15 Times The Simpsons Made A Historical Reference And It Was The Best Thing Ever
by N/A, 9 years ago |
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No one could ever accuse The Simpsons creators of skipping a history class, and these moments prove why.Â
1. "The Falling Soldier," photograph by Robert Capa
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2. The US Marines and corpsmen raise the flag at Iwo Jima.
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3. A 1940 photograph of a French man crying during Nazi occupation in World War II.
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4. The Beatles and Yoko Ono, recording Abbey Road
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5. Americans and Vietnamese who were considered "At-Risk" board a helicopter during the Fall of Saigon in 1975.
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6. President Truman gleefully holds the misprinted Chicago Tribune in 1948.
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7. President Lyndon B. Johnson being sworn in after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
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8. The Hindenburg disaster
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9. The Abbey Road Cover
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10. "Lunch Atop A Skyscraper," the 1932 photograph.
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11. Woodstock
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12. Betty Grable, the no. 1 Pin-Up girl.
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13. The moment when Lee Harvey Oswald was shot while being transported during his hearing.
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14. The Lochness Monster, "Nessie"
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15. Nixon meeting Elvis.
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