Some photos look ordinary, even pleasant, until you learn the history behind them. What seems like a simple snapshot can take on new meaning once the story is revealed.
These historical photos may appear eerie but unremarkable at first, however their backstories make them all the more fascinating.
This is a photo of the KISS nightclub in Brazil, posted on Facebook by one of the DJs. Later that night, 245 people perished and more than 680 were injured after fireworks hit the ceiling, causing the soundproofing in the ceiling to catch fire.
This is one of the final picture of Aaron Joel Mitchell. Aaron ran into the burning structure during the 2017 Burning Man festival. He died because of this. It is unclear why he did this.
A Lithuanian man in shock after accidentally hitting and taking the life of an 8-year-old.
The kid on the right, Bart Whitaker, had paid two of his buddies to end the lives of his family that night. They succeeded with the mother and brother, but the father, who took the photo, survived.
Snowboarder Marco Siffredi moments before he began his descent down Everest on a snowboard in 2002. He was never seen again and his body was never recovered.
Taken inside the Station Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island on February 20, 2003 just as the fire starts. The whole venue eventually went up in flames claiming 100 lives.
Final moments of Andrea Mazzetto, an Italian entrepreneur, before he plunged 650 feet to his death in front of his girlfriend while retrieving his phone.
😱🏠 My husband had been “working in Canada” for four months, with perfect video calls from a hotel… until my four-year-old whispered to me, “Mommy, Daddy lives…