Which event does this 1940 photograph show?

Four teenagers following a dog find prehistoric paintings underground (1940). Four boys near Montignac in south west France squeezed into a hole and found a cave covered in 17,000 year old paintings. Lascaux closed to the public in 1963 after visitors' breath began damaging the art.

Which event does this 1962 photograph show?

A president commits a nation to reaching the Moon within the decade (1962). Speaking at Rice University, Kennedy said the United States chose to go to the Moon 'not because they are easy, but because they are hard'. Apollo 11 landed seven years later.

Which event does this 1683 photograph show?

The largest cavalry charge in history breaks a siege (1683). A relief army under Jan III Sobieski of Poland charged down the Kahlenberg with around 18,000 cavalry, breaking the Ottoman siege of Vienna and marking the high water mark of Ottoman expansion in Europe.

Which event does this 1953 photograph show?

John Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier at Newport (1953). John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier at Newport, Rhode Island, before around 700 guests. The photograph is by Toni Frissell, who shot the day informally rather than in the studio.

Which event does this 1974 photograph show?

A military committee deposes an emperor after 44 years (1974). The Derg deposed Haile Selassie, ending a monarchy that traced itself to Solomon. He was driven from his palace in a Volkswagen Beetle and died in custody the following year.

What happened on September 12? Lascaux discovered, the Moon speech and 3 more

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Archaeology · 1940

Four teenagers following a dog find prehistoric paintings underground

Four boys near Montignac in south west France squeezed into a hole and found a cave covered in 17,000 year old paintings. Lascaux closed to the public in 1963 after visitors' breath began damaging the art.
Space · 1962

A president commits a nation to reaching the Moon within the decade

Speaking at Rice University, Kennedy said the United States chose to go to the Moon 'not because they are easy, but because they are hard'. Apollo 11 landed seven years later.
Conflict · 1683

The largest cavalry charge in history breaks a siege

A relief army under Jan III Sobieski of Poland charged down the Kahlenberg with around 18,000 cavalry, breaking the Ottoman siege of Vienna and marking the high water mark of Ottoman expansion in Europe.
Culture · 1953

John Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier at Newport

John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier at Newport, Rhode Island, before around 700 guests. The photograph is by Toni Frissell, who shot the day informally rather than in the studio.
Politics · 1974

A military committee deposes an emperor after 44 years

The Derg deposed Haile Selassie, ending a monarchy that traced itself to Solomon. He was driven from his palace in a Volkswagen Beetle and died in custody the following year.