They say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Well, it’s true and throughout our history, the adage has proven right. A lot of photographers have documented the major events of our time again and again. From wars and protest marches to space landings, historic speeches, art pieces, scientific findings, sporting occasions, and many other historic moments, Instagram account A Slice Of History shares a lot of uncovered photos from our history that are worth the limelight. Scroll on to check out the popular ones from their collection and enjoy peeps!
#1 A Victorian Couple Try Not To Laugh While Getting Their Portraits Done // 1890
#2 Three Jewish Men Who Arrived At Auschwitz On The Same Day, Reunite 73 Years Later
#3 When David Bowie Was Asked About His Greatest Achievement In Life He Stated, ‘Marrying My Wife’
#4 Nasa’s Lead Software Engineer For The Apollo Program Margaret Hamilton, Stands Beside Her Hand Written Code That Sky-Rocketed Humanity To The Moon | 1969
#5 Bernie Sanders Arrested For Protesting Against Segregation. He Was Charged With Resisting Arrest And Fined A Total Of $25 | Chicago, 1963
#6 A Punk And A Kid | Brussels, Belgium, 2009. Photo By M. Lambrechts
#7 Dolly Parton And Her Husband Carl Dean In The 60s. They Have Now Been Married For Over 55 Years
#8 Two Young Men Declare Their Willingness To Be Legally Wed To One Another Despite The Law Not Allowing Them To | C. 1900
#9 During Wwii Jews In Budapest Were Brought To The Edge Of The Danube River Where They Were Forced To Remove Their Shoes Before Being Brutally Shot, Falling Into The River Below
#10 A Priest Holds A Dying Soldier Whilst Bullets Are Fired Around Them | Venezuela, 1962
#11 Anne Frank Photographed With Her Sister Margot At The Beach | Zandvoort, 194
#12 Freddie Mercury And Mary Austin
#13 Hands Of A Starving Boy And A Catholic Missionary // Uganda, 1980. Photograph By Mike Wells
#14 A Little Boy Hugging His Best Friend During Lunchtime
#15 Concentration Camps Liberated By Allied Forces
#16 Frida Kahlo Takes A Family Portrait Wearing Her Iconic Three Piece Suit, Accessorised With A Cane // Mexico, 1924
#17 Nurses Show Newly Born Triplets To Their Very Surprised Father In A Hospital | New York, 1946. Photograph By Keystone-France
#18 Cats Stand Up On Their Hind Legs To Catch Quirts Of Milk During Milking At Arch Badertscher’s Dairy Farm | 1954. Photographs By Nat Farbman
#19 ‘No One Is Born Racist’ Photograph By Todd Robertson. A Boy Dressed In A Kkk Robe And Hood, Curiously Touches The Shield Of A State Trooper During A Kkk Rally | Gainesville, Georgia, 1992
#20 An Extremely Sad And Distressing Photograph Of Amy Winehouse At Her Last Concert Ever In Belgrade | Serbia, 2011
#21 Snoop Dogg And Cameron Diaz Went To The Same High School
#22 A Couple 48 Hours After They Met At Woodstock, And 50 Years, Two Sons And Five Grandchildren Later
#23 He Man Who Cut Out His Own Appendix
#24 Marathon Officials Try To Stop Katherine Switzer From Competing In The All-Male Boston Marathon
#25 Vikki Dougan Walking Through The Streets Of Hollywood In What Was Identified As A ‘Daring’ Backless Black Dress
#26 Michelle And Barack Obama Photographed On Their Wedding Day // 1992
#27 Steve Irwin With His Daughter Bindi And A New Found Friend. Photograph By Hugh Stewart
#28 ‘Wait For Me, Daddy’ A Photo By Claude P. Dettloff Depicts Private Jack Bernard, B.c. Regiment Saying A Final Goodbye To His Son Warren | New Westminster, 1940
#29 Barack Obama Playing With His Grandfather At The Beach, C. 1966
#30 Audrey Hepburn And Grace Kelly Photographed Backstage At The 28th Academy Awards | Hollywood, 1956. Photos By Allan Grant
#31 Couples At The Local Diner | Pittsburgh, 1959. Photograph By Charles ‘Teenie’ Harris
#32 A 95 Year-Old Grandmother Is The Oldest Person In Italy To Recover From The Coronavirus
#33 An Enthusiastic Teacher Stands On His Desk To Explain The Physics Of Surfing California, 1970
#34 The Rms Queen Elizabeth Pulling Into New York With Service Men Crowding The Decks, As They Return Home After The End Of Wwii // 1945
#35 Three Sisters, Three Photos, Taken Years Apart.
#36 Australian Former Prisoners Of War Enjoy A Cup Of Tea As They Catch Up On Current News, Following Their Release After The Japanese Surrender | Singapore, September 1945
#37 The Famous Photo Of Major Terri Gurrola Being Reunited With Her Daughter After Returning From A Seven-Month Tour In Iraq | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, 11 September 2007. Photograph By Loui Favorite
#38 Stephen Hawking With His Wife Jane Wilde, 1965
#39 The Moment Goebbels (Minister Of Nazi Propaganda) Found Out His Photographer Eisenstaedt Was Jewish | 1933. Photograph By Eisenstaedt
#40 Davy Jones, Who Would Later Go By The Name David Bowie, Outside The Bbc Television Centre After His Band Performed // 7 March, 1965
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