Soviet general Georgy Zhukov on holiday in Sochi, 1950's. Having overseen many of the USSR's most important strategic victories during WWII, Zhukov was one of only two people in history to receive the Hero of the Soviet Union award a record four timesJul 13 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1950
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev standing in a wheat field in Kazakhstan, 1964. Khrushchev attempted to farm millions of acres of uncultivated land throughout his time in power. He would be overthrown by his close associates later that yearAug 1 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1964
Mugshot of 18 year old future Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, 1936. Ceasescu had been arrested for communist agitation.Jul 31 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1936 #18
Mugshot of 18 year old future Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, 1936. Ceasescu had been arrested for communist agitation. (1581x1108)Jul 31 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoryPorn ⋅ #1581x1108 #1108 #1581 #1936 #18
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat meeting with Israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan at the King David Hotel, 1977. Despite their discussion of ending the longtime conflict between the 2 nations, Sadat's choice of neckwear has been the subject of some controversy in the years since the meetingAug 15 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1977 #2
Soviet general Georgy Zhukov on holiday in Sochi, 1950's. Having overseen many of the USSR's most important strategic victories during WWII, Zhukov was one of only two people in history to receive the Hero of the Soviet Union award a record four times (2099x1546)Jul 13 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoryPorn ⋅ #2099x1546 #1546 #1950 #2099
They taught us about that word, “Israel” the Israelis have two meanings for it. The “place where they kill civilians” and the “place where they torture civilians”Aug 10 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/okbuddydraper
Portuguese dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar in 1968, the final year of his rule. Salazar was the 2nd longest-reigning European dictator of the 1900s, surpassed only by close ally Francisco Franco. Salazar was deeply right-wing but avoided fascism, which he called Pagan CaesarismAug 2 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1968
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat meeting with Israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan at the King David Hotel, 1977. Despite their discussion of ending the longtime conflict between the 2 nations, Sadat's choice of neckwear has been the subject of some controversy in the years since the meetingAug 15 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1977 #2
Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaking with voter Reuben Appel shortly before his re-election as governor of New York, 1930. (1200x841)Aug 8 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoryPorn ⋅ #1200x841 #1200 #1930 #841
I’m sorry but can we take a moment to praise how comfortable Don is being around minorities?Jul 16 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/okbuddydraper
1935 mugshot of Ana Pauker, the “Iron Lady” of communist Romania. She became the worlds first female foreign minister in 1947 & was briefly de facto leader of the Romanian Communist Party. She ran the “Petisti experiment,” considered the largest torture program in the history of the Eastern blocAug 6 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1935 #1947
Hunters clubbing fur seals to death on St Paul Island, Alaska, 1895. Tens of millions of seals were hunted in North America throughout the 19th century, peaking at 700,000 a year at one point before the trade became more closely regulated around the turn of the century (2770x1561)4d ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoryPorn ⋅ #2770x1561 #700000 #1561 #1895 #2770
1936 mugshot of Martemyan Ryutin, Soviet communist official who organized & led a pro-peasant faction against Joseph Stalin in the early 1930s. Ryutin was arrested, tortured, & later executed during the ‘Great Terror.’ He denied all fabricated charges against him up until his deathJul 7 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1936
1935 mugshot of Ana Pauker, the “Iron Lady” of communist Romania. She became the worlds first female foreign minister in 1947 & was briefly de facto leader of the Romanian Communist Party. She ran the “Petisti experiment,” considered to be the largest torture program in the Eastern bloc (1280x720)Aug 6 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoryPorn ⋅ #1280x720 #1280 #1935 #1947 #720
68 year-old French general-statesman Charles de Gaulle shortly after being elected President & founding the Fifth Republic, 1959. Retired from politics after WWII, de Gaulle was abruptly recalled during the crisis over the war in Algeria. He was elected in a landslide (78.5%) electoral victoryAug 10 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1959 #68 #78 #5
The one and only time Dr Martin Luther King Jr. & President John F Kennedy ever met each other publicly, the day of the March on Washington and King's historic I Have a Dream speech, August 28, 1963. Both men would be assassinated within five years of thisJul 10 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1963 #28
French general-statesman Charles de Gaulle shortly after being elected President & founding the Fifth Republic, 1959. Retired from politics after WWII, de Gaulle was abruptly recalled during the crisis over the war in Algeria. He was elected in a landslide (78.5%) electoral victory (2094x1520)Aug 10 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoryPorn ⋅ #2094x1520 #1520 #1959 #2094 #78 #5
Commander Speece is such a great example of how good casting can transform a very minor role with almost no screentime into a deeply memorable performance. He probably has like 10 lines on the whole show but is one of the most intimidating people in the whole series.Jul 28 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/TrueDetective ⋅ #10
Why didn’t the women on the show just report the sexual harassment they experienced to HR? Were they stupid?Aug 15 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/okbuddydraper
Portuguese dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar in 1968, the final year of his rule. Salazar was the 2nd longest-reigning European dictator of the 1900s, surpassed only by close ally Francisco Franco. Salazar was deeply right-wing but avoided fascism, which he called Pagan Caesarism (901x1200)Aug 2 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoryPorn ⋅ #901x1200 #1200 #1968 #901
