Bloody Saturday (1937) – H. S. Wong

Not all countries gave a care in the war between China and Japan in 1937, but that changed when this photo was published. Taken by lensman H.S. Wong at the South Station in Shanghai, he tried to grab a boy that was weeping as his lifeless mother laid on the tracks, but his father hurriedly got him and ran.

This photo was sent to New York and was published in several newspapers and magazines, reaching about 136 million people. As such, the US, France, and Britain joined forces to condemn the attack. Nowadays, the station has a modern design, thanks to a renovation that was completed in 2006.