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- ghee, on 02/19/2008, -44/+276This should be one of them:
http://tinyurl.com/2vcf97 - autitastic, on 02/19/2008, -2/+104Quite an overstated title really. Most of them aren't pictures that changed the world, but pictures of events that did. Also the commentary is absurd: The Sharpeville Massacre is talked about in terms of how they 'love the shot of the clouds'. Also, I was under the impression that the photo of the segregated water fountain the was that water is from the same source, but they seem to miss that too. Why don't you just link to the better original: http://todayspictures.slate.com/20070619/ ?
- Dysarthria, on 02/19/2008, -2/+65Only the last one (man in front of Chinese tank) really impacted the world.
- ryan83189, on 02/19/2008, -5/+60I think that the Tienanmen Square photo sums up the 20th/21st century very well.
- DrywallThief, on 02/19/2008, -6/+60I was expecting goatse.
- ieataquacrayons, on 02/19/2008, -3/+51No Viet Cong soldier being executed? This list is partial.
- Lutremi, on 02/19/2008, -0/+40Here is a bigger (and better, imo) list:
http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0309/lm_inde ... - noobifiggah, on 02/19/2008, -0/+33This picture should be on the list by far:
http://vinpon.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/windowsl ... - mcool119, on 02/19/2008, -0/+29Or maybe what the 20th/21st centuries have sorely lacked. If there were more people like that in the world, it'd be such a better place.
- Nougat, on 02/19/2008, -13/+36Goatse
Lemonparty
Tubgirl
Last Measure - willtrx, on 02/19/2008, -0/+22Tank Man FTW
- AndrewDB, on 02/19/2008, -0/+16Sorta surprised it forgot the photo of Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist monk who immolated himself in protest on June 11th 1963.
You can see that picture here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thich_Quang_Duc - HairyGrapeNuts, on 02/19/2008, -2/+18I was surprised that the famous picture of the Kent State shootings wasn't included.
- sadilak, on 02/19/2008, -0/+15I am surprised that they did not have the photo of Kim Phuc
http://www.vietnamwar.com/phanthikimphuc.htm - greenblob, on 02/19/2008, -0/+14http://youtube.com/watch?v=YLWik2URcjI&feature=rel ...
- MacSuxWindozSux, on 02/19/2008, -1/+13Then why did you click on it?
- luciferin, on 02/19/2008, -0/+11Is it just me or is the aspect ratio off on all of these pictures..?
- anarchytv, on 02/19/2008, -1/+11Sorry, couldn't resist. http://www.farfromneutral.com/exodus/wp-content/up ...
- StrangeFamous, on 02/19/2008, -0/+9HAI GAIS! I CAN REPEAT AN UNRELATED CATCHPHRASE!! LOOK AT ME! WOOOOOWOOOOWOOOWOOWOWOOOOOOO!
- birdly, on 02/19/2008, -2/+11Clearly, Tank Man was photoshopped in.
Love and kisses,
The Chinese Government - FJRRulz, on 02/19/2008, -2/+11No Iwo Jima? Are you kidding me? This picture completely defined our nation's history during World War II!
http://patriotpost.us/news/images/iwojima1.jpg - bosssmiley, on 02/19/2008, -1/+10...or the burning Vietnamese monk, Thich Quang 'crispy' Duc. Once seen, never forgotten.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thich_Quang_Duc - fancyj, on 02/19/2008, -0/+8Makes you wonder what is blocked in a google search by our government. Very interesting video.
- wastelander, on 02/19/2008, -0/+7Check out the Wikipedia entry for the Tiananmen Square Masacre.. the word "Massacre" has been removed for no good reason.. I wouldn't at all be suprised if Chinese government sock puppets weren't trying do a little white-washing of history in preparation for the olympics.
I think the official team uniform for the united states should feature a picture of tank-man.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tiananmen_Square ... - cdigioia, on 02/19/2008, -0/+6Yeah, it sums up the amazing technological advancement, switches to democracy, increased education rates, rise of the US as the sole superpower, etc.../sarcasm
It's a great photo, and a powerful event, but let's not get carried away and say it summarizes the intricacies of the entire last century...I'm gonna get dug down for saying this though, oh well. - monkeyboyhero, on 02/19/2008, -0/+6Nice pictures, but the comments underneath are completely facile.
