Most Famous Photos in History (chosen by YOU)

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  • A tour of the world in which we look at the most famous photographs of over a dozen different countries. Some relate to history and politics, others about sport or entertainment. It's a wild ride!
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  • @dario3931
    @dario3931 3 роки тому +2897

    The Italian one with the girl is also famous because it was taken after Italy's first election in which women were allowed to vote

    • @Loonaurtheworld
      @Loonaurtheworld 3 роки тому +52

      That's so cool!!

    • @user-lq1jc6wf5m
      @user-lq1jc6wf5m 3 роки тому +6

      Io non l'avevo mai vista

    • @raulmere
      @raulmere 3 роки тому +8

      Mai vista nemmeno io, ovviamente il giornale sì. Il viso comunque mi è familiare

    • @andreaceres552
      @andreaceres552 3 роки тому +20

      Raul Merelli Mai vista neanche su un libro di scuola?

    • @raulmere
      @raulmere 3 роки тому +21

      @@andreaceres552 Proprio no. Come foto famosa avrei messo Mussolini appeso, chi non l'ha mai vista quella foto?

  • @Crick1952
    @Crick1952 3 роки тому +1932

    My therapist: "Turkish Optimus Prime isn't real, he can't hurt you"
    Turkish Optimus Prime:

    • @indonesianweebsfxv1676
      @indonesianweebsfxv1676 3 роки тому +18

      Firstly think it is a Turkish Gundam, lol

    • @amfram
      @amfram 3 роки тому +7

      Rinto Fitriawan Nah that’s optimus prime you can see the logo for the evil robots on his arm (even though he’s good I think?)

    • @ajgnexus
      @ajgnexus 3 роки тому +6

      @@amfram nah thats Optimus. Nemesis Prime would have a deception symbol

    • @Adhjie
      @Adhjie 3 роки тому

      @@ajgnexus where's vector is he playing checker with hawking?

    • @_somestuff
      @_somestuff 3 роки тому

      @@amfram So, Nemesis Prime then.

  • @giovannichao4154
    @giovannichao4154 3 роки тому +1216

    One of the most iconic photos from Asia is a still from a video that is ironically banned in the country where it was taken, the man vs tanks at Tiananmen square

    • @Mikasks
      @Mikasks 3 роки тому +134

      What tanks? In Tianmen Square? Are you sure that exist? Maybe that happened in the west but there’s no way it’s from Asia! I don’t know what you’re talking about!

    • @caratweneebebe
      @caratweneebebe 3 роки тому +54

      Tank Man is the nickname of an unidentified Chinese man who stood in front of a column of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. As the lead tank maneuvered to pass by the man, he repeatedly shifted his position in order to obstruct the tank's attempted path around him.
      video from CNN: m.ua-cam.com/video/YeFzeNAHEhU/v-deo.html

    • @Mikasks
      @Mikasks 3 роки тому +10

      @Marco Arrantez hmm? What do you mean?

    • @DenzelIbrahim
      @DenzelIbrahim 3 роки тому +60

      nothing happened at tiananmen square, nothing bro, nothing

    • @DenzelIbrahim
      @DenzelIbrahim 3 роки тому +14

      there was no tank obviously

  • @agunglaksono421
    @agunglaksono421 3 роки тому +1499

    Bung Tomo is an Indonesian national hero from Surabaya. made a speech when the Dutch returned to Indonesia to colonize. He said
    Bung Tomo :"Freedom or Death"
    It became a symbol of nationalism for Indonesian youth at that time and now.
    Edit: you can search for the speech on UA-cam

    • @awonoto
      @awonoto 3 роки тому +44

      I read somewhere that the photo was actually staged for propaganda purpose, not taken at the moment. Very savvy.

    • @oreocadbury.6226
      @oreocadbury.6226 3 роки тому +94

      Kalo menurutku yang membekas di otakku tu ga tau kenapa yang foto di atas hotel yamato robek bendera biru belanda. Atau gak pas soeharto tanda tanganin loi imf.

    • @figboi
      @figboi 3 роки тому +7

      @@awonoto source?

    • @figboi
      @figboi 3 роки тому +68

      @@awonoto Gw orang Indo. Jadi itu fungsi fotonya cuma buat representasi orasi beliau di radio gitu? Ya masuk akal sih, Bung Tomo kan belum dapet pangkat militer waktu itu, dan peran beliau waktu 10 November sangat crucial dan berpengaruh waktu itu

    • @awonoto
      @awonoto 3 роки тому +58

      @@figboi Iya gw belom dapet sumber lain yang kasih tahu kenapa mereka ambil foto itu. Kemungkinan besar memang untuk propaganda - representasi orasi beliau. Dan itu hal lumrah lah, kita nga usah malu2. Foto bendera Amerika di Iwojima sama bendera Soviet di Reichstag juga di ambil ulang untuk propaganda, bukan kejadian langsung.

  • @Ai14106
    @Ai14106 3 роки тому +2284

    How about iconic paintings for each country

    • @onewxrldmusic7303
      @onewxrldmusic7303 3 роки тому +24

      What a bright idea. Absolutely

    • @the_chosen_one5642
      @the_chosen_one5642 3 роки тому +4

      @@onewxrldmusic7303 for brazil that would definetively be O Grito do Ipiranga

    • @adriancameron9809
      @adriancameron9809 3 роки тому +1

      Fantastic idea!

    • @anindrapratama
      @anindrapratama 3 роки тому +18

      For Indonesia, the painting depicting the capture of Prince Diponegoro by Raden Saleh could be a candidate

    • @aaronbrown8377
      @aaronbrown8377 3 роки тому +7

      U.S.
      American Progress
      Campbell's Soup Can
      Number Five
      American Gothic
      Nighthawks

  • @devansmith691
    @devansmith691 3 роки тому +2500

    Hey J.J. you should consider doing a video on iconic national books. As an American, I think Tom Sawyer, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the Great Gatsby. I would love to know what Canadians and other people consider their country's iconic books!

