The Most Powerful Historical Pictures Ever That Changed The World

It often seems more fascinating for us to get a glimpse of forgotten ages of the past, and take pleasure in thinking what it could have been like during certain great eras. Thanks to the great invention of photography in the last 175 years, we were left with images and snapshots visuals and glimpses of some of the most significant events that took place in the past - and by means of our lessons in history and memories, we are able to be inspired and move forward.

From bold stands for civil rights to the most iconic holiday parade, here’s a look at some of the most amazing historical photos from the past that you would probably never see. Needleless to say, historical photos like these are indeed worth at least a thousand words each. Scroll on to see history told in the photographs below.

Bathing Suit Cop, 1922

It's hard to believe what's going on in this snapshot taken at the beach in the present day as it appears to be completely incongruent with today. As we know, these days people are free to wear whatever they like, with no enforced dress regulations.

In 1922, however, women could face penalties for being scantily clad. The picture was a man called Bill Norton, who was known to many as the “Bathing Beach Cop”, measuring the gap between ladies' knees and the bottom of their bathing suits in Washington DC. As the day before the photo was taken, the order mandating that swimwear could not be shorter than six inches above the knee was issued. It’s hard to imagine someone checking this nowadays.