9 amazing historical photos that few people know

1. The orphans of the Titanic

Brothers Michel and Edmond Navratil survived the sinking of the Titanic, unlike their accompanying father. The three were in the second class of the ship when it hit the iceberg and sank. Because they were so small, no one knew their identities and they were nicknamed Louis and Lola, the "orphans of the Titanic."

2. Animal Tribute

It is estimated that 9 million people died in World War II. In addition to them, a gigantic amount of animals such as horses, donkeys and mules also succumbed to the conflicts. In this image, soldiers pay tribute to these faithful companions until the time of death.

3. Slap on the look

Francis Mellersh, a Royal Air France pilot, shaves his hair before departing another mission during World War II. The photo was taken in Essex, England, while Mellersh read John Buchan's "Greenplane."

4. Smile of death

French soldier Georges Blind was captured in 1944 during World War II, but he refused to surrender his companions even at the sight of several soldiers - he smiled during the photo. Blind was eventually spared and sent to a concentration camp where he died.

5. A real winner

The Japanese Shigeki Tanaka won the Boston Marathon in 1951. If this fact is already to be applauded, be aware that Tanaka had survived the atomic attack on Hiroshima six years earlier. The audience, however, greeted him silently at the finish line.

6. Education

Women and adolescents from Japan pay tribute to a group of kamikazes shortly before they left for their suicide missions during World War II.

7. Cold War?

In 1975, at the height of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, the two countries collaborated for the Apollo-Soyuz space mission. This picture with US cosmonaut Donald Slayton and Soviet astronaut Alexey Leonov is a milestone in the history of space conquest.

8. Samurai and the Sphinx

In 1864, a group of Japanese samurai and ambassadors were on their way to Paris during the Ikeda Mission when they stopped in Cairo, Egypt, to enjoy one of the country's most iconic monuments: the Giza Sphinx.

9. Hero

Children smile alongside a British soldier in 1981 during conflicts in Northern Ireland.

* Posted on 12/21/2017