London's Air Raid Shelters

In London, many underground subway stations were used as mass air raid shelters during the second world war. In the above picture, people seek shelter in London's Bounds Green station in 1940.

Columbine High School Massacre

On April 20, 1999, the deadliest school massacre for an American high school took place at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. A security camera in the school's cafeteria shows the two assailants, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, in the middle of their rampage. The two seniors would eventually commit suicide, but not before killing 12 students and 1 teacher, in addition to injuring 21 others.

Hell On Earth

Ruins of the Crimson Barracks on Devil's Island

Devil's Island, a three island cluster located off the French Guiana mainland in South America, contains the ruins of what was once considered the toughest penal colony on earth. Maintained by the French government from 1842 to 1946, Devil's Island was reserved for France's most notorious criminals. Prisoners with death sentences were beheaded, after which their heads were shipped to Paris as proof of their date with the guillotine.

The Lindbergh Kidnapping

On March 1, 1932, 20 month old Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. was kidnapped from his New Jersey home and held for ransom. Son of world famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow, Charles Jr. would eventually be found dead in the nearby countryside.

Brunno Hauptmann, a German citizen with a criminal record was arrested, tried, convicted, and eventually executed for the crime. Charles Lindbergh is pictured above during his testimony at Hauptmann's trial in 1935.

Wrigley Field

The Federal League's Weeghman Park, home of the Chicago Wales,  is pictured on opening day in 1914. It would eventually be renamed Wrigley Field, and along with Fenway Park, remains to this day as one of the oldest existing baseball stadiums.

Arlington Memorial Bridge

The Arlington Memorial Bridge is pictured in 1931 during its' construction over the Potomac River. The Lincoln Memorial can be seen at the photo's edge on the left just beyond the bridge. In November 1963, the funeral procession for President John F. Kennedy crossed Memorial Bridge in route to Arlington National Cemetery, which is located just beyond the bridge in Arlington, Virginia.

Revealing Beauty

Florence Evelyn Nesbit, an American artists' model and chorus girl, is pictured in 1900 at the age of 16. Despite her striking beauty, this photographer's pose was probably considered excessively revealing in its' day.  

The White House

The oldest known picture of the White House taken by John Plumbe in 1846 shows the south front. The official resident of US Presidents, it was built between 1792 and 1800.

After The War

At the end of the war, in an internment camp in the Marianas, a US Marine offers a Japanese child a candy bar.

Having just learned that the war was over, Japanese holdouts are pictured surrendering in June, 1951. After the war, they were stranded on Anatahan, a small island on the northern part of the Marianas.

Tombstone, 1882

Allen Street in Tombstone, Arizona is pictured in 1882. Just off to the left is the OK Corral, sight of the famous gunfight that took place on October 26, 1881.