    • @onewxrldmusic7303
      @onewxrldmusic7303 3 роки тому +71

      What a great ideas to cover covers of iconic books. Me as a music lover would suggest an episode on iconic music album covers.

    • @Jackoosh1
      @Jackoosh1 3 роки тому +36

      The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier is our national epic

    • @TheMochaMonster
      @TheMochaMonster 3 роки тому +53

      Anne of Green Gables, though it may only be more relatable for Canadians living in the Maritimes rather than at a national level.

    • @cudemacaco551
      @cudemacaco551 3 роки тому +24

      In Brazil the most iconic book probably whould be Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis. Also i think that's a great idea for a video.

    • @waynejohnson1786
      @waynejohnson1786 3 роки тому +16

      For Russia; Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
      Can’t really say much about the book because I haven’t read it, all I know is it’s apparently a very good book and an important part of Russian literature.
      If I remember correctly it’s about a poor young man who kills an old woman for her money but feels remorseful and is afraid he’s going to get caught. If you don’t think that sounds good I probably just did a bad job describing it lol

  • @itsourtubenow9729
    @itsourtubenow9729 3 роки тому +85

    7:50 for anyone wondering what was altered in the photo, one of the soldiers we're wearing more than one wrist watch suggesting that the soldiers might've been looting civilian homes and poor wages or living standards in the USSR.

  • @bigsquatch
    @bigsquatch 3 роки тому +290

    For the US, our 'national photo' is Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.

    • @warwickeng5491
      @warwickeng5491 3 роки тому +54

      That or something related to 9/11

    • @tiedough7481
      @tiedough7481 3 роки тому +13

      @@warwickeng5491 George bush standing on the rubble maybe?

    • @vulpes7079
      @vulpes7079 3 роки тому +42

      @@tiedough7481 Maybe the firefighters raising the US flag among the rubble

    • @azelmamortlake4471
      @azelmamortlake4471 3 роки тому +82

      Oh, I immediately thought of that soldier returning from WW2 kissing a girl in the middle of the street.

    • @yobledout3975
      @yobledout3975 3 роки тому +10

      @@warwickeng5491 I thought of the falling man, the picture taken during 9/11

  • @MrTohawk
    @MrTohawk 3 роки тому +996

    Most well known China picture (outside of China, for some reason) must be the Tian'anmen square picture of the guy in front of the tanks.

    • @peterroberts4415
      @peterroberts4415 3 роки тому +167

      *your post has been flagged by the almighty Xi Jinping*

    • @oriole4008
      @oriole4008 3 роки тому +99

      Winnie the pooh has entered the chat

    • @largesoda1729
      @largesoda1729 3 роки тому +59

      A man has been spotted protesting in Tianamen Square!

    • @agustinvenegas5238
      @agustinvenegas5238 3 роки тому +64

      what? tanks in Tiananmen square? you're delusional!

    • @marcoshernandez2439
      @marcoshernandez2439 3 роки тому +35

      DANIEL BIN OMAR - Tanks killing civilians? Are you sure it didn’t happen in the west? Surely that would never happen here!

  • @onewxrldmusic7303
    @onewxrldmusic7303 3 роки тому +604

    Inevitably there were several left out. Like the Napalm bombing photo in Vietnam, like the fall of the Berlin Wall, like the picture in Stalingrad, like the fall of the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, funeral of Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt, the Yalta summit of the four leaders for example. This does need a follow-up that could be equally interesting.

    • @komyn27
      @komyn27 3 роки тому +28

      I submitted the napalm photo for this video. I guess it wasn't brought up enough.

    • @harshbansal7982
      @harshbansal7982 3 роки тому +11

      These are more of internationally famous photos.

    • @aclg7087
      @aclg7087 3 роки тому +8

      @@harshbansal7982 i feel like photos of the Berlin wall falling are internationally famous enough to be featured.

    • @chongjunxiang3002
      @chongjunxiang3002 3 роки тому +6

      Surprise, the US isn't that well mention other than the startup:
      Iwo Jima, flag on moon landing, September 11, etc.

    • @JJMcCullough
      @JJMcCullough  3 роки тому +62

      Watch the other video

  • @bennyloya7353
    @bennyloya7353 3 роки тому +248

    In the Mexican revolution photo I’m glad to see that one because my great grandfather was in that photo in the background and is one of the only few photos I get to use in reference for my great grandfather it’s very sentimental for my family.

    • @adam.2004.4
      @adam.2004.4 3 роки тому +6

      Awesome man that is good to hear

    • @wetsocks7619
      @wetsocks7619 3 роки тому +4

      Que chido, yo sé que mi bisabuelo también luchó pero eso es todo:'/

  • @ShadyAnchovy
    @ShadyAnchovy 3 роки тому +562

    Indonesian most iconic photo honorable mention:
    - Yamato hotel incident
    - Sukarno proclaiming Indonesia independence
    - students take over parliament during 1998 protest

    • @steventimotiustejo4182
      @steventimotiustejo4182 3 роки тому +9

      Are we have another Indonesia most iconic Photo, Comrade ?

    • @squishyninjalite1818
      @squishyninjalite1818 3 роки тому +9

      Take over parlement looks like America did a year ago

    • @steventimotiustejo4182
      @steventimotiustejo4182 3 роки тому +3

      @@squishyninjalite1818
      Where ?
      You mean Capitol Hill ?

    • @DanishAlKahfi
      @DanishAlKahfi 3 роки тому +24

      @@squishyninjalite1818 the capitol shit? No no no,it was much much different

    • @CalculatorGuides
      @CalculatorGuides 3 роки тому +18

      also:
      -the indonesian flag being raised for the first time
      -and some borneo rainforest photo

  • @timo6212
    @timo6212 3 роки тому +177

    Smth I find personally remarkable is that Willy Brandt was in active resistance against the Nazis organising resistance first from Germany and later from Oslo. I find it truly humbling act of him to kneel and apologize for the atrocities of his country even though he belongs to the few people that definitely don't have to apologize.

