The oldest known tattoos were discovered on Ötzi the Iceman, a mummy found in the Alps, dating back to between 3370 and 3100 BC. His body features over 60 tattoos, primarily consisting of simple dots and lines, which may have had therapeutic purposes related to joint pain

In Victorian Britain, "resurrection men" dug up fresh corpses to sell to medical schools, leading wealthy families to protect graves with iron cages called "mortsafes."

On July 20, 1969, NASA's Apollo 11 mission successfully landed the first humans on the Moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface, while Michael Collins orbited above in the command module. Neil Armstrong famously said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

In 1933, during the Dust Bowl era in the United States, one of the most iconic images was captured. This photo, known as "Migrant Mother," was taken by Dorothea Lange. It depicted Florence Owens Thompson, a 32-year-old mother of seven, in a pea-picker camp in Nipomo, California. Her expression of worry and determination became a symbol of the resilience and hardship faced by many during the Great Depression.

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While Hitler was already at war with UK, France , Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark and Norway he came up with "Operation Green" to invade Ireland as well. It didn't happen due to Germanys lack of Naval capacity

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