History encompasses more than just advancements and victories. In reality, a significant portion of it comprises various episodes of violence, conflict, and other disquieting and regrettable truths.
Explore below some of the most chilling episodes from the annals of history.
A malnourished Sudanese child inches toward a United Nations feeding station as a vulture calmly awaits its next opportunity for sustenance. This image received a Pulitzer Prize, yet its photographer, Kevin Carter, tragically ended his own life three months later.
In 1964, James Brock, the manager of a motel, empties Muriatic Acid into the pool at the Monson Motor Lodge in order to force black swimmers out.
During the 19th century, a female receives therapy for her mental health condition.
During the Kosovo war in 1999, a father searches for his two absent sons, eventually locating them later on.
The individuals who survived the plane crash in the Andes Mountains in 1972.
British prisoners of war (POWs) following their liberation from Japanese imprisonment in Singapore in 1945.
A malnourished child and a missionary in Uganda, 1980.
The final photograph ever taken of Nikola Tesla, in 1943.
Segregationists torment six-year-old Ruby Bridges by placing a doll in a coffin.
