The most important photos of the XX century according to LIFE magazine

The last century was the most tragic, memorable and bright for humanity. There were wars, there were important scientific and historical discoveries, there were great people — the history of the XX century is so multifaceted that you can't even remember everything. But we were lucky that in the XX century there was already a photograph, thanks to which the next generations will remember this difficult and important time in the history of mankind.

The archive of LIFE magazine invites readers to go briefly to the XX century and recalls the most important photos of the last century.

A Walk in the Garden of Eden, 1946, Eugene Smithcony Island, view from the parachute tower, 1951, Margaret Bourke-White Day of Victory over Japan, Times Square, New York, 1945, Alfred Eisenstadt Showing the film Bwana Devil in 3D at the Paramount Cinema, 1952, J. R. AirmanDeti at the Tuileries Puppet Theater, Paris, France, 1963, Alfred Eisenstadtshosse 66, Arizona, 1947, Andreas FeiningerVilla May Riker and Leon James show lindy dance, New York, 1943, Gien MiliPassazhirsky liner DC-4 over Manhattan, 1939, Margaret Bourke-Whitechasks at Penn Station, New York, 1943, Alfred Eisenstadt Senior regimental drummer in University of Michigan Anna Arbor, 1951, Alfred Eisenstadt Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1948, Dmitry Kessel American baseball player Mickey Mantle, New York, 1965, John Dominis