646K views · 1.4K reactions | After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the new Islamic government banned alcohol, leading to public destruction of liquor in Tehran. Large quantities of wine and whisky were poured out to symbolize Iran’s shift away from Western influence. | History In Pictures | Facebook

10K views · 59 reactions | History is written by the victors. This adage is glaringly true in Iran, where press and TV archives were shuttered after the revolution in 1979, as the country’s new leaders sought to suppress anyone who didn’t fit in with their ideal of an Islamic state. Actors, models, or athletes who were big stars just a few decades ago have been all but forgotten. Do you think similar things can happen again? | Morbid Curiosity | Facebook