A cat edited into famous hisstorical moments somehow ends up center stage in every era

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

May 9, 2026 8:45 AM EDT

Cats have main character energy. With, or without, Photoshop.

There was a huge phase of the internet where everyone was obsessed with photoshopping themselves into hilarious pictures, historical landmarks, or adding themselves into pictures to make the purrfect photobomb. We should know, because we did it. And it wasn't just true for hoomans, pawrents photoshopping their cats into pictures for the Olympics or just for fun became an instantly shareable pic that would circulate the internet back in the early days of social media.

Now? It's a bit tired. A little "been there, done that". Why? Because it became so easy to do. In 2012, everyone and their grandmother knew how to Photoshop themselves, and you probably didn't even need Photoshop to do it. Now, we have AI, which can do everything Photoshop can do without having to know all the technical processes to achieve the end result.

And yet, when we came across this thread of a pawrent Photoshopping their cat into famous hisstorical meowments, we noticed something different. Sure, the cat was edited into the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, supervising the moon landing, etc, but what we loved about these photos was that the cat, even if it wasn't in the center of the image, was that the kitty was center stage in every era. We couldn't not look at them, and not because the editing was bad (well, it was in some of them), but because the pictures were infinitely better with them inside.

It just proves what we've been saying for years: cats give off "main character energy" as naturally as breathing. It also proves another thing we've been saying for furrever: more historical pictures should include cats. It might make history more fun to learn.

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to start your Caturday with the funniest felines on the internet!

01

via just_vibin
02

via just_vibin
03

via just_vibin
04

via just_vibin
05

via just_vibin
06

via just_vibin
07

via just_vibin
08

via just_vibin
09

via just_vibin
10

via just_vibin
11

via just_vibin
12

via just_vibin
13
Honorable mentions - Gizmo

via SpaceCats9000
We decided to include some of our other favorite photoshopped cats into this listicle because why not? They're hissterical and full of that feline flavor you know and love from I Can Has Cheezburger. You know you're likely to giggle at them, so just scroll down and don't overthink it. If you don't laugh at Gizmo enjoying the breeze on his fluffy face from the deck of the Titanic, well, you need to lighten up.
14

via SpaceCats9000
15

via SpaceCats9000
16

via SpaceCats9000
17

via SpaceCats9000
18

via SpaceCats9000
19

via SpaceCats9000
20

via SpaceCats9000
21
A tale of two kitties - Photoshop edition

via ObsessedWithAnimals
We added these two sleeping felines because the creator of these hilarious pictures is truly creative. You'll see what we mean by scrolling down.
22

via ObsessedWithAnimals
23

via ObsessedWithAnimals
24

via ObsessedWithAnimals
25

via ObsessedWithAnimals
26

via ObsessedWithAnimals