When I was a kid visiting my grandparents, I would often slip away from the dinner table to explore their house. I opened up all the closets and drawers to see if I could find something fascinating, and I did! My dad's old guitar sat in the attic for years collecting dust before I took it home, and I found a few of my grandmother's old handbags still in great condition.
But what one Imgur user discovered in her grandpa's closet definitely beats all the old possessions I found over the years. She came across an antique wooden box, which she thought was insignificant at first.
After realizing that the box didn't close all the way, she opened it and found a treasure trove of old newspapers in a secret compartment in the box! Check out the dates and headlines on those front pages: her grandfather was clearly collecting mementos of important historical events.
Now scroll down to see them for yourself!
An Imgur user found an old wooden box in her grandfather's closet and decided to open it.
Inside, she found a few diplomas from members of her family.
But underneath them, there was a secret compartment that held totally different documents.
That secret drawer held a treasure trove of old newspapers marking important events in history.
A few headlines celebrated man's first visit to the moon.
Others announced the end of wars, like this one about the end of World War II.
This 1945 Newsweek cover celebrated the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, ushering in the Harry Truman presidency.
This alarming headline later informed readers of the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945.
Please SHARE if you're going to go through some of your parents' or grandparents' belongings to find a treasure like this!
