These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

A 1970s Hitchhiker

Hitchhiking was one of the most common ways to travel in the 1970s if you didn't have a car. It was also incredibly dangerous, especially if you were a young woman. It often led to rape or murder, so it quickly grew out of fashion and was only used as a last resort, if at all.

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • In 1952, Albert Einstein declined an offer to become the second president of the State of Israel.
  • Vikings discovered America first, long before Columbus did,
  • Women couldn’t apply for credit at a bank until 1974.
  • Between 1900 and 1920, tug of war was an Olympic event.
Next Page →