History

Rare photos of Ayatollah Montazeri

Hussein-Ali Montazeri (22 September 1922 – 19 December 2009) was an Shia Islamic theologian, Islamic democracy advocate, writer and human rights activist. He was one of the leaders of the Revolution in 1979.

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Rare pictures of Ahmad shah

Ahmad Shāh Qājār (21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was king of homeland from 16 July 1909, to 15 December 1925, and the last ruling member of the Qajar dynasty.Ahmad Shah ascended to the Sun Throne on 16 July 1909, following the overthrow of his father and predecessor, Mohammad Ali Shah, who had attempted to reverse earlier constitutional restrictions …

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Rare photos of Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America’s greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.

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photos of drug use in the years past

The term narcotic originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with sleep-inducing properties. In the United States, it has since become associated with opiates and opioids, commonly morphine and heroin, as well as derivatives of many of the compounds found within raw opium latex.

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less seen photos of Gholamreza Takhti

Gholamreza Takhti (August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968) was an Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler and Varzesh-e Bastani practitioner.

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Ahmad Shahi Pavilion , Residence of Reza Pahlavi

Ahmad Shahi Pavilion is located in the Niavaran Complex, in north of capital. Ahmad Shahi Pavilion is beside Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s dwelling, Niavaran Palace and the oldest building there, Sahebgheranieh Palace.

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Extremely Dangerous Things that were once Normal In History

Sending kids through the mail The idea of sending kids through the mail is insane, but it was a reality at some point. Around the beginning of the 20th century, Americans had the option to send kids through the mail. But it wasn’t as bad as it seems. As you can notice by the picture below, the kids were sent …

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Dinner in Honor of the Shah, and the Empress Farah

President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend a dinner in honor of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah , and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi.

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photos of 100 years ago

During Nasser-e-Din Shah’s reign, Western science, technology, and educational methods were introduced into Persia and the country’s modernization was begun.

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Secret Archive of Moscow’s Nuclear University

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) is one of the most recognized technical universities in Russia. MEPhI was founded in 1942 as the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Munitions , but it was soon renamed the Moscow Mechanical Institute.

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