Exploring Historical Photos From Unique Perspectives You’ve Never Seen Before

By Shruti

Playing Football

Check out this old photo from the early 1910s of a high school soccer team! Did you know that what we now call American football was once known as “gridiron”? Here’s a cool fact: American football actually grew from games like soccer and rugby. The very first football game happened in 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton college teams. And, in 1920, the National Football League (NFL) was born as the American Professional Football Association.