Save, Save, Save!

This photo shows the 1918 version of today's ATM machine. Made to resemble a bank building, it was put out by the 'Bankers Automatic Receiving Teller Co.' in Washington, DC. One of its' primary uses was in the local public schools, where children were strongly encouraged to save on a regular basis.

The First Stanley Cup

The Montreal Hockey Club of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) was the first team to officially win the Stanley Cup on March 17, 1893. Donated in 1892 by the Governor General of Canada,  Lord Stanley of Preston, the Stanley Cup was to be awarded to the amateur hockey team that finished their season with the best record. Today's version of the cup features several layers of rings bearing the names of players on the winning teams, topped off by the original bowl, which can be seen in this picture.

Together Forever

On April 30, 1945, with Allied troops closing in, Adolf Hitler is pictured with his wife Eva Braun. The couple married that day, and shortly after they would both commit suicide in Hitler's bunker. Braun would do so by biting on a cyanide capsule, while Hitler shot himself.

An Overdue Apology

In 1942 during World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated in internment camps throughout the country. Fifty plus years later, President Bill Clinton issued the above letter of apology to all those Japanese American citizens and their families.

The Boardwalk

The famous Atlantic City Boardwalk is pictured in the Summer of 1920.

It's A Small World

A few days before their wedding, Alex Voutsinas and his fiancee Donna were looking through her family's pictures from her childhood days. Alex was holding a picture taken at Disney World in which Donna, then 5 years old, was posing with her two brothers and a Disney character. To the left in the background, he then noticed a man resembling his father, pushing a stroller with  him in it. As it turned out, they in fact had crossed paths 20 years before they ever met.

Donna met Alex through work and not realizing their incredible coincidence, they fell in love and eventually married. What makes this even more unbelievable is that they both lived in different countries at the time; he in Canada, and her in Florida. Now, after 8 years together with 3 children, they  decided to share their story.

Avoiding Capture

On April 20, 1945, in order to avoid capture by approaching American troops, Leipzigs Deputy Mayor and Municipal Treasurer Dr. jur. Ernst Kurt Lisso (at desk), his wife Renate Stephanie (in chair) and their daughter Regina Lisso all committed suicide in the New Town Hall by taking cyanide.

Then And Now

This ad appeared in the March 19, 1979 edition of Le Point. In this simple ad that then pictured one of America's most identifying landmarks, we are poignantly reminded now of her painful history. 

World War I Color Pics

This photograph was taken on the western front of World War I. While color photography was around prior to 1903, it was the Lumiere brothers, Auguste and Louis who would patent the process in 1903 and develop the first color photos of World War I in 1907.

President John Hanson

On March 1, 1781, our country was formed and the Articles of Confederation were adopted. With that, Congress unanimously chose John Hanson as the first president of the United States. Under the Articles, the president was allowed to only serve one term, and Hanson was succeeded by six other presidents between 1783 and 1788. Ultimately, the Articles of Confederation never worked properly, and so the Constitution that we follow today was adopted, and George Washington was elected the first president under that Constitution. In history, the first seven presidents remain forgotten.