30 History Photos Never Found In Textbooks

By | June 25, 2018

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

There is so much of our past that hasn’t made it into our history textbooks. And there are multiple sides to the common historical events we were taught in school. While some events have been long forgotten, our understanding of our past is broadened by looking at historical events from a fresh perspective. The collection of photographs shown here offer us a unique glimpse into the past. 

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These words were made famous by none other than Johnny Cash. The American singer and songwriter was a master wordsmith, as is apparent in many of his hit songs, including “Folsom Prison Blues,” “A Boy Named Sue,” “I Walk the Line,” “Ring of Fire” and “Man in Black”. In fact, he remains one of the best-selling recording artists of all time with more than 90 million records sold worldwide. Johnny Cash may be considered a country artist, but his songs span multiple genres, from rock and rockabilly to folk, gospel and blues. In the final years of his career, he even covered songs by Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails. 

2,000-year-old Roman gladiator helmet that survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii.

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Archaeologists are still pulling artifacts from excavations at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city near modern-day Naples, Italy, that was completely destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Despite smoke and tremors, many residents of the city chose to stay. Most were killed when the volcano sent waves of toxic gas into the city, then rained down super-heated ash and rock. We don’t know if the gladiator who wore this helmet survived the natural disaster, but his metal headwear did. Even all the details on the helmet remained intact after the eruption.