Advertisements for Lucky Strike cigarettes in the United States suggested them as a substitute for dieting.
In the 1930s and 40s, cigarette advertising campaigns were frightening by today's standards. Illustrations touted the benefits of tobacco, contrasting slim, young smokers with obese, sluggish non-smoking men and women.
Advertisements for Lucky Strike cigarettes in the United States suggested them as a substitute for dieting.
In the 1930s and 40s, cigarette advertising campaigns were frightening by today's standards. Illustrations touted the benefits of tobacco, contrasting slim, young smokers with obese, sluggish non-smoking men and women.
The shortest war in history, the Anglo-Zanzibar War, took place on August 27, 1896, between Great Britain and Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania). It lasted only 38 minutes. The photo shows the destroyed Sultan's palace after the shelling.
