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Photos That Shook The World (Contains graphic images, may cause distress)

Feeky Magee · 2009-11-25 00:40:25

Iconic pictures are more effective then any story. Sometimes you see photographs that just take your breath away. The following photos; some famous, some infamous, did exactly that to me on first viewing. They will live on, as a permanent reminder of the events which caused them. Tienemen Square Protest: 9/11: Mai Lai…

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#632 10-12-2009 9:38pm

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BohemianDub wrote: »

Pope John Paul II assasination attempt. Full story here

I can't believe, I forgot this (John Paul's assassination photo reminded me of it, so thanks:)).
The following photo in a Philippine newspaper about an appartment fire in no way shook our world, but if the fire never started our world could most definitely have been shaken.

Brief wiki on Bojinka Plot wrote:

The Bojinka plot ...was a planned large-scale terrorist attack by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to blow up twelve airliners and ... 4,000 passengers....including a plot to assassinate Pope John Paul II and crash a plane into the CIA headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia....the Bojinka plot was disrupted after a chemical fire drew Filipino police attention on January 6 and January 7, 1995. One person was killed in the course of the plot...

Sometimes, the butterfly effect can be a good thing.:)

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#633 10-12-2009 10:06pm

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Sennas crash

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ayrton_Senna

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#634 10-12-2009 10:25pm

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BohemianDub wrote: »

Long-time listener, first time caller...

Undoubtedly the best thread I have ever read, not just on boards but anywhere on the web. Thanks to all who have contributed. I have spent in the region of 12 hours over the last few days looking at pictures and then looking at the links and learning from them. It has been educational, funny, harrowing, scary, sad, but above all, very very interesting.

I'd just like to make a couple recommendations, if you don't mind..

In the later pages, there has been quite a bit of repetition. Yes, it's a long thread, but it does deserve to be viewed in it's entireity before anyone adds a new picture/post. Just saying "I'm not sure if this has been posted before.." is just laziness and it threatens to spoil a fantastic thread. Yes, I do realise there has been lots of photos and it's difficult to remember them all.

Secondly, what I really appreciated about this thread is the stories and explanations that go along with the photos. If possible, could posters add a link or explanation with their photos.

Finally, to keep the thread going, here's my offering (jaysus, I'll be scarlah if it's already been posted )

Pope John Paul II assasination attempt. Full story here

Is that real? Reminds me of the hand with the knife in The Last Supper.

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#635 10-12-2009 10:33pm

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jackthekipper wrote: »

Is that real? Reminds me of the hand with the knife in The Last Supper.

Yep, it's real.
The pope attributed his survival to Our Lady of Fatima's maternal hand that guided the bullet.

Wiki wrote:

The Pope, who lost nearly three-quarters of his blood and thus suffered shock from near-exsanguination, underwent five hours of emergency intestinal surgery — which required transfusions and a temporary colostomy

She obviously disliked him.

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#636 10-12-2009 10:57pm

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Malty_T wrote: »

Yep, it's real.
The pope attributed his survival to Our Lady of Fatima's maternal hand that guided the bullet.

She obviously disliked him.

Very good!

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#637 10-12-2009 11:08pm

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Fair play though for forgiving the guy and getting him a pardon.

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#638 10-12-2009 11:24pm

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This thread is now on page 1 of google if you search for "photos that shook the world."
And it's absolutely an incredible contribution from everyone involved.
Thanks all.

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#639 10-12-2009 11:28pm

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dr.bollocko wrote: »

This thread is now on page 1 of google if you search for "photos that shook the world."

Only on google.ie though

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#640 10-12-2009 11:34pm

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Jeege wrote: »

Hurricane Frances - Coast Of Florida 2004

Dont forget about Hurricane Wilma

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#641 10-12-2009 11:39pm

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Roy Keane leaving Saipan to return back to Manchester and not play any part in the WC in Japan/Korea:(

Dublin Riots

Indians claim Alcatraz Island

November 9, 1969
On this day, Indian people once again came to Alcatraz Island when Richard Oakes, a Mohawk Indian, and a group of Indian supporters set out in a chartered boat, the Monte Cristo, to symbolically claim the island for the Indian people. On November 20, 1969, this symbolic occupation turned into a full scale occupation which lasted until June 1

1, 1971.

