'Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a rabbit. According to Press Secretary Jody Powell: Carter splashed the rabbit with water, driving it away from the boat.
"The president was minding his own business rowing around a small pond and fishing when a rabbit left the shore and swam deliberately towards the boat, apparently crazed. President Jimmy Carter getting attacked by a rabbit while paddling around in a rowboat. We can’t even agree on what facts are anymore, let alone what might be funny. Everyone is allowed a take-what’s tragic to one is comedy to another. In fact, you've probably heard a million COVID jokes already and maybe even some at your own expense.Īnd really, no matter the stomach you have for tragic humor, it’s undeniable the internet has completely changed the way we react to historical events. Think of jokes about the Lincoln assassination. And as time passes, it often gets easier to make light of some of the darkest of times. Moments that might seem insensitive might in fact just be a perfectly natural part of the grieving process. In some tragic situations, people have found that responding with humor, even very dark humor, is the best way to process tough information. It all depends on a number of factors: Who is involved, how did it happen, how close are we to those who suffered and how did we learn about the news in the first place? The first official riders in New York Citys first subway, 1904.Everyone reacts to tragic news differently. Abraham Lincoln and General George McClellan in the general’s tent near Antietam battlefield October 3, 1862. Jewish refugees, approaching allied soldiers, become aware that they have just been liberated, April, 1945. German flying ace, The Red Baron and his dog, 1916. The Kennedy trio in the mid 30s as teenagers John, Bobby and Teddy. “The Long Walk” British Army EOD Tech approaches a suspect device. A vac sealed sachet of one of the astronauts children during Apollo 11. Prohibition- Alcohol barrels to be burned, 1924. JFK and LBJ during the Cuban Missle Crisis, 1962. A Japanese family returning home from a relocation center camp in Hunt, Idaho on May 10, 1945. Pyramid of captured German helmets, New York, 1918. Joseph and magda Goebbels on their wedding day. Powder Monkey on the USS New Hampshire, 1864. The headquarters of Benito Mussolini and the Italian Fascist party in Italy, 1934. Mark Twain inside the laboratory of Nikola Tesla, 1894. Soviet soldiers take a break to watch an acrobatic show on the march towards Berlin 1945. Hitler looking at the Gustav Railway gun, 1942. 9 Kings in Windsor Castle, May 20th, 1910. Louis Armstrong plays for his wife in front of the Sphinx by the pyramids in Giza, 1961. Martin Luther King Jr removing a burned cross from his front yard with his son at his side. Ruby Bridges, the first african-american to attend a white elementary school in the South (November 14th, 1960). Douglas MacArthur signs formal surrender of Japan, 1945. She drew a picture of “home” on the blackboard, Poland, 1948.
Tereska, a child in a residence for disturbed children, grew up in a concentration camp.
Los Angeles, 1926 – Alerted by the smell of a broken bottle of liquor, Federal Agents inspect a “lumber truck”. We are now proud to present to you 30 more awe-inspiring pictures that capture significant moments in history – many of which you may have never seen before. After taking in all the positive comments we were inspired to take you back in time once again. What we didn’t expect, is that it became one of the most viral stories on the web for 2014. When we posted our 40 Must-See Photos From The Past story, we knew many of the photos would shock and amaze a lot of people.
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