The world can be changed in a matter of seconds. Luckily, we have these little devices called cameras, allowing us to capture some of the world's most iconic moments. Here are a few photographs that will go down in history:
1. The Kiss
We all know and love this picture. Taken right after the end of World War II in 1945, it symbolizes the joy and happiness of the day the war was over.
2. White Dress
One of the all-time most classic icons of the 50’s, this gem started a whole new trend by posing over an NYC subway grate. You can still see people dress up as John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe to this day.
3. Iwo Jima
This picture is now a memorial in Arlington, Virginia, representing the power and strength of America during World War II.
4. Migrant Mother
Taken by Dorothea Lange, this is a photograph of a mother with her children in 1936, during the Great Depression. It became an icon of the struggles people faced during this time period.
5. 9/11
Firefighters, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, raised a flag at the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. A lot of people have compared this picture to Iwo Jima, representing the fight of Americans.
6. Jack Ruby
In 1963, two days after President Kennedy was killed, Jack Ruby gunned down Lee Harvey Oswald and this picture captured the moment as it happened. It went on to win a Pulitzer Prize.
7. A New Age
Bored waiting in the maternity ward for his wife to give birth to their daughter, Philippe Kahn developed a device that could instantly send pictures to his friends. Setting up a digital camera to his flip phone, Kahn took the first picture on a phone of his daughter, sending it to over 2,000 people.
8. The Black Power Salute
In 1968, during the Olympics in Mexico City, medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists to support the Civil Rights movement.
9. Reunited
At an Albania camp in March 1999, family members handed over two-year-old Kosova refugee, Agim Shala, to her grandparents through a barbed wire fence.
10. Facing Adversity
In 1956, Dorothy Counts made her way to a recently integrated school in Charlotte, North Carolina while facing severe adversity. She later had to withdraw from the school after days of harassment.
11. Earthrise
This picture was taken by Astronaut Willam Anders during the Apollo 8 mission. It was titled “Earthrise.”
12. Saying Goodbye
This touching picture was taken in March 2007, during the War in Iraq. It shows eight-year-old, Christian Golcynski, receiving the American flag at his father’s funeral, who died during the war.
13. The Situation Room
On May 1, 2011, world leaders watched in anticipation as the attack on Osama bin Laden took place. This lead to the death of the terrorist leader.
14. JFK Jr.
After the death of his father, John F. Kennedy Jr. saluted the fallen president at his funeral in 1963. A touching picture honoring an admired man.
15. Freedom.
For five years, the Taliban Sharia Law restricted women from showing their face in public. After the law was lifted in 2001, this woman was able to show her face in public for the first time.
