Photo of the Day : History
(23 photos)
Mammoth Tusk Hunter, Siberia
Photo of the Day, March 30, 2013
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Siberian hunter Slava Dolbaev uses a spear to dig ...
Ghadames, Libya
Photo of the Day, March 27, 2013
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Tight clusters of traditional mud-brick-and-palm houses have stood for ...
Roman Theater, Libya
Photo of the Day, March 7, 2013
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Libyans enjoy a visit to Sabratah's ancient Roman ...
Docks, Ohio
Photo of the Day, December 19, 2012
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In a circa 1928 autochrome, ships approach a vast ...
Moai, Easter Island
Photo of the Day, October 23, 2012
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Their backs to the Pacific, 15 restored moai stand ...
Roman Arch, Algeria
Photo of the Day, October 19, 2012
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TIMGAD, ALGERIA
This triumphal arch awed visitors to the ...
Porta Nigra, Germany
Photo of the Day, October 13, 2012
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TRIER, GERMANY
The Porta Nigra, or "black gate," still ...
Westminster Abbey, London
Photo of the Day, January 12, 2012
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For a thousand years, music and ceremony have celebrated the Christian ...
Church of Rodel, Outer Hebrides
Photo of the Day, January 10, 2012
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The 15th-century church of Rodel on the Isle of Lewis, built ...
Cleopatra Relief, Egypt
Photo of the Day, August 14, 2011
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That's Cleopatra on the left side of a ...
Famine Memorial, Dublin
Photo of the Day, August 6, 2011
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Relying on a small number of food crops is ...
Cave Buddha
Photo of the Day, October 14, 2010
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At 116 feet (35 meters), the tallest Buddha in ...
Wadi Hitan
Photo of the Day, October 4, 2010
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Imagine this dry expanse underwater, with whales hunting and ...
King Tutankhamen’s Funerary Mask
Photo of the Day, October 3, 2010
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Icon of ancient Egypt, the teenage pharaoh's funerary ...
Nasca Lines, Peru
Photo of the Day, March 9, 2010
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In the coastal desert of southern Peru, sprawling figures ...
Horse Rider With Boleadoras
Photo of the Day, October 23, 2009
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"When Luis Marden dropped in by air ...
High Heels on Cobblestones, Louisiana
Photo of the Day, October 22, 2009
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Because the region around New Orleans is ...
Sampling Arctic Ocean Water
Photo of the Day, October 21, 2009
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Fridtjof Nansen takes a reading of deep ...
Icebreaker, Antarctic
Photo of the Day, October 18, 2009
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U.S.S. Atka stands off Crater ...
Light and Shadow, Agra, India
Photo of the Day, October 17, 2009
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The fall of light, Agra
From the ...
Japanese Destroyer, Pacific Ocean
Photo of the Day, October 11, 2009
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Final moments of a Japanese destroyer
From ...
Rock Carvings, Petra, Jordan
Photo of the Day, January 7, 2009
Hidden at the end of a long ravine, the buildings of Petra, Jordan, were carved into sandstone cliffs by the ...
Chateau Gaillard, Les Andelys, France
Photo of the Day, January 6, 2009
A symbol of long-ago battles, Chateau Gaillard lies in ruins near the town of Les Andelys, France. It was built ...
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