Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of history’s iconic role models. In this photo, the late civil rights leader is seen with his son on the front lawn of his home, taking a burnt cross out of his grass. Being the calm and loving person that he is, he took the cross off his lawn after it was burnt there by white supremacist individuals trying to make a statement.
He is a tough man, and removing the cross from his lawn did not seem to bother him much, and he did this all while his son was watching him take it out.
Boston Marathon
Did you know that in 1967 the famous Kathrine Switzer was flagged down by a bunch of organizers during her Boston Marathon? Yes! That’s right. In this photo, we can see those exact people halting her from crossing the finish line. Of course, in their desperate attempt to do so, it only proved unsuccessful, and she ended up becoming the first Swiss woman to cross the Boston Marathon finish line.
Fortunately, none of these sexist situations are no longer applicable to this day, and nothing can stop a woman from attempting a feat like this. You go, girl!
Road Rules
Did you guys know that Sweden used to be like England? With drivers allowed to drive on the opposite side of the road? Well, in 1967, Sweden changed its traffic laws to resemble the rest of the Western world.
It seems like a disaster waiting to happen, but they crashed into a few issues (pun totally intended). Obviously, as you can see in the photo, there was a huge traffic jam accident after the country shifted its driving laws from the left side to the right side. It's a little hard to believe that these countries could allow such laws to be established without causing an accident.
Bathing Suits
Have you ever experienced that embarrassing moment when your bathing suit would fly? Although at the present day, that can never happen, back in the 1920s, there was an official person at every beach with the authority to measure the women’s bathing suits to make sure that it was long enough and not considered indecent.
If you really think about it, people back then were very strict with women’s attire at the beach; if it was considered too short, she would be fined a hefty fee. The feminist in us rejects this idea, and if it were to happen at present, we are all pretty sure that there will be some people objecting to it.
Berlin Wall
Do you know what the Berlin Wall was made for? Well, in this photo, we see the Berlin wall when it was built back in 1961. This wall was made to separate East Germany and West Germany. It was built by the German Democratic Republic to cut off the Western part of the City. It was both an ideological and physical barrier.
In this rare image, you can see the eastern side working to build the wall while the other side started to wonder what was going on.