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Indulge In Some History Today With 25 Fascinating Facts

It's fun to learn something new about the world, especially when there is a cool photo to accompany the knowledge. History is broad and winding; there is no shortage of information to learn. There is something for everyone to find interest in; from things people didn't know about major historical events to small pieces of gossip that are interesting to think about. History is amazing, and there are some fascinating photos out there.
Images from all points in time can be found, from the Wild Western days to some of the most iconic events from the 90s. From behind-the-scenes shots of major events to photos that were never supposed to be taken, everything exists online. The scope of information on the web is surreal, but it doesn't have to be difficult to navigate.
It's fun to get away from the normal content the web has to offer. Instead, take the time to indulge in some interesting historical facts and rare photos with a cool backstory. Here are 25 utterly unique images and some unknown facts to wonder about today.
David Sarnoff announcing the launch of RCA's Network TV at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, 1939
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Thomas Jennings sitting in custody after being arrested as a suspect in the murder of D. Hiller, he became the first known defendant in the US to have fingerprint evidence used against him, 1910
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General Eisenhower upon hearing the news that President Truman had relieved General MacArthur in Korea, 1951
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USS Augusta, USS Midway, USS Enterprise, USS Missouri, USS New York, USS Helena, and USS Macon in the Hudson River in New York for Navy Day celebrations, 1945
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Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly waiting backstage at the 28th annual Academy Awards, 1956
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German fighters of the Spartacus League during the failed Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919
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Harvey, a mascot of the American Civil War, the bull terrier of Lt. Daniel Stearns, 104th Ohio Infantry
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Friends in Atlantic City on "Chicken Bone Beach", a segregate beach at the time, 1960s
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Union General Winfield Scott Hancock with division commanders, Francis Channing Barlow, David Bell Birney, and John Gibbon, near Richmond, VA, 1864
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A Civil War veteran, Samuel Decker, poses with prosthetic arms he made for himself, 1867
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The last photo of the emperor D. Pedro II with his family in Brazil in the end of 1889
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View from the window at Le Gras, the world's first permanent photograph. By Joseph Nicephore Niepce in France, 1826
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