Joseph Stalin conferring with his personal secretary & CPSU Central Committee “Secret Department” head Alexander Poskrebyshev, 1934. Despite Stalin’s execution of his wife, Poskrebyshev “the human encyclopedia” became one of the most powerful men in the USSR & Stalin’s de facto right hand manJul 7 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1934
Soviet general Georgy Zhukov on holiday in Sochi, 1950's. Having overseen many of the USSR's most important strategic victories during WWII, Zhukov was one of only two people in history to receive the Hero of the Soviet Union award a record four timesJul 13 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1950
Mugshot of 18 year old future Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, 1936. Ceasescu had been arrested for communist agitation.Jul 31 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1936 #18
1936 mugshot of Martemyan Ryutin, Soviet communist official who organized & led a pro-peasant faction against Joseph Stalin in the early 1930s. Ryutin was arrested, tortured, & later executed during the ‘Great Terror.’ He denied all fabricated charges against him up until his deathJul 7 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1936
...Black women done told ya about JK Rowling but Y'ALL didn't wanna listen!Jul 16 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/cooladam
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev standing in a wheat field in Kazakhstan, 1964. Khrushchev attempted to farm millions of acres of uncultivated land throughout his time in power. He would be overthrown by his close associates later that year (1300x1071)Aug 1 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoryPorn ⋅ #1300x1071 #1071 #1300 #1964
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein playing with his pet tiger, 1980's. Despite the dictator's love for keeping Tigers as pets, they were poorly cared for in the intense desert heat of Iraq and frequently diedJul 31 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1980
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev standing in a wheat field in Kazakhstan, 1964. Khrushchev attempted to farm millions of acres of uncultivated land throughout his time in power. He would be overthrown by his close associates later that yearAug 1 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1964
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein playing with his pet tiger, 1980's. Despite the dictator's love for keeping Tigers as pets, they were poorly cared for in the intense desert heat of Iraq and frequently diedJul 31 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1980
The symbolism in this show is so amazing there are things I’m only picking up on my 4th or 5th rewatch, for example in this scene the writers were clearly trying to convey Peggy’s support for Trans rights🏳️⚧️Aug 1 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/okbuddydraper
US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt standing under the guns of the USS Indianapolis, en route to South America, 1936Jul 13 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1936
Crown Prince Leka Zogu I of Albania, son of King Zog, with his wife Princess Susan, 1970's. Leka was forced into exile by Mussolini's invasion of his country when he was just two days old, but returned in the 1990s amidst the deterioration of communism. He was noted for his enormous (6'9) statureJul 21 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #6ft9in #1970
An Iranian man handing his baby off to another man fleeing the city of Abadan as it was besieged by Iraqi forces,1980. The attack took place during the early stages of the Iran-Iraq warAug 10 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1980
Joseph Stalin conferring with his personal secretary & CPSU Central Committee “Secret Department” head Alexander Poskrebyshev, 1934. Despite Stalin’s execution of his wife, Poskrebyshev “the human encyclopedia” became one of the USSR’s most powerful men & Stalin’s de facto right hand man (1012x847)Jul 7 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoryPorn ⋅ #1012x847 #1012 #1934 #847
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein being kissed by the mother of a dead Iraqi soldier during the Iran-Iraq War, 1980. The war lasted 8 more years and would claim the lives of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and IraniansJul 8 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1980 #8
68 year-old French general-statesman Charles de Gaulle shortly after being elected President & founding the Fifth Republic, 1959. Retired from politics after WWII, de Gaulle was abruptly recalled during the crisis over the war in Algeria. He was elected in a landslide (78.5%) electoral victoryAug 10 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1959 #68 #78 #5
Former US President Theodore Roosevelt with magician Harry Houdini and other associates aboard the S.S. Imperator, 1914. On the voyage Houdini performed a psychic trick on Roosevelt that left him so baffled that Houdini later explained it to him personallyJul 28 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1914
Portrait of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, taken by Italo-Hungarian photographer Ghitta Carell, 1937 (1695x1359)Jul 21 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoryPorn ⋅ #1695x1359 #1359 #1695 #1937
Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak flanked by his defense ministers & bodyguards at the tomb of the unknown soldier, 1986.Jul 8 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1986
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein being kissed by the mother of a dead Iraqi soldier during the Iran-Iraq War, 1980. The war lasted 8 more years and would claim the lives of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and IraniansJul 8 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1980 #8
Chinese dictator Mao Zedong meeting with future US president George H.W. Bush in 1975. Secretary of state Henry Kissinger can be seen in the backgroundJul 17 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HistoricalCapsule ⋅ #1975
Portuguese dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar in 1968, the final year of his rule. Salazar was the 2nd longest-reigning European dictator of the 1900s, surpassed only by close ally Francisco Franco. Salazar was deeply right-wing but avoided fascism, which he called Pagan CaesarismAug 2 ⋅ Vital_Willie ⋅ r/HolyShitHistory ⋅ #1968
