Kisses That Shook the World: Iconic Moments Sealed With a Kiss

• From ancient texts to modern viral photos, kisses have shaped history, symbolizing intimacy, betrayal, peace, and cultural change.
• Judas's kiss betrayed Jesus, while the V-J Day kiss in Times Square celebrated the end of WWII, becoming an iconic image.
• Star Trek's Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura shared the first interracial kiss on U.S. TV, challenging racial taboos during the civil rights movement.
• The 'socialist fraternal kiss' between Brezhnev and Honecker symbolized Cold War political solidarity, later satirized on the Berlin Wall.
• John Lennon and Yoko Ono's intimate kiss, photographed hours before his assassination, and Scott Jones and Alexandra Thomas's kiss amidst Vancouver riots, became symbols of enduring love and resilience.