The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Edwards (DD-619) underway in the Caribbean Sea during her shakedown period, circa November 1942. [4104 x 3078] 2 Comments Vintage Source
Charlie Chaplin at the burned down set of The Circus on September 1926 [500×694] 3 Comments Vintage Source
Did any of the ancient civilizations know they were one of the first human civilizations or have any understanding of the significance of that? Comment History Source
One the warehouses filled with victims’ shoes up to the ceiling. Auschwitz, Occupied Poland 1944. [2928 × 2076] 34 Comments Vintage Source
Law is usually not retroactive (and, it is often thought, ought not be). Yet in the Nüremberg trials, Nazi war criminals were convicted for ‘crimes against humanity’, a legal concept that didn’t exist before the trials (AFAIK!). How was the retroactive application of this concept justified? Comment History Edit: justified and possible, I should maybe say. Source
