These Colorized Black And White Photos Will Show You How Far Mankind Has Come

The Hindenburg is burning

The German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames in Manchester Township, New Jersey, May 6, 1937 after static electricity ignited the hydrogen gas keeping the ship afloat.

The Hindenburg is burning

The murder of Franz Ferdinand

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie leave Sarajevo City Hall on June 28, 1914. They were murdered five minutes later. Her assassination was the trigger for Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war on Serbia, which later sparked World War I.

The murder of Franz Ferdinand