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 3 роки тому +1

      Wasn't the kneeling a mistake(as in not planed in advance but he just slipped)?

    • @N0Avatar
      @N0Avatar 3 роки тому +12

      ​@@alexandrub8786 I would recommend to watch a video from the Kniefall, there you can see that he intentionally goes slowly down on his knees.
      ua-cam.com/video/7zqDSA9NJM4/v-deo.html
      Can I ask where do you got such an information?
      It sounds kinda abstruse to me.
      Best regards

    • @starrynight1657
      @starrynight1657 3 роки тому +1

      Never should anyone have to apologise for the deeds of others, that's simply a way to perpetuate hatred.

    • @danielgerber8452
      @danielgerber8452 3 роки тому +2

      Haha no. It wasn't planned but he didn't slip. He said it was an intuitive action.

    • @Vitorruy1
      @Vitorruy1 3 роки тому +10

      @@starrynight1657 it's a sign of empathy and humbleness

  • @hochifeen
    @hochifeen 3 роки тому +1075

    ENGLAND winning the World Cup - NOT Britain!

    • @onewxrldmusic7303
      @onewxrldmusic7303 3 роки тому +142

      Good one. In FIFA, Scotland, Wales are separate countries and compete with their own national teams.

    • @ArnoldDarkshner99
      @ArnoldDarkshner99 3 роки тому +137

      @@onewxrldmusic7303 "How many countries are in this damn country??" "Four."

    • @jakubpociecha8819
      @jakubpociecha8819 3 роки тому +36

      @@ArnoldDarkshner99 Three,Northern Ireland is not a country,it's a province,but in FIFA is regarded as one

    • @-haclong2366
      @-haclong2366 3 роки тому +6

      Same thing, it's the United Kingdom of England and North Little England.

    • @jayamber4448
      @jayamber4448 3 роки тому +1

      it really doesn't matter

  • @Skyebadoo
    @Skyebadoo 3 роки тому +68

    I can appreciate the cultural significance of Abbey Road, but as a Brit when I think of our iconic photos I will always think of Churchill giving V signs. My personal favourite is the 1943 photo in New York as he signals to a group of cheering sailors disembarking the Queen Mary, it really encapsulates the sort of hero figure he quickly became (and still is) and him being in America after so long of Britain having bad to no relations, really well represents what was at stake for the UK.

    • @arnavbhagwat4232
      @arnavbhagwat4232 3 роки тому +4

      Exactly. As an Indian, the most iconic British photo I would think of is Churchill flashing the V sign in front of parliament. I would also think of the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana.

  • @snackuilleomeal120
    @snackuilleomeal120 3 роки тому +63

    JJ: Sweden, Norway, Finland
    Me (a dane): Surely Denmark is up next...

    • @ggtjr4
      @ggtjr4 Рік тому

      But we got two unnecessary Obama pics

  • @Eatyourburger
    @Eatyourburger 3 роки тому +1090

    I feel like JJ’s slightly unbuttoned shirt was fan service.

    • @Eatyourburger
      @Eatyourburger 3 роки тому +75

      @@mattsprojects2047 the joke is that JJ is hot. you're welcome

    • @tehbunnyboy911
      @tehbunnyboy911 3 роки тому +13

      More like a Public Service.

    • @pepsi-cola2791
      @pepsi-cola2791 3 роки тому +2

      DANIEL BIN OMAR - gay

    • @neinzukorruption9321
      @neinzukorruption9321 3 роки тому +1

      ​@@RobespierreThePoof And it looks very sweet on him. Adorably soft and young skin. I´m female and I find it a pity that he is not into us ladies.

    • @OpRaven-62
      @OpRaven-62 3 роки тому +1

      @@neinzukorruption9321 wait, he's gay?

  • @MahDryBread
    @MahDryBread 3 роки тому +648

    Man, that was a really fun episode!

  • @endisuhendi1559
    @endisuhendi1559 3 роки тому +266

    18:02 Bung Tomo was an encouragement to fighters with his speech to expel the British Army from the Land of Java

  • @brremsilverte.9022
    @brremsilverte.9022 3 роки тому +35

    17:12 fun fact, McArthur was obsessed with his image and actually shot that picture multiple times.

    • @sandz000
      @sandz000 3 роки тому +2

      i cant believe thats whats people sent instead of Rizal's execution..

    • @HoneyMike
      @HoneyMike 2 роки тому +1

      @@sandz000 I believe he wanted to be President

    • @alternated122
      @alternated122 2 роки тому

      @@sandz000 atleast they didnt show the people revolution which is just 💩

  • @Yoxidelf
    @Yoxidelf 3 роки тому +335

    Guys can we focus on something we take for granted ? J.J.'s editing abilities.
    Each video has transitions and cuts that are so lively and entertaining. Keeps the video interesting and makes me hooked.
    J.J.'s videos are for adults as cartoons are for children. I don't care what the subject is, lemme bask in its editorial genius and its education juice.

  • @matthewkearney833
    @matthewkearney833 3 роки тому +198

    2:10 England won the World Cup not Britain. All the constituent countries of the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) play as individual teams in international soccer.

    • @davidtrnecek9318
      @davidtrnecek9318 3 роки тому +1

      Except for the Olympics

    • @matthewkearney833
      @matthewkearney833 3 роки тому +8

      David Trneček team GB for England, Scotland, Wales and those from Northern Ireland that want to compete as a British athlete. If a Northern Irish athlete wants to compete for Ireland they can.
      Then in international Rugby there’s England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, which consists of Irish and Northern Irish players, regardless of whether they identify as British or Irish.
      It wouldn’t be geopolitics without complications.

    • @matthewkearney833
      @matthewkearney833 3 роки тому +2

      @@danieledwards5313 in Ireland we call it soccer because one of our two national sports is called Gaelic Football, usually just called “football”. So to avoid confusion we refer to what it known as “football” in other counties as “soccer”. Similar to the situation in the United States with their American Football.

