There is No Way You've Seen These Extremely Rare Historical Photos Before

Marching Forward

During WWII, troops were forced to find alternate routes around cover-cleared and bombed-out sections of forest. These particular Australian soldiers used premade palates to create a path for themselves to get through a swamp in Belgium.

The Broken Nose

This is a picture of the Saudi Air flight that almost exploded during its takeoff in 1989. This single photograph was captured after the pilot sacrificed her life to save the 90 passengers from certain death.

George Washington owned a whiskey distillery.
And while we're on the subject of tomatoes, ketchup was once actually sold as medicine.
Women couldn’t apply for credit at a bank until 1974.
Before alarm clocks were invented, knocker-uppers was a profession where he had to go and wake up by knocking on the doors of the townsman’s houses.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.

There is No Way You've Seen These Extremely Rare Historical Photos Before

Marching Forward

The Broken Nose

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