22 Historical Photos That Prove How Much the World Has Changed

Nathan Johnson Published 02/27/2019 in wow

The world changes dramatically in what seems like the blink of an eye. And it's been a lot of blinks since some of these photos were taken and lot has changed. People say that things are more wild and dangerous than ever, but honestly, back in the day things were super wild and we only have a few pictures that prove that.

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School dance in the 1950s
2.
Getting a facial from a machine, the 1950s
3.
Parade of athletes, 1938
4.
Nonresident alien border ID, 1943
5.
Futuristic car design by Bob Riley
6.
Vladimir Zworykin demonstrates the electronic television in 1929.
7.
A stewardess takes a cheetah for a walk at the Amsterdam airport in 1961.
8.
Atlas space station in 1958
9.
“NASA scientists pose with their board of calculations.”
10.
United Air Lines in 1930
11.
Here is Apple’s first product, invented by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
12.
“Contestants in the 1930 Miss Lovely Eyes beauty pageant in Florida are wearing masks to obscure the rest of their faces.”
13.
Wives and members of the Philadelphia Elks are at a gym exercise class in 1930.
14.
Getting a pilot’s license in the 1940s
15.
“Children sleep in the open air after lunch at a maternity hospital in Moscow in 1958.”
16.
First selfie, 1900
17.
An audience wearing special glasses watches a 3D “stereoscopic film” at the Telekinema on the South Bank in London during the Festival of Britain in 1951.
18.
Permanent-wave machine built by Icall, for sale in 1923
19.
Futuristic technologies from the past
20.
Atomic nuclear crater after nuclear testing
21.
Dancing classes in the Soviet Union
22.
Berlin in 1945 and today

1.
School dance in the 1950s
2.
Getting a facial from a machine, the 1950s
3.
Parade of athletes, 1938
4.
Nonresident alien border ID, 1943
5.
Futuristic car design by Bob Riley
6.
Vladimir Zworykin demonstrates the electronic television in 1929.
7.
A stewardess takes a cheetah for a walk at the Amsterdam airport in 1961.
8.
Atlas space station in 1958
9.
“NASA scientists pose with their board of calculations.”
10.
United Air Lines in 1930
11.
Here is Apple’s first product, invented by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
12.
“Contestants in the 1930 Miss Lovely Eyes beauty pageant in Florida are wearing masks to obscure the rest of their faces.”
13.
Wives and members of the Philadelphia Elks are at a gym exercise class in 1930.
14.
Getting a pilot’s license in the 1940s
15.
“Children sleep in the open air after lunch at a maternity hospital in Moscow in 1958.”
16.
First selfie, 1900
17.
An audience wearing special glasses watches a 3D “stereoscopic film” at the Telekinema on the South Bank in London during the Festival of Britain in 1951.
18.
Permanent-wave machine built by Icall, for sale in 1923
19.
Futuristic technologies from the past
20.
Atomic nuclear crater after nuclear testing
21.
Dancing classes in the Soviet Union
22.
Berlin in 1945 and today