    • @tomosprice8136
      @tomosprice8136 3 роки тому

      @@davidtrnecek9318 Britain don't enter a team for the olympic football

  • @nicolasmith4181
    @nicolasmith4181 3 роки тому +39

    that last pictures backstory is amazing. especially as a kiwi from being over the ditch. i can't imagine what a huge step that PM was for the aboriginal people in aus

  • @Mrgasdos
    @Mrgasdos 3 роки тому +165

    Brasil's history is so hardcore we can't even show on youtube

    • @KDH-br6hy
      @KDH-br6hy 3 роки тому +1

      Fr 💀😭

    • @Adhjie
      @Adhjie 3 роки тому

      @@bruhz_089 the probs are besides Argentine there's this lax Opa immigrant Alrite they catching up gotta hide

    • @emptycinema
      @emptycinema 3 роки тому

      Also Balkan

    • @footballdays5548
      @footballdays5548 3 роки тому

      Probably something to do with football

    • @TheAutisticKiwi
      @TheAutisticKiwi 2 роки тому

      Me and the boys loading the artillery shell at Mt. Cassino

  • @rsieo2987
    @rsieo2987 3 роки тому +229

    0:01 damn this “my name is JJ” hit different from other videos😳

  • @saw7191
    @saw7191 3 роки тому +284

    I love this type of videos, with audience interactions

  • @MrHudson2212
    @MrHudson2212 3 роки тому +28

    There's an interesting story related to the Apocalypse Now photo. When the photographer Niedenthal wanted to send it to the German Newsweek, he couldn't find anyone to get the photos out of the country. Desperate, he randomly gave them to a man boarding a train to Berlin and hoped for the best. In a couple of weeks he found that they were indeed published in Newsweek, unfortunately with a glaring error: the top part of the photo, displaying the name of the cinema (Kino Moskwa, "Moscow Cinema"), was cropped, significantly reducing the impact of the picture.
    ...EXACTLY THE SAME ERROR AS JJ MADE IN THE VIDEO!!!!

  • @aotoda486
    @aotoda486 3 роки тому +12

    17:44 Thanks for including this! I was hoping you'd talk about it in more depth but considering exactly how many submissions you covered (and moreso how many you couldn't) I'm happy you brought it up at all. We need a followup JJ! 'Nam, China (though I guess, you prob don't have to many viewers straight from the mainland), Japan, Korea were all left out! I could say that the running naked Viet child (and the Prince Charles parody), the tiananmen square, Hirohito and MacArthur, and the charge of protesters at the Gwangju uprising are the most iconic images of those nations respectively (internationally anyway).

  • @krateproductions4872
    @krateproductions4872 3 роки тому +93

    JJ has the best name for his fans. It’s literally Friends

  • @Tenchinu
    @Tenchinu 3 роки тому +179

    There a picture from china that was somewhat iconic. I think... from around 1989. Nothing rly important, tho.
    Kinda low-key.

    • @ravenlord4
      @ravenlord4 3 роки тому +4

      All of the submissions were sent in by his viewers. I doubt that he has many subscribers from the PRC.

    • @gamergoose465
      @gamergoose465 3 роки тому +21

      What do you mean, nothing of significance was ever in a photograph in China in 1989

    • @jeffreywiemann8120
      @jeffreywiemann8120 3 роки тому +2

      @@ravenlord4 and most people in the PRC have never seen that photo.

    • @komyn27
      @komyn27 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah, it isn't famous in the PRC. He also mentioned it in the first video.

    • @Hand-in-Shot_Productions
      @Hand-in-Shot_Productions 3 роки тому +2

      Apparently, people from the PRC don't see it too much, but I think you are referring to that famous picture from the day which some Chinese dissidents call "May 35". For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_non-standard_dates#May_35

  • @sentimentalrasa5887
    @sentimentalrasa5887 3 роки тому +14

    I was very fascinated about this video. Well done!
    Your discussions are very engaging!
    How about iconic or remarkable films for each country?

  • @stefanosanastasi99
    @stefanosanastasi99 3 роки тому +2

    I always wanted to learn more about different countries/cultures so that i am not so ignorant about them and this channel is everything i ever wanted! Amazing job J.J.
    Love from Cyprus 🇨🇾

  • @a10warthog64
    @a10warthog64 3 роки тому +316

    The most famous image from America is actually H A M B U R G E R

  • @jmathews4765
    @jmathews4765 3 роки тому +69

    I always thought the self-immolated monk from Vietnam was an iconic photo. Rage Against the Machine used it in their self titled debut album

    • @JXY2019
      @JXY2019 3 роки тому +3

      I think the current government there doesn’t promote that photo for a variety of reasons, namely because they like a narrative where there was no south vietnam and because they were just as bad to the Buddhist ms as Diem was

    • @JXY2019
      @JXY2019 3 роки тому

      Lex Bright Raven after the French were defeated Vietnam was divided with a communist dictatorship in the north and an anti communist dictatorship in the south. The US tried to prop up the southern state, eventually signing a peace deal with north vietnam in 1972. Not long after the north Vietnamese communists abandoned the peace deal and began a new invasion of the south, which the US basically abandoned in the wake of political turmoil at home. South Vietnam surrendered in 1975.

  • @dionysus6892
    @dionysus6892 2 роки тому +4

    Not my first time seeing The Royal Birch, in a server on Discord we have a very proud Norwegain fellow who will often share tidbits about his nation's history and culture. This was one of the first photos I remember him showing us and he happily told the story behind it. He is a favorite among us.
    You're great Thom!