Example: "I would love to know the context of this slightly surrealistic picture. Is he sunbathing or protesting with his body? The placement of the body just in front of the demolishing tractor just makes it so ambiguous. Love the little kid in pink."
Yeah, I understand why the photo thanks. Photos like these don't need a superfluous explanation, they speak for themselves. Why the author felt the need to explain the picture showing a black man drinking from a segregated water fountain is beyond me. - Jokermx, on 02/19/2008, -0/+6The green eyes on that middle-east woman are breathtaking. I think I have the (relatively) new National Geographic issue where they picture her again, but she's in her 40's. The eyes are still amazing.
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..................................., - mempko, on 02/19/2008, -0/+5Hmm, what about all the awesome Vietnam pictures like the north viet con getting shot in the side of the head. Or the buddhist monk burning himself alive?
- DrywallThief, on 02/20/2008, -1/+6Because I was expecting goatse.
- JAG731, on 02/19/2008, -1/+5Sadly, while these pictures and the people in them do represent some 'turning point', wars still exist. Prejudice still practiced. Senseless killings. Pain & suffering -- Nothing's changed.
- inactive, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4because that's a way to learn from peoples mistakes
- inactive, on 02/19/2008, -4/+8what about the picture of Lindsay Lohan not wearing underwear?
- AndrewDB, on 02/19/2008, -1/+5Your link didn't work. :/
- diggB, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4Agreed for the most part. The link to the original you gave is much, much better. However, some of the pictures DID change the world. The world's opinion of China was dramatically shaped by the photo of the lone man confronting the line of tanks in Tiananmen Square, for example. But, you're dugg, nevertheless.
- LifeIsARhythm, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4to go along with Vietnam, these pictures all played a huge role and should be on any list
http://www.iraqwar.co.uk/kimphuc2.jpg
http://faculty.smu.edu/dsimon/viet/headshot3.jpg
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/RDAR-Vo ...
this last one is a pdf, but it contains hundred of pictures of the My Lai massacre and some of these pictures were published in Life Magazine and they rocked the country and sent the whole country into debate, similar to abu ghraid picutres (those should be on the list as well) - Vodka2389, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4Absolutely. This picture always blows me away. I can't imagine the will someone has to have to go through with that.
- wastelander, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4"Naming of incident
In the Chinese language, the incident is most commonly known as the June Fourth Movement (simplified Chinese: 六四运动; traditional Chinese: 六四運動), the June Fourth Incident (Chinese: 六四事件), or colloquially, simply Six-four (June 4th) (Chinese: 六四).[citation needed] The nomenclature of the former is consistent with the customary names of the other two great protest actions that occurred in Tiananmen Square: the May Fourth Movement of 1919, and the April Fifth Movement of 1976. In some contexts, "June Fourth Movement" refers more generally to all the student and civil unrest which occurred throughout China, in addition to the events in Beijing and specifically Tiananmen Square. The government of the People's Republic of China has referred to the event as the Political Turmoil between Spring and Summer of 1989 (Chinese: 春夏之交的政治風波)."
nope.. no massacre here.. move along now
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_prot ... - FoghornLeghorn, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4Damn, it does for me. To sum up it's JFK Jr. saluting his father's casket.
- SlyMm, on 02/19/2008, -1/+5Where is the Vietnamese girl running with her clothes napalmed off?
- mikesbaker, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4go back to 4 chan
- Viend, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3Yet again the same photo is left out in every single list:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9 ...
Just because they were communists doesn't mean they don't deserve a list. - MacSuxWindozSux, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3If you're going to post a Lindsay Lohan picture you might as well use a one that wasn't photoshopped.
http://www.ninjadude.com/images/Lindsay-Lohan/lind ...
http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/images/photos/lind ... - hamobu, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3Also the picture of Palestinian kid throwing a stone at a tank.
- nardo510, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3Man I dont think I would be brave enough to stop infront of all those tanks...
- RevToTheRedline, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3May I throw up please?
- inactive, on 02/19/2008, -1/+4YA RLY
- lastword2, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3photo... the event impacted the world, it was live on tv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJBnHMpHGRY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-nXT8lSnPQ - cor315, on 02/19/2008, -1/+4really? eww
- birdly, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3That was the first one I expected to see.....also Ruby shooting Oswald.
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