Historical Infographics

The Channel Tunnel is one of the biggest engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK and had been named as one of the seven wonders of the modern world. This infographic, published by Eurotunnel le Shuttle, describes how the impressive structure was built.

Queen Elizabeth II will be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee next month. To mark this historical occasion, here is an infographic filled with facts and figures related to Her Royal Majesty’s 60 years as reigning Monarch.

Did you know that Titanic burned more than 650 tons of coal every day, and that it cost $167 million in today’s money to build the ship? How about the fact the she set sail with over 16,000 bottles of wine and liquor? Get these facts and more on one of history’s most infamous maritime disasters with Titanic By the Numbers.

Do you ever stop to think how many of the inventions we utilize on a daily basis and often take for granted came to be? The following infographic from BestCollegesOnline.org takes a look at how some of the most widely used inventions originally came about as well as how they evolved over time.

This infographic published by Rackspace provides a tongue-in-cheek look at how technology we have today could have changed the course of history as we know it. Now, journey with us as we look at how it could have been.

With over 42.9 million blogs reblogging animated gifs and Ryan Gosling memes, this community of blogging fanatics has developed a unique language and quirks that set it apart from the rest of the Internet. This infographic will help you to spot an average Tumbly user.

70 years ago today, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, “a day that will live in infamy,” in the words of President Franklin Roosevelt, an attack that thrust the United States into World War II. This Infographic shows the events that took place that fateful day.