  • @OHYS
    @OHYS 3 роки тому +4

    I couldn't object more to JJ's views on Québec and bilingualism, but I love his videos and have learned so much from him

  • @ryaningham5374
    @ryaningham5374 3 роки тому +106

    For some reason that "check out this guy" really got me laughing

  • @lallivasich8037
    @lallivasich8037 3 роки тому +129

    “unique experience with the war” is certainly one way to describe us Finns and our relationship with WWII 😅

    • @ArnoldDarkshner99
      @ArnoldDarkshner99 3 роки тому +13

      Some folks I know have a hard time understanding Finland's unique nationalism. I reckon the experience of being stuck smack dab between two aggressive totalitarian empires and receiving very little help or recognition from the rest of the world has a lot to do with it. Yours is a proud and brave people, and I salute you for it!

    • @suprememother
      @suprememother 3 роки тому +4

      @@ArnoldDarkshner99 my experience as a Finn is that we are hugely devided but still want to keep Finland independent. It probably has something to do with Sweden and russia fighting for Finland for a long time

    • @Dhjaru
      @Dhjaru 3 роки тому

      @@ArnoldDarkshner99 i wouldnt call sweden totalitarian

    • @matthewvolfson1959
      @matthewvolfson1959 3 роки тому +1

      @@Dhjaru he is referencing the time when Sweden was a monarchy and empire and controlled Finland.

    • @warwickeng5491
      @warwickeng5491 3 роки тому +1

      History isn't always a "white and black" thing

  • @Fitzroyfallz
    @Fitzroyfallz 2 роки тому +1

    This was fantastic! It was like a mini history lesson on countries all around the world, in a really enjoyable way.

  • @retrogadget6183
    @retrogadget6183 2 роки тому +2

    I need a series of this!!!! It would be especially interesting to see more photos from smaller countries that are very often not in the global spotlight.

  • @muunke
    @muunke 3 роки тому +362

    You should do a video about the biggest landslide election victory's worldwide

    • @JJMcCullough
      @JJMcCullough  3 роки тому +328

      Like when Stalin won 600%?

    • @nickhueper2906
      @nickhueper2906 3 роки тому +23

      He always does

    • @AlexanderMartinez-mk6cl
      @AlexanderMartinez-mk6cl 3 роки тому +59

      J.J. McCullough false Propaganda all know glorious general secretary won 1000% prepare to be sent to gula- I mean peaceful learning camp

    • @paddystrongjaw9995
      @paddystrongjaw9995 3 роки тому +6

      J.J. McCullough Labour win in 1997 and 2001 in UK general elections are 2 that immediately to mind (from recent British history anyway)

    • @artman7780
      @artman7780 3 роки тому +16

      Lukashenko won 80% and Kim Jong UN regularly wins 100% of the votes. Demonkrasi stonks.

  • @cillianoleary8091
    @cillianoleary8091 3 роки тому +140

    2:19 well done jj on annoying both wales and scotland

    • @XaviMacBash
      @XaviMacBash 3 роки тому +2

      beat me to it

    • @cillianoleary8091
      @cillianoleary8091 3 роки тому

      xavimacbash productions ha

    • @Zareena23
      @Zareena23 3 роки тому +2

      And Northern Ireland

    • @cillianoleary8091
      @cillianoleary8091 3 роки тому +1

      Mr British Owl they’re in the uk not Britain

    • @onewxrldmusic7303
      @onewxrldmusic7303 3 роки тому +1

      Oh, just let the man be. He is Canadian after all, and he is trying his best Just appreciate the effort. LOL

  • @George_06.
    @George_06. 3 роки тому

    Can I just say you’re very energetic and enthusiastic and I love how you edit your videos,keep it up.

  • @jimib3
    @jimib3 3 роки тому +1

    Hey J.J. I love your videos. You’re probably one of my favorite youtubers. If you haven’t done a video like this already, I think “strange national holidays” would be a good idea for a video.

  • @CurtExplores
    @CurtExplores 3 роки тому +159

    JJ: 'Britain winning the 1966 World Cup'
    Wales & Scotland: 'Am I a joke to you?'

    • @JJMcCullough
      @JJMcCullough  3 роки тому +71

      Kinda

    • @charliehassett7848
      @charliehassett7848 3 роки тому +7

      @@JJMcCullough ooofff that's harsh 😂

    • @96Revo
      @96Revo 3 роки тому

      Northern Ireland crying

    • @JJMcCullough
      @JJMcCullough  3 роки тому +14

      Geez Louise I didn’t think I’d reduce the ENTIRE British isles to tears...

    • @SpidermanandJeny
      @SpidermanandJeny 3 роки тому +2

      What are Wales and Scotland? Never heard of them.

  • @marcello7781
    @marcello7781 3 роки тому +21

    Both the Italian pictures brought me memories of my old history textbook that I used to read during most of the classes, particularly the first one. An image truly is worth more than a million words.

  • @Cirus122
    @Cirus122 3 роки тому +6

    Wow! This is awesome 👍. I wish you make it into a series or at least segment in your other videos. I'm from Kenya and would've loved to see on from our region in East Africa.🌍

    • @Cirus122
      @Cirus122 3 роки тому

      Me noticing Dedan Kimathi at 0:10

  • @itschrisuphere
    @itschrisuphere 3 роки тому +7

    Thoroughly enjoyed this content, when it ended I could have handled another 20 minutes. Would be a good video to revisit on a round 2 when you are looking for more content!

  • @broke1286
    @broke1286 3 роки тому +13

    Appreciate the research you went to JJ to give these photos meaning. Also, like the comments from people that live there as to why they are important.

  • @AFMTAG
    @AFMTAG 3 роки тому +39

    The boy from South Africa's last name was actually "Pieterson." Pieter is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) version of Peter.

  • @frankwankerl7021
    @frankwankerl7021 2 роки тому

    This might be your best made and researched video yet, and if not then definitely one of my personal favourites. Well done.

  • @SamuriLemonX18
    @SamuriLemonX18 3 роки тому

    Hey I got featured, nice! Excellent video as always JJ, the amount of effort put in is clear to see.

  • @shigemorif1066
    @shigemorif1066 3 роки тому +114

    Completely off topic, that long wavy hair looks great on you J.J.

    • @onewxrldmusic7303
      @onewxrldmusic7303 3 роки тому

      No, please go back to the younger sexier look and hairstyle please.

