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The point was not to provide a bench for Jews, it was to segregate the benches so that non-Jewish Germans would not have to sit on a “contaminated” bench. Being treated like below human life for years beforehand was terrifying and probably emotionally exhausting. This photograph was taken in Austria days after the Nazi annexation (March 1938). Also, it should be für instead of fur. But probably the low resolution makes it difficult to see the umlaut....

Before the Great Depression, people refused to go on government welfare except as a last resort. The newspapers published the names of all those who received welfare payments, and people thought of welfare as a disgrace. However, in the face of starving families at home, some men signed up for welfare payments. For most, it was a very painful experience. Town families could not produce their own food. Many city dwellers often went hungry....

In 1982, artist Agnes Denes was commissioned by the Public Art Fund to create one of the most significant pieces of public work Manhattan has ever seen. Instead of a sculpture, Denes planted a beautiful golden wheat field, right next to the gleaming silver towers of the World Trade. The land was created using dirt excavated during the construction of the World Trade Center, and would later become what we now know as the modern neighborhood of Battery Park City....

Two bars passed through the five uppers and five lower trigger guards and were attached to the single aiming grip that can be seen in his hand. It had a trigger at the end which was pulled to fire all ten pistols at the same time. Given the close arrangement of the pistols, if the gunfire did hit the enemy aircraft, it would have been like using a shotgun. With the light frame and canvas structures of early war aircraft that might have been enough to bring it down....

He lost to Donn Rogosin, not a well-known player. Fischer was 21 in this picture. He is playing white, that’s a big advantage in high-level chess. You can choose an opening that you know well and your opponent doesn’t know well. Basically, you get to decide which direction the game’s going to go for the first few turns. Openings are by the book so to speak, but there are variations and choices you can make....

Hoover Dam is as tall as a 60-story building. It was the highest dam in the world when it was completed in 1935. Its base is as thick as two football fields. Each spillway, designed to let floodwaters pass without harming the dam itself, can handle the volume of water that flows over Niagara Falls. The amount of concrete used in building it was enough to pave a road stretching from San Francisco to New York City....

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a time often associated with repression, many gay and lesbian couples boldly celebrated their love through studio portraits. Despite the prevailing notion that same-sex relationships were shrouded in secrecy, as famously described by Oscar Wilde in his poem “Two Loves” as “the love that dare not speak its name,” gay and lesbian couples often chose to express their affection openly. In fact, numerous same-sex couples lived together openly throughout their lives....

On April 4, 1968, Ray stood in the bathtub of a shared bathroom, balanced his rifle on a window ledge, and shot King as the civil rights leader was standing on a balcony outside of his motel room. After shooting King, Ray immediately fled, setting off a manhunt that would last more than two months and cover five countries. At the time, it was said to be the FBI’s most expensive and biggest investigation in its history....

During his childhood and youth, “Jack” Kennedy suffered frequent serious illnesses. Nevertheless, he strove to make his own way, writing a best-selling book while still in college at Harvard and volunteering for hazardous combat duty in the Pacific during World War II. Kennedy’s wartime service made him a hero. After a short stint as a journalist, Kennedy entered politics, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953 and the U....

This article takes you behind the scenes, revealing the backstory and the meticulous work and creativity involved in making this classic horror film. Starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot, the film tells the story of a giant ape named Kong who becomes infatuated with a beautiful young woman offered to him as a sacrifice. King Kong premiered in New York City on March 2, 1933, to enthusiastic reviews, particularly lauding its innovative stop-motion animation and compelling musical score....

He was personally fascinated by the Islamic faith and believed that Islam created fearless soldiers. He envisioned the creation of a Bosnian SS division constituted solely of Bosnian Muslims in a manner similar to the Bosnian divisions of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire. The 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar was a Muslim combat formation created by the Germans to restore order in Yugoslavia. It was given the title Handschar after a local fighting knife or sword carried by Turkish policemen during the centuries that the region was part of the Ottoman Empire....

In 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy founded a small animation studio in Hollywood. Disney landed a deal with Universal Pictures through a distributor, creating a series of funny animal cartoons. One of his creations, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, became an overnight sensation. The success of Oswald encouraged Disney to ask for a raise, but instead, the distributor claimed Oswald as its own. Disney was out of a job....

“A painted-up doll was sitting in a corner… She had her arms folded and at our command, she stood up. But then came the rub. She laughed at us… then defiantly declared to bring suit against anyone who touched her”, an unnamed Ohio “Dry Agent” told the Hamilton Evening Journal in 1924. The alcohol smuggling syndicates took advantage of these legal loopholes, recruiting women into their ranks. Even if the gangs didn’t hire women bootleggers, they hired them for a ride along to reduce searches and robberies....

At that time, technology in the automotive industry was in its infancy. This encouraged enthusiasts and designers to think outside the box, seeking unique solutions to transportation challenges. Customization wasn’t merely about aesthetics; it was a way to tackle problems in innovative ways. Imagine cars designed for multiple terrains—some vehicles of this era blurred the lines between land and air, pushing the boundaries of what a car could achieve. Others focused on comfort, transforming vehicles into mobile living spaces with unconventional layouts....

While digging through his aunt’s attic, where Larson stowed away his images in 1964, the photographer’s grandson found this remarkable collection of street scenes that give a candid glimpse into the history of the big city. In the 1950’s, Larson worked as an auditor in Queens and had a great knack for capturing beautiful moments in everyday life. Known as the “family shutterbug”, photography was a creative outlet that provided relief from the stresses of his 9 to 5 banking job....

The caption read: “A big ‘For Sale’ sign in a Chicago yard mutely tells the tragic story of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chalifoux, who face eviction from their apartment. With no place to turn, the jobless coal truck driver and his wife decide to sell their four children. Mrs. Lucille Chalifoux turns her head from the camera above while her children stare wonderingly. On the top step are Lana, 6, and Rae, 5....

Eiler’s pictures show a world that was becoming modernized and similar to mainstream America but at the same time, was still clinging tenaciously to their traditions, forged over millennia. In a way, the images reveal people who valued kinship and who had one noble, and seemingly simple goal: the protection of a deeply-rooted culture. His subjects are natural and act as themselves, a stark contrast to the wooden and forced appearances of Native Americans made to pose in the sepia photographs....

Apart from a few exceptional cases, these mobile personnel shields proved too cumbersome and heavy for the strength of an individual under fire, and would only work on short distances and on favorable ground. The primary killer on the Great War’s battlefields was artillery, not rifles or machine guns. While the men are carrying their shields to protect them against rifle and machine-gun fire, a shell bursts over their heads and shreds their brains with shrapnel....

This was the time when people used to get the gaming news from magazines which were usually a few weeks old by the time a new issue hit shelves. By looking at these ads, it is clear that many advertisers didn’t really understand how to relate to gamers, especially when the video games market start to mature. Tech-corp camp, goofiness, and the constant subtext that all video game players are immature teenage boys overflowed from the strange ad spots of the era....

Posters were not the only form of propaganda used by the U.S government. They also employed Hollywood, radio programs and advertisements, cartoons, music, and other forms of media. However, posters were more common than the other methods of spreading propaganda. They could be made in mass quantities and spread around a large area, whereas a movie could only be seen by those going to the theater. Another benefit was that a person’s exposure to posters could be longer than a radio program....