100 Year Old Dear Santa Letter

In 1992, a Dublin, Ireland homeowner discovered this 100 year old letter to Santa Claus in his fireplace. The letter, written in 1911, managed to survive with minor damage, given its' age and exposure to the fireplace's use. In that era, fireplaces were built with two shelves in the interior. The letter was found on one of the shelves.

D-Day June 6,1944

The D-Day attack on Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944 is seen in this well narrated actual video footage. Click the link below to watch.

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Ted Williams Home Run Seat

On June 9, 1946 Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hit the longest home run ever hit in Boston's Fenway Park. A lone red seat in section 42, row 37, seat 21 marks the spot in the right center field stands where Williams' 502 foot home run landed.

Ultimate Forgiveness

Pope John Paul II is pictured on December 27, 1983, meeting with Mehmet Ali Agca of Turkey in his jail cell in Rome. Agca was imprisoned for his attempted assassination of The Pontiff on May 13, 1981 in Vatican City's St Peter's Square. In addition to granting the would-be assassin his forgiveness, John Paul kept in touch with Agca's family over the years. At the conclusion of their brief visit, Agca kissed The Pontiff's ring and wished him well.

Longfellow's Birthplace

Photographed in Portland, Maine c1900, the house where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in 1807, when Portland was actually part of Massachusetts. 

Radio School - 1920

Taken at the National Radio School in Washington, DC in 1920, this picture displays the type of high tech equipment utilized in those days.

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.