You've seen iconic moments as they've happened, but rarely do you see what life's like just after history's been made. Moments After Historical Moments: The Moon LandingNeil Armstrong sits inside the lunar module just after returning from history's first-ever human moonwalk on July 21, 1969.Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr./NASA via Wikimedia Commons The Assassination Of John F. KennedySecret Service agent Clint Hill jumps aboard the presidential limo to act as a protective shield for President John F. Read More...
Russian physicist Anatoli Bugorski is the only person known to have been directly exposed to a nuclear particle accelerator beam — and survive.Public DomainOn July 13, 1978, a proton beam went straight through the head of Russian physicist Anatoli Bugorski, but he somehow survived.
From the Chernobyl disaster to the tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the horrors of radiation exposure can send chills down anyone’s spine.
Symptoms of radiation sickness can range from nausea, vomiting, and seizures to sepsis, cardiovascular collapse, and often death. Read More...
Theodore Roosevelt And The Amazon Expedition Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesTheodore Roosevelt pointing at the part of Brazil that he explored on his expedition.
Despite a hard-fought race, Theodore Roosevelt lost his third bid for the presidency in 1912 to the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson. Disappointed and at loose ends, Roosevelt decided to embark on a speaking tour in South America.
Once there, he heard about an opportunity to explore an uncharted river in Brazil called the River of Doubt — and grabbed at it with both hands. Read More...
