r/HistoryPorn

The body of British mountaineer George Mallory as it was discovered on Mount Everest on May 1st, 1999, seventy-five years after he vanished high on the mountain during his 1924 summit attempt. [1080x1241]

Wedding rings that were removed from holocaust victims before they were executed, 1945. [1080x852]

Highway 80, aftermath of the infamous “Highway of Death”, 1991, Gulf War. [720x518].

6-5-1968 Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: Amid the immediate chaos, the crowd dispersed while 17 year old bus boy Juan Romero knelt beside the mortally wounded senator, offering comfort and placing a rosary in his hands. This poignant and heartbreaking photo came to define the tragedy. 300x379

Man in chicken suit, 1910. [800x1064]

13-year-old Badwan chained to the hood of an Israeli armored car to serve as a human shield, April 22, 2004 (1024 X 672)

Andrés Escobar, the Colombian defender, scoring the tragic own goal against the USA during the 1994 World Cup that led to Colombia's elimination. He was assassinated just days later in Medellín. [589×331]

Central Bath House on 11 Cossack Lane, St. Petersburg, Russia. 1900's Photograph by Carl Bulla [3500 x 2478]

On 6-24, 1973, an arsonist set fire to the Upstairs Lounge, a popular gay bar and home to the Metropolitan Community Church in NO French Quarter. Pictured here is the trapped Rev. Bill Larson, an openly gay pastor who led the congregation and provided a safe sanctuary to worship. [512x385]

Legendary Soviet rockstar Viktor Tsoi of Kino working his day job as a stoker in a Leningrad boiler room, required by law to avoid being prosecuted for "parasitism" (1986) [1080x1753]