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Young lady at a park in Toronto, Canada, 1971.

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Young lady at a park in Toronto, Canada, 1971.

May 4 1970 John Filo's Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio kneeling over the dead body of Jeffrey Miller minutes after the unarmed student was fatally shot by an Ohio National Guardsman (660x449)

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May 4 1970 John Filo's Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio kneeling over the dead body of Jeffrey Miller minutes after the unarmed student was fatally shot by an Ohio National Guardsman (660x449)

Barack and Michelle Obama in their living room with their newborn daughter Malia. 1998

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Barack and Michelle Obama in their living room with their newborn daughter Malia. 1998

Hata Tsutomu is elected Japan’s 80th prime minister; his coalition collapses later that night, leaving him a lame duck until he resigned 64 days later. April 25, 1994

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Hata Tsutomu is elected Japan’s 80th prime minister; his coalition collapses later that night, leaving him a lame duck until he resigned 64 days later. April 25, 1994

Remembering my mom today on what would have been her 100th birthday. She always loved a good party. 1983

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Remembering my mom today on what would have been her 100th birthday. She always loved a good party. 1983

Exactly 86 years ago, on September 22, 1940, Witold Pilecki arrived at Auschwitz after intentionally getting himself arrested.

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Exactly 86 years ago, on September 22, 1940, Witold Pilecki arrived at Auschwitz after intentionally getting himself arrested.

Posing for my mom in the new dress she made me, 1958

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Posing for my mom in the new dress she made me, 1958

"Russian style debate" by American cartoonist Adam Zyglis (2015)

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"Russian style debate" by American cartoonist Adam Zyglis (2015)

First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez leads his platoon over the seawall during landings at Inchon. He was killed a few minutes later. September 15, 1950

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First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez leads his platoon over the seawall during landings at Inchon. He was killed a few minutes later. September 15, 1950

Our home made E.T. costume. Vermont, 1983.

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Our home made E.T. costume. Vermont, 1983.

A young Xi Jinping poses next to the Golden Gate Bridge, 1985. He was 32 at the time.

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A young Xi Jinping poses next to the Golden Gate Bridge, 1985. He was 32 at the time.

Judith Love Cohen, NASA engineer helped create the Abort Guidance System which rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts. While in labor, she finished the work problem at the hospital, called her boss, then gave birth to Jack Black, 1969

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Judith Love Cohen, NASA engineer helped create the Abort Guidance System which rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts. While in labor, she finished the work problem at the hospital, called her boss, then gave birth to Jack Black, 1969

My Grandmother’s Wedding Dress

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My Grandmother’s Wedding Dress

An 18-year-old Diana Spencer working as a nanny in 1979.

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An 18-year-old Diana Spencer working as a nanny in 1979.

Don`t go to Spain - 1970s, UK

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Don`t go to Spain - 1970s, UK

Canadian surgeon Dr. Norman Bethune operating on a wounded Chinese soldier during the War against Japanese Aggression, October 1939. Dr. Bethune passed away a fortnight later due to septicaemia.

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Canadian surgeon Dr. Norman Bethune operating on a wounded Chinese soldier during the War against Japanese Aggression, October 1939. Dr. Bethune passed away a fortnight later due to septicaemia.

The Future Pope Leo XIV At His 40th Birthday Party (1995)

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The Future Pope Leo XIV At His 40th Birthday Party (1995)

An Israeli soldier watches settlers build a new house on Aug. 21, 1991 for the expansion of the Jewish settlement in the West Bank city of Hebron.

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An Israeli soldier watches settlers build a new house on Aug. 21, 1991 for the expansion of the Jewish settlement in the West Bank city of Hebron.

Young family on their sunday best pose for their photo, Jamaica, 1950s.

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Young family on their sunday best pose for their photo, Jamaica, 1950s.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr in the White House greenhouse - 1902 {Colorized}

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Theodore Roosevelt Jr in the White House greenhouse - 1902 {Colorized}