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Launch of the James Caird lifeboat from Elephant Island on April 24th 1916. Ernest Shackleton and five others would journey over 800 miles to rescue the 22 trapped on the Antarctic island.

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Launch of the James Caird lifeboat from Elephant Island on April 24th 1916. Ernest Shackleton and five others would journey over 800 miles to rescue the 22 trapped on the Antarctic island.

Orson Welles signaling for silence inside CBS's radio studio while directing the infamous "War of the Worlds" radio show that numerous sources claimed lead to mass panic due to most listeners tuning in late and the show itself having no commercial breaks (October 30th, 1938)

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Orson Welles signaling for silence inside CBS's radio studio while directing the infamous "War of the Worlds" radio show that numerous sources claimed lead to mass panic due to most listeners tuning in late and the show itself having no commercial breaks (October 30th, 1938)

Saturday night , time for Lawrence Welk, 1960s

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Saturday night , time for Lawrence Welk, 1960s

Iraqi Insurgents operating in the mid 2000s against US forces.

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Iraqi Insurgents operating in the mid 2000s against US forces.

New York City was the scene of a massive celebration after the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945

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New York City was the scene of a massive celebration after the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945

«Just A Number» Political cartoon by Jeff Parker (Florida Today), 2008

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«Just A Number» Political cartoon by Jeff Parker (Florida Today), 2008

A menorah stands in the window of a Jewish family’s home in Kiel, Germany, during Hanukkah in 1931

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A menorah stands in the window of a Jewish family’s home in Kiel, Germany, during Hanukkah in 1931

Me talking with a girl I knew, 1969

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Me talking with a girl I knew, 1969

An Afghan communist revolutionary wearing traditional clothing and holding an AK-47 in Kabul, 1984.

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An Afghan communist revolutionary wearing traditional clothing and holding an AK-47 in Kabul, 1984.

When the first husband wouldn’t smile for the photographer. 1979

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When the first husband wouldn’t smile for the photographer. 1979

Soviet cosmonauts Georgy Beregovoy and Pavel Popovich present a hunting rifle as a gift to Neil Armstrong. June 1, 1970.

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Soviet cosmonauts Georgy Beregovoy and Pavel Popovich present a hunting rifle as a gift to Neil Armstrong. June 1, 1970.

American Iron Front poster, 2021.

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American Iron Front poster, 2021.

The Eight Nazi Saboteurs of Operation Pastorius caught on American soil during World War II. Washington DC, 1942

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The Eight Nazi Saboteurs of Operation Pastorius caught on American soil during World War II. Washington DC, 1942

Mom as Elvira in San Diego - 1980s

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Mom as Elvira in San Diego - 1980s

A Fashionable Woman, c1890s.

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A Fashionable Woman, c1890s.

German dentist Martin Hellinger stands as he is sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for war crimes by a British military tribunal. He removed the dental gold of dead prisoners at a concentration camp. After his release, the West German government paid him 10,000 DM in compensation, 1946 .

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German dentist Martin Hellinger stands as he is sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for war crimes by a British military tribunal. He removed the dental gold of dead prisoners at a concentration camp. After his release, the West German government paid him 10,000 DM in compensation, 1946 .

A photograph taken of 11-year-old Florence "Sally" Horner several months after she was kidnapped by 51-year-old Frank La Salle. La Salle held Horner captive for a total of 21 months, New Jersey, 1948 .

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A photograph taken of 11-year-old Florence "Sally" Horner several months after she was kidnapped by 51-year-old Frank La Salle. La Salle held Horner captive for a total of 21 months, New Jersey, 1948 .

The skirts were short and the hair was high in the 1960s

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The skirts were short and the hair was high in the 1960s

Cartoon depicting Uncle Sam entering Mexico in 1916 to punish Pancho Villa with Uncle Sam saying, "I've had about enough of this."

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Cartoon depicting Uncle Sam entering Mexico in 1916 to punish Pancho Villa with Uncle Sam saying, "I've had about enough of this."

American soldiers meet an Armigero in 1944, Florence.

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American soldiers meet an Armigero in 1944, Florence.