My Pick of History
Sometimes going back in time is possible. Here are some pictures you may have seen but have not really thought about it. These are my favourate pick of history. 1. Albert Einstein The timeless photo of Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue is familiar to many, but the story behind it is less so. On his birthday party in March, 1951, a journalist asked Albert for a smile, tired of smiling all night, the physicist replied with an eccentric sticking-out of the tongue. He may have had few beers by that point. 2. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The opening credits to any Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production is synonymous with the roaring lion, everyone has experienced that vintage roar before the film is about to start, becoming a symbol for the MGM brand. It was here in 1928 that they filmed the famous roar, I hope those cameramen are still in one piece 4 . Lumberjacks This image is from the 1915-era capturing lumberjacks working amongst the gargantuan redwoods in California when commercial lo