Fascinating Historical Facts They Skipped In Class
Dive Into Intriguing And Lesser-known Historical Stories That Unveil Surprising Details About Our Shared Past.
#1 Here's a book about WWI before WWII happened meaning WWI was only considered the world war.
#2 Here's an old letter from an American soldier fighting in WWII to a woman back in the States, describing his fellow soldiers.
#3 And here's a wildly racist Japanese Hunting License from WWII.
#4 If you've never heard of a blood chit before, it's basically a card, patch, or other item kept or sewn on a soldier in the event that they crash their plane or end up incapacitated somewhere. Whoever finds the soldier can read the patch, where the same me
#5 Here's what the Pledge of Allegiance used to look like the Under God wasn't added until 1954
#6 And In God We Trust was not added to paper currency until 1957. Found some old money in a box of my late grandmother's. Here, you can see the difference between a bill from 1939 and 1957.
#7 Ever wonder what it was like to be a prisoner of war? Well, this person's grandpa was one during WWII, and you can check out his ID card from his time as a POW in Guernsey here.
#8 Here are some doodles from 1878 that show not much has really changed after all.
#9 This 1800s graffiti by prisoners in England also makes me feel weirdly connected to the past.
#10 As does this 2000-year-old paw print from a dog or cat.
#11 These old potato chips also make me feel connected to the past, though I find it funny they call it a healthy food.
#12 This is what an undesirable discharge from the '70s looks like. Different from dishonorable discharge, this was often used to expel gay men from the army (though in the below case, the poster claimed that he thinks the man, his great uncle, went AWOL and
#13 In comparison, this is what a honorable discharge from the Civil War looks like.
#14 The ~$100 hospital bill from a 6-day birthing stay in 1956 will probably make you very, very angry.
#15 As will the price of this 1984 Michael Jackson ticket.
#16 These tickets from the '70s will likely make you even angrier. This person saw Aerosmith for NINE DOLLARS.
#17 Did you know there's such a thing as a $10,000 bill and a 3-cent bill? The $10,000 bill hasn't been issued since the '60s, and the 3-cent bill (used in place of coins as people hoarded metal during the Civil War) hasn't been issued since the 1870s.
#18 There also used to be $1000 bills.
#19 Ever wonder what Confederate money from the Civil War looked like?
#20 How about a draft notice for the Civil War?
