{"id":46,"date":"2020-11-06T16:01:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greathistorymag.com\/?p=46"},"modified":"2021-11-29T19:42:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:42:09","slug":"20-moving-photographs-depicting-the-history-of-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chillinghistory.com\/20-moving-photographs-depicting-the-history-of-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Moving Photographs Depicting the History of the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The creation of the camera has allowed mankind to preserve the past so future generations can live vicariously through history. However, not everything that was immortalized in picture-form puts a smile on your face. If you remember what you learned in history class, you should know that the United States has had its fair share of pain and misery. This list of 20 heartrending pictures shows just how far America has gone, but they also remind us of how much more we have left to go through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Battle of Gettysburg is considered to be the turning point of the US Civil War. This was where the largest engagement was fought between the Union and Confederate forces and won by the former. An estimated 46,000 to 51,000 soldiers lost their lives that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1906 \u2013 Aftermath of San Francisco Earthquake<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A 7.9 earthquake struck Northern California in the early hours on April 18, 1906. Roughly 3,000 people died when the quake struck the unsuspecting city. The earthquake resulted in uncontrollable fires that engulfed everything in its path. The natural disaster caused an estimated $40 0million dollars of damage (roughly $10.9 billion today).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u201cFour score and seven years ago\u2026\u201d These infamous words have been repeated numerous times since they were spoken by the beloved 16th <\/sup>president of the US. To this day, it remains one of the most sensational speeches in US history. The carefully crafted address was made to present the importance of being a united nation and overcoming social boundaries suffocating the American people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1870 \u2013 Hill of Bison Skulls<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
In the 19th<\/sup> century, the American bison were nearly hunted to extinction by American settlers. The tongues and hides were used as trading currency, but the remains of the carcasses were left to rot. By the 1880s, only about 100 bison survived. Their predictable behavior was what made them easy prey to gun-wielding entrepreneurs and hunters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1903 \u2013 Orville Wright\u2019s Flight at Kitty Hawk<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This picture shows Orville Wright \u2013 one of the Wrights Brothers \u2013 piloting the Wright Flyer on its first-ever power flight. The plane had to be pushed in order to gain enough momentum to lift off the ground and into the sky. It flew a total of 1,500 feet during the four times it spread its wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Great Depression was one of the worst market crashes to affect the United States. The effects of the crash left most of America homeless and finding refuge in camps holding upwards of 2,000 people. This photo, later dubbed \u201cMigrant Mother,\u201d became the defining picture of the Great Depression era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1936 \u2013 The Hindenburg Disaster<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Hindenburg was a commercial passenger airship that was designed by the Zeppelin Company to revolutionize the way we travel through the air. Although aircraft was designed and built in Germany, the disaster occurred on US soil in New Jersey. 35 passengers and a worker on the ground were killed in the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1944 \u2013 D-Day: US Troops First Steps into Normandy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Operation Neptune, often referred to as D-Day, was the largest seaborne invasion to ever happen in history. After the US troops solidified their position on Omaha Beach, nearly 24,000 airborne troops from the US, Canada, and England arrived to support the ground infantry. This was the turning point for the Allies as the US had officially entered the war after an unexpected attack on Pearl Harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1945 \u2013 Planting the American Flag on Iwo Jima<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s common knowledge that this picture was staged when it was snapped, but it doesn\u2019t take away the symbolized struggle that US troops had to face in order to ensure their country\u2019s safety. The Battle of Iwo Jima was a success for the Allies as they captured the island and turned it into a staging area for planned attacks on mainland Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1945 \u2013 Devastating Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Both the Allies and the Axis were building atomic bombs during World War II, but it was the Allies who finished first. A total of two atomic bombs were dropped \u2013 the first was on Hiroshima and the second on Nagasaki. After the second atom bomb was detonated, Japan laid their arms to rest and surrendered to US soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
After the atomic bombs were dropped on two of Japan\u2019s major cities \u2013 Hiroshima and Nagasaki \u2013 they surrendered, signaling the end of the way. Americans remember the end as V-J (Victory over Japan) Day, and everybody took to celebrating on the streets. This picture shows two unnamed people embracing in a long kiss as they received the news that the War was finally over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1955 \u2013 Mugshot of Rosa Parks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Not wanting to sit at the back of a bus seems like something so insignificant now, but back then, only Caucasians were allowed the privilege to sit anywhere they liked. Rosa Parks wasn\u2019t the first African-American to protest the injustice by sitting at the front, but she became the symbol of change when she was arrested for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1957 \u2013 Little Rock Nine<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Little Rock Nine is a group of nine African-American students who were admitted into the previously all-white Central High School in Arkansas. This picture shows an African-American student being ridiculed and verbally attacked by onlookers who weren\u2019t ready to accept desegregation. HazelMassery, the woman screaming her lungs out at Elizabeth Eckford, made amends with her, and they worked together to campaign against segregation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1963 \u2013 \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Martin Luther King, Jr. was the symbol of hope for Americans who wanted to desegregate the country. While standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial across the Washing Memorial, he delivered his infamous \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech to nearly 250,000 people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1963 \u2013 President JFK\u2019s Assassination<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
JFK was the first Catholic president of the US. In November 1963, the republican went down to Texas to smooth frictions with the opposing political party. While traveling in a presidential motorcade, he was shot in the neck and head. Secret Service agent Clint Hill can be seen running after the car to protect the president and first lady from further gunshots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1963 \u2013 Lyndon B. Johnson Being Sworn into Office<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Only a couple hours after JFK\u2019s assassination, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn into office while aboard Air Force One. In this picture, he and his wife are consoling the heartbroken Jacqueline Kennedy. While flying to Andrews Air Force Base, newly sworn-in President Johnson made the call to JFK\u2019s mother to inform her of the loss of her son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1963 \u2013 JFK, Jr. Saluting His Father for the Last Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Three days after JFK was assassinated, his body was finally laid to rest. In this picture, we see JFK, Jr. giving a final salute to his father as his casket is being wheeled away. Next to Jacqueline Kennedy is JFK\u2019s younger brother, Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated five years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1965 \u2013 Muhammad Ali Vs Sonny Liston 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When Muhammad Ali faced Sonny Liston in their first match in February 1964, he shook up the world. At the time, Ali was an underdog but Liston was no match for his ducking, dodging, and quick hands. Their second match in the ring ended in disappointment for the fans as it was brought to an abrupt end in the first round after a \u201cphantom punch\u201d from Ali sent Liston to the canvas. Ali was never able to reproduce the phantom punch ever again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1965 \u2013 \u201cWar Is Hell\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
In this picture, an unknown soldier drafted into the US army is seen wearing a helmet with the writing \u201cWAR IS HELL.\u201d The war itself was a controversy as many Americans felt that fighting in Southeast Asia was not in line with US interests. Peace activists condemned the war, saying that the world needs less bloodshed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1966 \u2013 James Meredith Shot While Marching Against Fear<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
James Meredith is an Air Force veteran and was integral to the Civil Rights Movement. In this picture, Meredith was on his second day of marching against fear when he was shot repeatedly and sent to the ground, writhing in pain. After he recovered, he and several other prominent figures finished the march.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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