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 3 роки тому +1

      A mustache and maybe a beard and he could become a sociakist figurehead.

  • @THE3FATGUYS
    @THE3FATGUYS 3 роки тому +41

    That Brandt photo was powerful and moving. It was the first time I’d seen it.

  • @omarJr17
    @omarJr17 3 роки тому

    When I've seen your iconic photos from Canada video, I wanted to make a video titled: country's most iconic photos were I talk about different iconic photo's from different countries, but you beat me to it and made it better than I ever could of have.

  • @ItsDozzy
    @ItsDozzy 2 роки тому +1

    You should do a part 2 of this, very interesting video and there's alot more countries and photos to choose from

  • @CancerGaming56
    @CancerGaming56 3 роки тому +222

    JJ: Starts with Britain
    Me, a Brit: *Happy Tea noises*

    • @CancerGaming56
      @CancerGaming56 3 роки тому +1

      Rusty Shackleford
      But they are all part of Britain.

    • @winchesterchua3311
      @winchesterchua3311 3 роки тому +1

      Colonization intensifies.

    • @wolfzmusic9706
      @wolfzmusic9706 3 роки тому

      YeetusД Feetus yes but they compete as separate countries, not as britain

    • @CancerGaming56
      @CancerGaming56 3 роки тому

      Wolfz Music
      In my comment, I was referring to all the photos he shown, not just the one with Bobby Moore.

    • @ferritparade5808
      @ferritparade5808 3 роки тому

      YeetusД Feetus
      N. Ireland is debatable/contested

  • @glassypress2360
    @glassypress2360 3 роки тому +3

    Great video as always and also thanks to all of the JJ's fans that proposed all of the photos for this video.

    • @JJMcCullough
      @JJMcCullough  3 роки тому +2

      I just wish I had been able to include more, but I literally could’ve made a three hour video on this topic.

  • @user-ou1ff6fg6c
    @user-ou1ff6fg6c 3 роки тому +1

    That last one is really deep dude hahaha. You really brought it to life with that reading. Nearly brings a tear to my eye.

  • @sludgefactory241
    @sludgefactory241 2 роки тому +1

    Good stuff. Need to do a part 2 to this

  • @kathidelphinium725
    @kathidelphinium725 3 роки тому +31

    You should do a part three if there’s still more you want to talk about 😊

    • @onewxrldmusic7303
      @onewxrldmusic7303 3 роки тому

      Definitly another follow up is necessary and crucial. By the way JJ, you are sooooo good its unbelievable.

  • @serotol
    @serotol 3 роки тому +6

    I really like these videos where you talk about historic moments from around the world. It is something that one can only really find in your channel. If you ever want to do another video on the topic, you can add two pictures for Colombia: the photo of Jorge Eliecer Gaitan with his fist up during a political rally and the photo of Pablo Escobar dead on a roof.

  • @benfoster1018
    @benfoster1018 3 роки тому +18

    New Zealand's iconic pics include: Soldiers of the Māori Battalion kneeling during a haka.
    Dame Whina Cooper holding a boys hand while she leads the land march down the country to try stop the govt confiscating more Maori land

  • @jeremyharris4021
    @jeremyharris4021 3 роки тому +3

    Just do a part two, this was very interesting.

  • @cerebrummaximus3762
    @cerebrummaximus3762 3 роки тому +110

    1:08
    JJ: ''Britain has an agreed upon canon of Photos, most of which relate to WW1....''
    Me: What could it be...
    My Brain: *Any Scene from that one Very sad Sainsbury's WW1 Christmas Ad*

    • @cerebrummaximus3762
      @cerebrummaximus3762 3 роки тому +8

      Okay Sorry he Said WW2 not WW1, but Whatever!

    • @warwickeng5491
      @warwickeng5491 3 роки тому +1

      That advert is probably one of the best ads ever made, also made by a decent brand

  • @CyberOcz
    @CyberOcz 3 роки тому +7

    The cinema in which the Apocalypse Now was being shown in Warsaw was called "Moscow Cinema"

  • @PhilippeRoberge
    @PhilippeRoberge 3 роки тому

    Hey JJ, great video! Glad you followed up after proposing it in the Canadian photos video. Would be cool to mention/name some of the photographers behind these images, like one would when mentioning a book! Understandably they are probably not all available, but something would be a nice touch.

  • @zoharamitai8719
    @zoharamitai8719 3 роки тому +8

    14:36
    Fun fact; two families are still arguing who is the guy on the left.

  • @plainsend4709
    @plainsend4709 3 роки тому +12

    I don’t think any of us are opposed to a part two!

  • @yujie.ho123
    @yujie.ho123 3 роки тому +136

    The only thing I've learned from this is that you need more Asian friends

    • @amulyaranjan6070
      @amulyaranjan6070 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah

    • @kushal4956
      @kushal4956 2 роки тому +2

      @@amulyaranjan6070 why gandhi in the salt march isn't one of the most recognizable photos? i recognized it immediately

    • @albeejijo167
      @albeejijo167 2 роки тому

      Bro that hotel burning is the one I think

  • @neinzukorruption9321
    @neinzukorruption9321 3 роки тому

    I was very touched by all the impressive, sad and important pictures. Thank you.

  • @David-zq3xe
    @David-zq3xe 3 роки тому +8

    United Kingdom 1:09
    Germany 3:03
    France 3:42
    Norway 4:35
    Sweden 5:15
    Finnland 5:55
    Italy 6:20
    Greece 7:10
    Russia 7:40
    Hate the UA-cam App... Not gonna continue

    • @jabanan
      @jabanan 2 роки тому

      Yeah it's stupid that you can't exit typing. Without discarding the comment

  • @nalinkaul
    @nalinkaul 3 роки тому +5

    I think for India, the picture of cricket captain Kapil Dev holding the 1983 world cup is also quite iconic.

