{"id":15182,"date":"2024-08-09T18:59:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T18:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/?p=15182"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:59:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T18:59:34","slug":"chilling-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/chilling-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"50 of the Most Chilling Photos in History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human history is full of beauty, advancements, and progress. But there has always been a dark side to humanity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Humans have the awful ability to hurt others. Violence, fear, and power have caused some of the worst wars, crimes, and pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photographs taken through the decades have documented some of the cruelest acts and intense moments. Natural disasters, ghostly hauntings, and freak accidents have also been captured on camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These photographs can be extremely hard to look at. But they should serve as a reminder to us to be kinder to others, lend a helping hand when we can, and work to protect, rather than harm each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-7.png 517w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-7-228x300.png 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mary Borders, &#8220;The Dust Lady,&#8221; who survived the attack of the Twin Towers on September 11th. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jfk.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15191\" style=\"width:668px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jfk.webp 930w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jfk-300x217.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jfk-768x556.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First Lady, Jackie Kennedy, after realizing her husband had been shot. A Secret Service agent rushes to assist. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15185\" style=\"width:519px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-9.png 633w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-9-279x300.png 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A photo of a shell-shocked soldier in World War II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-10.png 602w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-10-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Lennon signing an autograph for his soon-to-be murderer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/mark-david-chapman\/\">Mark David Chapman<\/a>&nbsp;hours before he was shot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15208\" style=\"width:458px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-28.png 700w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-28-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A hotel manager pouring muriatic acid into the pool to get black swimmers to get out of the pool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-13.png 602w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-13-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Siblings pose for a photograph moments before being struck by lightning. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15205\" style=\"width:472px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-25.png 700w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-25-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>&nbsp;Patient Undergoing Treatment For Mental Illness, Germany 1890<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/challenger-906x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15217\" style=\"width:664px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/challenger-906x1024.jpeg 906w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/challenger-265x300.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/challenger-768x868.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/challenger-955x1080.jpeg 955w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/challenger.jpeg 1327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christa Macauliffe&#8217;s parents watching the Challenger explode in 1986<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Duc-self-immmolation-809x455-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Duc-self-immmolation-809x455-1.jpg 809w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Duc-self-immmolation-809x455-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Duc-self-immmolation-809x455-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/thich-quang-duc\/\">The Self-Immolation of Th\u00edch Qu\u1ea3ng \u0110\u1ee9c<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/flag.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/flag.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/flag-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">8 year old Christian Golczynski receiving the flag from his father&#8217;s military funeral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-11.png 600w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-11-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Overacker jet-skiing off of Niagara Falls. Unfortunately, his parachute didn\u2019t open, and he lost his life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/evelyn-mchale.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15219\" style=\"width:566px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/evelyn-mchale.webp 764w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/evelyn-mchale-229x300.webp 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The &#8220;Beautiful Suicide&#8221; of 23-year-old Evelyn McHale&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsunami.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15222\" style=\"width:736px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsunami.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsunami-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsunami-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A woman sitting in the ruins of her town after a tsunami. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-12.png 602w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-12-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Princess Diana in her car shortly before the fatal crash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sudanfamine-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15223\" style=\"width:858px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sudanfamine-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sudanfamine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sudanfamine-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sudanfamine-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sudanfamine-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sudanfamine.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A young girl facing starvation during the Sudanese famine, with a vulture sitting behind her.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/muhammad-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/muhammad-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/muhammad-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/muhammad-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/muhammad-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/muhammad-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/muhammad.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">12-year-old&nbsp;Muhammad al-Durrah being shielded by his father on the Gaza Strip in 2000. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-14.png 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-14-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anne Frank&#8217;s father, Otto, returns to the attic after loosing his entire family. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/columbine.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/columbine.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/columbine-300x233.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Columbine school shooters walking through the cafeteria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/radium-girls-radium-jaw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15199\" style=\"width:624px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/radium-girls-radium-jaw.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/radium-girls-radium-jaw-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/radium-girls-radium-jaw-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A young girl showing the awful effects of radiation poisoning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-26-635x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15206\" style=\"width:556px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-26-635x1024.png 635w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-26-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-26-670x1080.png 670w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-26.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/whipped-peter\/\">The scars of an enslaved man who was severely whipped<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andes-1024x679.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15190\" style=\"width:642px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andes-1024x679.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andes-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andes-768x509.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andes-1080x716.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andes.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some of the survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the mountains. The survivors had to resort to cannibalism to survive. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-29.png 700w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-29-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A portion of the thousands of wedding rings taken from prisoners during the Holocaust. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15203\" style=\"width:758px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-23.png 900w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-23-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-23-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The original, supposedly haunted, Annabelle doll. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15200\" style=\"width:738px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-20.png 900w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-20-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-20-768x515.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/omayra-sanchez\/\">Omayra Sanchez<\/a>, the young girl who was&nbsp;trapped in the water after an earthquake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-30.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-30.png 700w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-30-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Babies and nurses wearing gas masks during World War II due to the threat of chemical warfare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15207\" style=\"width:562px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-27.png 700w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-27-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the earliest versions of a diving suit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15194\" 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