44 Rarely Told Stories That Show A Different Side To History Than You Already Knew

By | April 28, 2020

Warning: These photos were handpicked by our team of editors that were instructed to find the most emotionally touching, spellbinding, riveting, and nostalgic stories that have been rarely told.

The beautiful thing about history is sometimes the things that really happen in real life are even more magical than what any artist could dream up with their own imagination. The truth is, every one of these pictures could be it's own movie, because they are all so touching in different ways.

These are real stories that you probably wouldn't believe are actually true if it weren't for these historical pictures and the trusted sources that verified every detail we are presenting to you.

Please take the time to lose yourself in these stories and imagine how you can relate to each slide. Take a closer look than normal, and you might discover a different side to history than you already knew...

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source: NASA

In 1959, nine year old Ronald McNair was looking for science books at a public library in Lake City, South Carolina but the employees refused his request. His older brother Carl explained:

So, as he was walking in there, all these folks were staring at him — because they were white folk only — and they were looking at him and saying, you know, 'Who is this Negro? So, he politely positioned himself in line to check out his books. Well, this old librarian, she says, 'This library is not for coloreds.' He said, 'Well, I would like to check out these books.' She says, 'Young man, if you don't leave this library right now, I'm gonna call the police.' So he just propped himself up on the counter, and sat there, and said, 'I'll wait.'

Ronald McNair eventually went on to earn his PhD in Physics from MIT and when he was only 35 years old he was one of the seven astronauts onboard the space shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed in flight in 1986.⁣⁣ Today, the library that threatened to have him arrested for trying to check out books is named after him.

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source: all that is interesting

This is a photo of Hachikō, the Akita dog who belonged to Professor Eizaburo Ueno. Ueno taught at Tokyo Imperial University in the 1920s but he lived in Shibuya. He traveled by train to Tokyo every day; and in the mornings he and Hachikō walked to the station in the morning and arrived at home at 3pm. Hachikō made sure to meet the Professor at the train station precisely at 3pm. Sadly, Professor Ueno passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage while giving a lecture in the year 1926. That day, just as the loyal dog did everyday, he waited for the Professor, but the Professor never showed up. For the next 9 years, Hachikō the dog continued looking for his master and best friend every day at 3pm.  Not one day for the rest of the dogs life did he forget to show up precisely at 3pm hoping the Professor would come find him.

Local media picked up on the story of the dog who continued to wait for his best friend and in 1932 a Japanese newspaper ran an article on Hachikō, turning the faithful pet into a local celebrity overnight. The story of this dog's love for its master touched the nation, and became the subject of a gramophone record and a film.

Hachikō passed away in 1935, still waiting for his master. He was buried next to Ueno in Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo, Japan. Today a bronze statue of Hachikō stands in front of Shibuya Station.  There is no doubt that the Professor and his loyal dog reunited again, but this time in heaven.