  • @kasper4079
    @kasper4079 3 роки тому +7

    This was great video as an Finn I agree that's one of the most famous photos in Finland but personally I like more a photo the defence preparations during winter war or the battleship with Finlands lion using his sword to break the ussrs sicle and hammer I genuently am mad because u didn't include Polands photo of a bear carrying ammonitons to a turret

  • @gammamaster1894
    @gammamaster1894 3 роки тому +5

    The one of Churchill sticking his fingers up is also pretty iconic

  • @TOH_Fan
    @TOH_Fan 3 роки тому +1

    You should defiantly do a part 2!

  • @trivialslope
    @trivialslope 3 роки тому +5

    Fun fact the image of Douglas MacArthur returning to the Philippines had actually been retaken many times because Douglas was very conscious about his image

    • @alicia1463
      @alicia1463 2 роки тому

      ...yeah that sounds like him.

  • @jxavier3876
    @jxavier3876 3 роки тому +33

    I have to say I was expecting to see my country Portugal, Spain at least. His calls for a part two!

    • @warwickeng5491
      @warwickeng5491 3 роки тому +5

      For Portugal it would probably be that photo from 25 of April with the soldier holding a gun with a poppy in the barrel, or some photo of Salazar

    • @TheMeriberi
      @TheMeriberi 3 роки тому +2

      @@warwickeng5491 just a quick correction, the flowers were carnations, not poppies, thats why it's called the carnation revolution 😉

    • @joatanpereira4272
      @joatanpereira4272 3 роки тому

      @@TheMeriberi como se chama a revolução em português?

    • @TheMeriberi
      @TheMeriberi 3 роки тому

      @@joatanpereira4272 revolução dos cravos

    • @joatanpereira4272
      @joatanpereira4272 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheMeriberi eu já ia pesquisar revolução carnista no Google kkkkkkkkkk. valeu 🇧🇷♡🇵🇹

  • @Gandalfs_hat
    @Gandalfs_hat 3 роки тому

    I really like this, very interesting to learn new things about each country, and I'm happy to see my country here as well.

  • @Hans_R._Wahl
    @Hans_R._Wahl 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you very much for this very impressive video!

  • @BFGUITAR
    @BFGUITAR 3 роки тому +3

    Great video! For some reason I felt your personality showed a bit more in this video in comparison to others. It seemed more wholesome.
    I also like your comment how Canadians and Americans often think of multiculturalism/diversity as being "their thing" and not something found elsewhere. Canada/US have their own versions of it, but really you can go back to ancient Persia and the time of Cyrus the Great where ideas of multiculturalism were cherished and valued. Cyrus, upon conquering a nation, would invite their king to be a part of his advisory group while also letting the nation follow their own customs, laws, and even administration (as long as they paid their taxes, of course). This was highly unusual for the time since kings and their families were often murdered to prevent their later rise. In Iran today there are large monuments and buildings built by the ancient Persians that had on their walls written stories about what happen during Cyrus' reign, but it would be written over and over again in different languages from the empire! The idea was that the capital would be a place for all people of the empire. Cyrus was a visionary for his time and definitely had a kind, but firm hand when it came to ruling.
    Funnily enough, the only reason the Western Wall (the wall you showed in your Israel photo) was built was because Cyrus believed so strongly in his multicultural vision, that he allowed the Jews to go back to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (I even think he committed funds). Cyrus conquered Babylon without shedding blood simply by appealing to the Babylonians on the basis of their God. Instead of subjugating Babylon to the local deities of Persia, Cyrus said to them that he is the true patron of the Babylonian God and that by accepting his rule, they are in-fact empowering their own faith.
    A bit of a ramble. But keep the good content coming!

  • @kakungulu
    @kakungulu 3 роки тому +13

    Great idea, nicely executed. I'm fascinated by the fact that many photos featured two opposite poles of human conflict: war and sports. As an Israeli, the photo I had in mind was also of war and I thought that maybe our submission could be about something else. No, it was a double serving of war. Good choices though.

  • @Aedar
    @Aedar 3 роки тому +1

    Great video, I love history so this was very interesting.
    If you ever do decide for a follow up, or you just want to look at some cool pictures, there's a couple czech(Czechoslovak) ones I'd like to point out. We don't really name our pictures outside of galleries, so descriptions will have to be enough:
    1. Klaus a Mečiar - before czechoslovakia split, we were a federation of 2 countries, each with it's own government. This picture shows the czech and slovak prime ministers planning the separation which happened without any form of popular vote in either country.
    2. German invasion of Prague Castle - german troops marching into Prague castle gates after we were abandoned by western allies and de facto forced to surrender.
    3. Soviet invasion of 1968 in Liberec - A lot of famous pics from this invasion, but there's one from the city of Liberec with a tank driving through a corner of a residential building which became really famous. And no, I'm not from that city.
    4. "Peace in our time" - probably the only one with a "name", shows UK prime minister Neville Chamberlaine after he signed the Munich treaty with France, Nazi Germany and Italy saying that czechoslovakia has to surrender a large part of it's land, mostly to germany. Czechoslovakia famously wasn't even invited to this conference, was and still is seen as betrayal by the western powers as czechoslovakia was the only proper democracy in central europe at that time.
    5. Nagano 1998 ice hockey semifinals - this year was the first time NHL players were allowed to play at the olympics and czech rep. won gold. Now while there's a lot of famous pics from the finals win itself, probably the most iconic comes from the semifinal shootouts against Canada with Czech players standing on the bench, arms around each others shoulders watching the shootout. Since it's from a victorious game against Canada, I dare you to show or at least look up this one ;) This dare also extends to any canadians reading this comment...

  • @maunichyr
    @maunichyr Рік тому +1

    EPISODE 2!!! This wouldn’t be a bad idea for a series

  • @elcompagenito3250
    @elcompagenito3250 3 роки тому +16

    One of mexicos national photos:
    That one pucture of Emiliano Zapata with a sombrero

  • @tomhalla426
    @tomhalla426 3 роки тому +56

    My father was on the beach when McArthur landed, and said they never showed the aide waiting on the beach with dry pants and shoes.