Lockerbie Plane crash (bomb)

1988: Jumbo jet crashes onto Lockerbie
A Pan Am jumbo jet with 258 passengers on board has crashed on to the town of Lockerbie near the Scottish borders.

Initial reports indicate it crashed into a petrol station in the centre of the town, between Carlisle and Dumfries, and burst into a 300-foot fireball.
Hundreds are feared dead as airline officials said flight 103 was about two-thirds full with 255 adults and three children on board. Rescue teams have confirmed there are many casualties at the scene including townspeople who were on the ground.

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#642 10-12-2009 11:40pm

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As said before, fantastic thread and a bloody good History Lesson

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#643 11-12-2009 1:33am

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NS_Southsider wrote: »

Dublin Riots

Jesus getting a taxi on O' Connell Street is madness these days.

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#644 11-12-2009 1:55am

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This event drew my attention when seeing it on reeling in the years. A mass suicide of hundreds of men women and children in Guyana under the orders of cult leader Jim Jones. A shocking example of the power a single person can have over a group of people.

There is an audio of the final speech of Jones encouraging people to drink from the poison. Warning, its not for the faint hearted. Screams of children in particular are audible and quite disturbing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJFaqrU3HfQ

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#645 11-12-2009 2:57am

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Amazing thread, one of the best to come out of here in quite a while. On a side note can people please stop quoting the pictures. Quote the post, but delete the picture link. It'll make reading this a lot easier!

anyway, my 2 cents:

Boy was he wrong, unless his mission was to get a lot of young American killed....

Senna

Can't find the famous one of him and mick on the "car park" in Saipan but this will have to do

We all hate this one...

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#646 11-12-2009 3:07am

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^^That last ones a stinker alright

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#647 11-12-2009 6:40am

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Bucharest 1989

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#648 11-12-2009 10:33am

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Tsunami (Sri Lanka Wave)

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#649 11-12-2009 10:45am

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Visit this site to see the real victims of war.
http://mindprod.com/politics/iraqwarpix.html

Warning: Images are very graphic, not for the faint hearted

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#650 11-12-2009 11:44am

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#651 11-12-2009 11:55am

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James Dean crash, 1955:

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#652 11-12-2009 3:39pm

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Linda Blair 1973

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#653 11-12-2009 5:18pm

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Don't thin this has been posted, the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion.

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#654 11-12-2009 5:33pm

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jackthekipper wrote: »

Don't thin this has been posted, the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion.

I seen it in there..........somewhere, sorry

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#655 11-12-2009 6:31pm

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The Hindenburg Disaster

HMS Dreadnought, sparked an arms race.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the day he was shot.

A picture from the Christmas Truce of 1914.

After bombardment during the rising.

Collapse of German mark in June 1923

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#656 11-12-2009 7:45pm

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Titanic, April 1912

Anglo Irish treaty signed, 1921.

Last photo of Michael Collins alive, August 1922, he is seated on the rear left of the vehicle.

Collins lying in state, City Hall, Dublin.

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#657 11-12-2009 9:54pm

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^^^^

Could have sworn I posted some of these already but ah well

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#658 11-12-2009 10:09pm

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Jamie Bulger being lead to his death.

^^ This picture breaks my heart. Pure innocence in the hands of evil. Probably thinking these boys are leading him back to his mother. Not knowing the most disgusting death lies ahead. Heartbreaking.

Do you remember this wee boy? One of the most high profile child kidnappings Ireland (well in my lifetime anyway). Never found. Some suggest his kidnapping was part of a paedophile ring involving members of the church and those in authority. We may never know the truth.

The photo of Philip Cairns that appeared on missing persons posters after his disappearance in 1986.

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#659 11-12-2009 10:58pm

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Bigdeadlydave wrote: »

Heres one of Nelson after he was blown up....

Terrible act of vandalism.A shame and a great historical loss to Ireland.

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#660 11-12-2009 11:18pm

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todolist wrote: »

Terrible act of vandalism.A shame and a great historical loss to Ireland.

Personally I think it was a victimless act and a perfect way to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the rising.

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#661 11-12-2009 11:53pm

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Might not have shook the world exactly, but it was certainly interesting when an untouched tribe was found in the Amazon in 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7426794.stm

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