Aging Lincoln
It’s no surprise that presidents gain a few extra grey hairs during their term. This side-by-side of President Abraham Lincoln shows a little more than just a couple of silver threads. Compare the images of him before and after the Civil War.
The Mushroom Cloud
If you happened to be at this Nevada nuclear test site on this day, you wouldn’t have had much time to escape from this blast. From the explosion point to the camera, the shock-wave took exactly 16 milliseconds to travel.