Looking for employment in 1930

The Great Depression, from 1929 to 1933, was a really bad time when people struggled to find work. It’s known as the worst economic downturn in the history of the modern world.

The HMS Daphne

In 1868, the HMS Daphne saved a bunch of people who had been slaves. This ship was part of the Royal Navy and worked to stop the slave trade off the eastern coast of Africa. Slavers used to sail from Zanzibar to Aden, so the Royal Navy patrolled that area. After the Slave Trade Act of 1807, the Royal Navy sent many ships to stop the terrible trade in slaves.

Easter Eggs

In 1944, U.S. soldiers from the 969th Field Artillery Battalion were busy decorating shells they were sending to the front lines in Germany. America joined World War II in 1941 after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. They teamed up with countries like France, Poland, and the UK to fight against the Axis powers – Italy, Germany, and Japan. People in the U.S. didn’t like Germany much, even before the country officially joined the war.

Jesse Owens wins gold in Nazi Germany, 1936

Even though he faced hate, Jesse Owens became a star! He was an American athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Nazi Germany. He was the top athlete at the Games and, as a Black man, he shattered Hitler’s idea of Aryan greatness. He even has an award named after him for the best track and field athlete in the U.S.

Celebrations

Celebrations of the victory over Nazi Germany. Moscow, May 9th, 1945. Victory Day is celebrated by most allied countries on May 8th, but the Soviet Union chose to celebrate it one day later, on May 9th. In this stunning photograph, the Soviet capital of Moscow is lit up in celebration of the long awaited victory over the Nazis, and the end of a long, greulling and deeply traumatic war.

The last photograph of the Titanic afloat, 1912

The Titanic drowned in April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. An estimated 2,224 passengers and crew were aboard, and more than 1,500 died, making it one of the deadliest commercial peacetime maritime disasters in modern history.