PreviousDays✦THE WIKI
10 MOMENTS · ONE LIVING ARCHIVE

History.
All at once.

Every picture opens a door.
Wander through the years, then step into a story.

THE IMAGE ATLAS

Oldest to newest. Follow the years; watch the world change.

A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME1893 — 1990
An imagined 1893 suffrage petition table with women’s hands, ink pens and a white camellia.The 19th centuryThe 19th centuryWomen win the vote in New Zealand: September 19, 1893Published An imagined first flight of the wood-and-fabric Wright Flyer above the coastal sand.1900–19451900–1945The Wright brothers’ first flights: December 17, 1903Published An imagined 1913 theatre performance with angular ballet poses and an orchestra pit.1900–1945The Rite of Spring premiere: May 29, 1913Published An imagined 1930 football scene with a stitched leather ball, leather boots and wooden stands.1900–1945The first FIFA World Cup begins: July 13, 1930Published An imagined 1938 radio studio with microphones, script pages and a glowing radio dial.1900–1945The War of the Worlds broadcast: October 30, 1938Published An imagined 1948 laboratory with valve racks, exposed wiring and a glowing cathode-ray tube.1946–19991946–1999The Manchester Baby runs its first program: June 21, 1948Published An imagined 1964 railway platform with a rounded-nose 0 Series bullet train.1946–1999Japan opens the Shinkansen: October 1, 1964Published An imagined view of Apollo 11’s lunar module and an astronaut on the Moon’s dusty surface.1946–1999Apollo 11 lands on the Moon: July 20, 1969Published An imagined nighttime crowd celebrating at an opened border checkpoint in 1989.1946–1999The fall of the Berlin Wall: November 9, 1989Published An imagined scene of a couple leaving open prison gates as a hopeful crowd looks on.1946–1999Nelson Mandela leaves prison: February 11, 1990Published
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