Trending badgeTrendingPosted 55 minutes agoMy Mind Is Absolutely Blown By These 39 Photos That Are Making Me Look At History And Time Very DifferentlyTIL the first selfie was taken 186 years ago.by Brian GalindoBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink 1. These photos, taken in 1946, are the first photos of Earth taken from space: Jhu Sheridan Libraries / Getty Images They were able to achieve this by launching a V-2 missile carrying a 35-millimeter motion picture camera into space. The camera was protected in a steel case, which allowed it to survive when the missile crashed back down to Earth: Jhu Sheridan Libraries / Getty Images 2. This photo, taken in 1910 at Mount Wilson Observatory, California, is one of the very first photos of Halley's Comet. It was the first time that it could be photographed as it only appears every 75-80 years, and the last time it appeared in 1835, it could only be sketched: Heritage Images / Getty Images For comparison, this is a photo that was taken of Halley's Comet when it last appeared in 1986: Getty Images / Getty Images Halley's Comet won't appear again until 2061. 3. Taken in 1839 by Robert Cornelius, this self-portrait is considered the first selfie. It is also the first portrait of a person. (Though it's not the first photo with a person in it.) French photographer Louis Daguerre captured the first photo with a person in it in 1838 when he took a picture of the Boulevard du Temple in Paris from above and captured a small blurry image of a man getting his shoes shined below. Universal History Archive / Universal Images Group via Getty Images The long exposure time needed to take very early photos made it difficult to photograph people. Daguerre's photo took seven minutes, but the man getting his shoes shined stood in place long enough to be captured by his photo. 4. The photo below, taken in 1852, is of Conrad Heyer, a Revolutionary War veteran who was 103 years old when it was taken. He is not only one of the earliest-born people to have been photographed alive but also one of a few Revolutionary War veterans to ever be photographed: smithsonianmag.com 5. There were still Civil War veterans alive during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration. In fact, in 1938, Roosevelt met with them at a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg (as seen in the photo below), at which he gave a speech to dedicate the Eternal Light Peace Memorial. The ceremony was also captured on film and shown on newsreels in movie theaters: Keystone / Getty Images 6. In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first US president to appear on TV - FDR gave a speech to open the 1939 World's Fair in New York, which was televised (you can see a screenshot of it below). It also wouldn't be the only time he appeared on TV: My Footage / Via youtube.com 7. Here's a color photo of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon shaking hands ahead of their first debate - which also happened to be the first televised presidential debate - in September of 1960: Bettmann / Getty Images 8. Here's a behind-the-scenes color photo of Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, and William Frawley filming the iconic "California, Here We Come!" car scene in 1955: CBS / Courtesy Everett Collection Of course, this is what the scene looked like to us watching: Cbs Photo Archive / Getty Images 9. This Coca-Cola ad from 1900 features Hilda Clark, a light opera and dance hall singer, who was the brand's first celebrity endorsement: HUM Images / HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images 10. No photos of the Titanic's Grand Staircase exist (well, at least before it sank). The photos we see of the Grand Staircase are actually from the Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic, which had an identical staircase. The two ships were built side-by-side and were nearly identical: Universalimagesgroup / Getty Images 11. This is a photo of Titanic survivors on lifeboats being rescued by the Carpathia: Photo 12 / Getty Images 12. This is a photo of the real-life Christopher Robin (yes, his name is Christopher Robin) and Winnie-the-Pooh (named Winnie after a bear Christopher saw in the London Zoo). Winnie-the-Pooh author A. A. Milne, who was Christopher's father, was inspired by him to write the books. Bettmann / Bettmann Archive According to Christopher, it was actually his mother who created the Winnie-the-Pooh world, saying, "'It was my mother who used to come and play in the nursery with me and tell him about the things I thought and did. It was she who provided most of the material for my father's books.'' 13. No, this is NOT a photo of Betty White in the 1940s. This is actually Betty dressed up in '40s clothes to promote her hosting the 75th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (which was in 1964). As part of the promotion, Betty dressed up in different eras during which the parade was held... Nbc / Getty Images ...like the 1890s and 1920s: Nbc / Getty Images 14. Much like we'd throw '90s, '80s, or '00s nostalgic-themed parties today, peopl