This chilling declassified picture shows the infamous Fat Man before it was dropped in the Japanese city of Nagasaki. This American technician is doing the final check on the bomb by applying sealant.
However, there was not just one Fat Man the United States Government built for the occasion. There were actually four identical atomic bombs created in case one failed to explode.
Before the Berlin Wall
Before the Berlin Wall was known as the Berlin Wall, it was first constructed from scratch. This recently declassified picture shows construction was still being done to separate West Berlin from East Berlin as well as West Germany back in 1961.
The building of the wall marked the start of the Cold War and thus initiated the divide between Russia and the United States. Eventually, the Berlin Wall was taken down in 1989.
The 1972 Moon Landing
Some could not wrap their heads around the fact that the last moon landing occurred in 1972, and none has been done since. As shown in this declassified picture of Apollo 17 as it was landing on the moon, this was the last mission to ever reach space.
Despite technological advances in the field of space travel, no mission has yet to reach the moon anew. This detail further empowers conspiracy theorists to think that no moon mission occurred at all.
The Famous Schienenzeppelin
Germany’s excellence in precision is shown by its creation of the Schienenzeppelin – the country’s way to compete with the creation of the first high-speed train. The Schienenzeppelin purportedly is able to travel for 143 miles per hour.
As shown by this recently declassified picture, the Schienenzeppelin had a sleek design that allowed it to travel seamlessly through the air. The aircraft was reportedly smuggled from Germany in 1944.
The Capture of Saddam
This declassified picture is of Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein when United States forces captured him in his underground hideout. This was the same photo reportedly sent to the United States president to confirm that the mission of the United States military was a success.
Saddam was captured by United States forces on December 13, 2003, via the mission named “Operation Red Dawn.” This dramatic operation – the codename of which could double as a movie title – allowed the military to find him crouching in a small underground bunker in ad-Daer, Iraq.