38 year old, 6’2” 240 lbs, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was a big cigar smoker during the filming of Predator and got Carl Weathers addicted to them too, 1986
Albert Spaggiari being let into court after he masterminded France’s biggest bank heist in 1976. He would later escape after requesting a meeting with the judge, yelling “Au revoir,” jumping out of a window, and fleeing on a motorcycle. He was never caught, and the money was never recovered.
1964. West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Reverend Joe Carter stands guard on his front porch, expecting a visit from Ku Klux Klan after he dared to register to vote.
1941 Dr. Seuss cartoon criticizing America’s stance on denying Jews safe haven. Recognize the T-shirt slogan?
Lt. James Doohan, Later Known for Playing Scotty in Star Trek, Led D Company of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles at Juno Beach on D-Day 1944
Taxidermist Carl Akeley posing with the leopard he killed with his bare hands after it attacked him, 1896
On this day 79 years ago my great uncle Captain Joseph T Dawson led the first wave of soldiers onto Omaha Beach during D-Day. This is him being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by General Eisenhower afterwards.
Freddie Mercury was a student at London’s Ealing Art College when he started writing Bohemian Rhapsody in 1968
Paulette Goddard, 1936. A Jewish woman, she would star with Charlie Chaplin in 1941’s The Great Dictator, which mocked and personally enraged Hitler
Mom rockin’ that “Princess Leia” on my folk’s wedding day. Pops ain’t no slouch either! 45 years strong!
My brother, myself, and my dad. Yes, that IS the Six-Million Dollar Man toy that I’m holding. 1975-1976ish
Mrs Brigid Hitler, the wife of Adolf Hitler’s stepbrother, says goodbye to her son William Patrick Hitler outside the Astor Hotel in New York City. He is leaving to join the Canadian Air force, 1941
Mrs Brigid Hitler, the wife of Adolf Hitler’s stepbrother, says goodbye to her son William Patrick Hitler outside the Astor Hotel in New York City. He is leaving to join the Canadian Air force, 1941
Mrs Brigid Hitler, the wife of Adolf Hitler’s stepbrother, says goodbye to her son William Patrick Hitler outside the Astor Hotel in New York City. He is leaving to join the Canadian Air force, 1941