MacBeth, nice job. U2 spy plane has to be #1 because of it importance to world history beyond simply US history. So if I were to rank the ones I've seen thus far here: 1. U2 spy plane over Cuba 2. Vietnam Street assisination/babies running 3. Zapruder film 4. Tienanmen Square 5. Iwo Jima 6. Hindenburg 7. Rodney King The MLK picture is huge. But again, I'm not so sure the picture itself was influential as much as his death.
That was a tough old carrier. It was shame they didn't perserve that ship. Instead they pissed it away for a nuke test. Sad. Here's that old girl heading through the Panama Canal.
You know, I was thinking about this the other day when I saw Teague on the news in a golf tourney. You think I'll get mugged when I wear my Alabama shirt at UM? EDIT: Too bad it was a penalty. (Small video: The Strip Side Angle)
This is a pictue OF a historical event. But the picture ITSELF is not significant. We're looking for pictures that participated in history...not just captured history. 1. U2: This picture provided such clear evidence of missles in Cuba that it nearly led us into WWIII. 2. The pictures in Vietnam were so shocking that a huge swell of public opinion ultimately led to America's withdrawl from the war. 3. The existance of the Zapruder film forever cast a huge doubt on the assisination of JFK that may never be resolved. 4. Tienaman Square photo was so moving that it brough unprecidented attention to the cause that resulted in the Chinese government backing down from the hard line stance. 5. Iwo Jima: Actually, I might have to withdrawl this one. Did this picture alter history? This picture signifies the end of WWII...very important...but it isn't like this photo brought about the end of WWII. Somebody convince me here. 6. Hindenburg: Last blimp made by Germany which may even have had implications on the upcomming WWII. 7. Rodney King: Video ultimately brough LA to its knees.
I'd put the Iwo Jima photo in the very famous photo category, but I don't think it changed history or anything, especially since it was the second raising of a flag (the first flag was too small, apparently).
Nobody beleived the Write brothers actually flew since Kitty Hawk was such a remote location. Withouth this photograph, they might not have been given credit for being "first in flight."
In 1879 a couple men argued whether all four feet of a horse were off the ground at the same time. To win the bet, one hired Eadweard Muybridge to build a machine to capture a running horse. This ultimately lead to the invention of motion picture.
Found the shot I was looking for. The Sara was in two tests. She survived the first with her wooden flight deck on fire, which they put out. (those sailors had no clue about the radiation hazard... not really) She sunk after the second test, but not for a while. A tough old carrier indeed! (and this isn't a history changing pic, just a real famous one... a bit crooked here)
2 pages and not one mention of arguably the most famous & photoshopped pic of cc/cf.net hangout history?
I just found a Time Life site that is dedicated to influential pictures. Some of their pictures simply document important events but others are participants. Check it out, it is cool because it also offers a description. Link Rimrocker's "Civil Rights" should be added to the list. Birmingham 1963 For years, Birmingham, Ala., was considered “the South’s toughest city,” home to a large black population and a dominant class of whites that met in frequent, open hostility. Birmingham in 1963 had become the cause célèbre of the black civil rights movement as nonviolent demonstrators led by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. repeatedly faced jail, dogs and high-velocity hoses in their tireless quest to topple segregation. This picture of people being pummeled by a liquid battering ram rallied support for the plight of the blacks.
Does anybody remember this picture specifically? The photographer won a Pulitzer prize for it. But did the picture itself alter public opinion or were people outraged regardless of the picture? Kent State 1970 When President Richard Nixon said he was sending troops to Cambodia, the nation’s colleges erupted in protest. At Kent State some threw rocks. The Ohio National Guard, called in to quell the turmoil, suddenly turned and fired, killing four; two were simply walking to class. This photo captured a pivotal moment: American soldiers had just killed American kids. Student photographer John Filo won the Pulitzer; the event was also memorialized in a Neil Young song and a TV movie. The girl, Mary Ann Vecchio, turned out not to be a Kent State student, but a 14-year-old runaway. She was sent back to her family in Florida.
Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 This photograph. taken on November 10, 1962 (from less than 500 ft. altitude at a speed of 713 mph). Clearly shown are Soviet-built SA-2 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) in place at launch sites. It is claimed that this was President Kennedy's favorite photo of the installations, and was mounted in the oval office. He used this photo to demonstrate the nature of the threat that the offensive weapons provided. The pattern of dots surrounding the sites are claimed to be camouflage nets..
