Nathan49. First picture from space taken in 1946 via a V-2 rocket
After the V-2 rocket was launched, it provided the people a first look at how the atmosphere actually looked like.
50. The night Prohibition ended in 1933
The night Prohibition ended was obviously a special one. The 18th Amendment was always very useless by the Americans and they found no meaning behind it.
51. The first ever Wimbledon tennis match in 1877
The Championships started in 1877 and has till now continued. The rules have more or less stayed the same.
52. A-bomb testing at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific
There is always a need to test things before actually trying them out. Right?
53. Bombs exploding on Japan in 1945
Japan did not want to surrender that easy. So America had to go all the way.
54. Soviet soldiers raising the flag over Berlin in 1945
Hitler was a little too aggressive when decided to attack Russia and the western front too. Germany would not survive.