Valentine's Day Special: 6 most historic kisses the world has ever seen

Parisian Love

Taken amidst the busy cobbled streets of Paris, it rightfully captures the essence of the city of love. A couple kissing in the busy streets was captured in 1950 by a French photographer. The fact that this photo was staged didn't come between the popularity of the picture as more than 500,000 posters and 400,000 postcards have been reprinted from the original.

Vancouver Riots Kiss

Being one of the most viral images of 2011 and clicked by Rich Lam, this photo features a couple in the middle of the Vancouver's hockey riots after the Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup. The photograph grasped interest of almost everyone instantly and remained controversial for quite some time as some thought it's 'staged'.

The royal kiss
The royal marriage between Prince Charles and Lady Diana took place in 1981. The ceremony was rather awkward as Diana refused to say the word 'obey' and Prince Charles forgot to kiss the bride after the vows. When the couple returned to Buckingham Palace and emerged on the balcony in front of everyone, they kissed. This was rather unexpected as the kiss was always considered to be an intimate and private moment that didn't use to take place in the royal marriages even at the altar.


 

First kiss ever

This kiss, also popularly known as 'The May Irwin Kiss', was shot for a film by Thomas Edison in 1896. This was one of the first films ever shown to the public and definitely the first film to feature a kiss.

Homecoming

This picture shows actress Marlene Dietrich passionately kissing a GI as he arrives home from World War II. It was first published in Life Magazine with the caption: "While soldiers hold her up by her famous legs, Marlene Dietrich is kissed by a home-coming GI".

This was shot by Irving Haberman.

One of the most romantic gestures,  a kiss not only imbibes in itself the passion, but also a fold of history and time. We bring to you some of the world's most iconic kisses, which speak volumes.

Kiss by Alfred Eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt, an American photographer and photojournalist, captured the most iconic kiss of all time. The photograph portrays an American sailor kissing a young nurse on Victory Day ( the day which marked the end of World War II, and America's victory over Japan). The photographer, who was present at the Times Square, when the news broke, saw people rejoicing and kissing. His attention was caught by a sailor would literally grab anyone and kiss. "Whether she was a grandmother, stout, thin, old, didn't make any difference" he said.