker in Vietnam, and stood guard one last time.