    • @BulletRain100
      @BulletRain100 3 роки тому +3

      McArthur did that all the time. He would change his uniform around two times a day. He had this need to keep his uniform looking sharp on tropical islands.

  • @rogermansour993
    @rogermansour993 2 роки тому

    You do AMAZING work with your videos!!!!

  • @Cosmic_889
    @Cosmic_889 3 роки тому

    That last picture brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for video

  • @iybjs5308
    @iybjs5308 3 роки тому +23

    I’d have thought a good photo for chile would be the one when they rescued to miners trapped underground in 2011

    • @agustinvenegas5238
      @agustinvenegas5238 3 роки тому +2

      that story, as much echoe as it did worldwide, with the movie and whatnot, isn't a part, like, at all, of the chilean collective identity
      (also this last bit is mostly my opinion but i feel the president put so much weight into that bc he isn't good at his job and needed a show, like for real it's a running joke that he carries that piece of paper around and shows it to everyone he can (it's the same guy who's president right now btw))

    • @pablomadrid6962
      @pablomadrid6962 3 роки тому +2

      I feel a more appropriate or iconic picture is the bombing of La Moneda.

    • @billymilton4952
      @billymilton4952 3 роки тому

      FTM 🔴⚪️

    • @christhopervargas2275
      @christhopervargas2275 3 роки тому

      although it was famous for a while the dictator one is more famous since it still appear on history books, and the other one of the men with the flag is from a moment wich marked all chileans, so it hits more hard for the people

  • @TadeuCarabias
    @TadeuCarabias 3 роки тому +106

    Britain didn't win 66 because there is no British national football team. That's England.

    • @nathanriver1556
      @nathanriver1556 3 роки тому

      There is an ad hoc women's British national football team, but they only play in the Olympics.

    • @omnishambles4477
      @omnishambles4477 3 роки тому +2

      @@nathanriver1556 we also had a men's team in 2012 because hosts don't need to qualify

    • @satyr1349
      @satyr1349 3 роки тому +1

      Yep, sometimes I've wished we could do a mens version of the Lions in football for the Olympics (obv Eire would probably want to keep their National team independent and as for Scotland... yeah I'm seeing an issue before we get to Wales...).

    • @NSL8
      @NSL8 3 роки тому

      @@satyr1349 😂😂

    • @nicolasmartin-minaret6157
      @nicolasmartin-minaret6157 3 роки тому

      I was about to write the same thing

  • @pinball-wizard
    @pinball-wizard 2 роки тому +1

    I think for Americans, a very infamous yet underlooked picture is the photo of Mary Ann Vecchio screaming over the body of Jeffery Miller after the Kent State Massacre in 1970. It not only won a Pulitzer Prize, but also would go on to become one of the biggest symbols of the counter-culture of the time. The image would even go on to inspire the famous song “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

  • @selwyngamble4585
    @selwyngamble4585 2 роки тому

    Hope you do another video on more! I would love to include one from my home country of New Zealand!

  • @samekins5117
    @samekins5117 3 роки тому +3

    I have an ear to ear grin seeing the photo of Gough and Vincent. The song “from little things big things grow” is an iconic Aussie song about that event by Paul Kelly.

  • @nutguzzler6479
    @nutguzzler6479 3 роки тому +4

    Windows xp background “bliss” is one of the worlds most iconic photo

  • @Nacur
    @Nacur 3 роки тому

    Great selection of photos!

  • @vic1918
    @vic1918 3 роки тому

    That's a great video! You need to make more.

  • @pachoyuwerene94
    @pachoyuwerene94 3 роки тому +18

    No problem, J.J., in Spain we are used to not being included. This video somehow looked liked G20 😂😂😂😂 Thank you for getting this overwhelming task done!

    • @nachoolo
      @nachoolo 3 роки тому +3

      Which one would you say is our more iconic photo?
      For me, it would be, or "The Falling Soldier" (muerte de un miliciano), or Tejero taking Congress hostage. Although the photo showing the aftermath of 11-M is up there.

    • @pachoyuwerene94
      @pachoyuwerene94 3 роки тому +1

      @@nachoolo I would say "La muerte de un miliciano", definitely.

    • @leoxholic3323
      @leoxholic3323 3 роки тому +2

      Spain and Portugal both, brother, it's sad

    • @pachoyuwerene94
      @pachoyuwerene94 3 роки тому

      @@leoxholic3323 at least you guys can win Eurovision hahaha

    • @leoxholic3323
      @leoxholic3323 3 роки тому +1

      @@pachoyuwerene94 yeah but you didn't have to listen to the winning song for the 4 months after Eurovision 🤣

  • @Mr.Pista-1
    @Mr.Pista-1 3 роки тому +52

    *The Argentine picture*
    Everyone: Recognized
    Argentinians: 🤣🤣
    English people: 😒

    • @zddxddyddw
      @zddxddyddw 3 роки тому +2

      de la Rua yéndose en helicóptero tendrían que haber puesto.

    • @SachAlvarez
      @SachAlvarez 3 роки тому

      @@zddxddyddw el abrazo del alma hubiera sido mejor

    • @enshen2190
      @enshen2190 3 роки тому

      @@bruhz_089 Why should they? It’s Y҉o҉u҉t҉u҉b҉e҉

    • @enshen2190
      @enshen2190 3 роки тому +1

      @@bruhz_089 Y yo también hablo inglés, pero si puedo hablar español, y lo quiero hacer, lo hago, creo que usted nada más está triste que no paso duolingo 🙃

    • @starrynight1657
      @starrynight1657 3 роки тому

      He missed out Galtieri from his story on the photo.

  • @ezix3753
    @ezix3753 3 роки тому +11

    “ I don’t want to be remembered as the guy who got hit by the Russians “
    Lmao

  • @emilyhunter666
    @emilyhunter666 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the little insight into my own national history. Australian here and I never knew about that Gough Whitlam story.