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American soldiers meet an Armigero in 1944, Florence.

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American soldiers meet an Armigero in 1944, Florence.

Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at Winston Churchill’s birthday in Tehran, 30th November 1943

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Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at Winston Churchill’s birthday in Tehran, 30th November 1943

My Grandma *poking* fun with her Grandma, 1946

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My Grandma poking fun with her Grandma, 1946

Toni Jo Henry, the only woman to die in Louisiana’s electric chair, heads to the Calcasieu Courthouse to be executed, her headscarf hid a freshly shaved head. November 28, 1942

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Toni Jo Henry, the only woman to die in Louisiana’s electric chair, heads to the Calcasieu Courthouse to be executed, her headscarf hid a freshly shaved head. November 28, 1942

Gary Sinise here wishing you all a Happy Halloween. Here I am with my childhood friends on Halloween from 1960 in Blue Island, Illinois

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Gary Sinise here wishing you all a Happy Halloween. Here I am with my childhood friends on Halloween from 1960 in Blue Island, Illinois

Messerschmitt Bf 110 German Fighter Bomber after being shot down, 10th October 1940, London, England.

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Messerschmitt Bf 110 German Fighter Bomber after being shot down, 10th October 1940, London, England.

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Napoleon arrives in Hitler's tent and puts Hitler in his place (1941) Soviet short film

My parents after they eloped 1947. Arlington, Virginia.

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My parents after they eloped 1947. Arlington, Virginia.

Two students in their dorm room at the University of Illinois, 1910

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Two students in their dorm room at the University of Illinois, 1910

Hitler standing in rain at the Wolfsschanze station to receive Mussolini. He survived an assassination attempt that day and was only slightly injured, 20 July 1944. (Colorized) (991×1376)

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Hitler standing in rain at the Wolfsschanze station to receive Mussolini. He survived an assassination attempt that day and was only slightly injured, 20 July 1944. (Colorized) (991×1376)

"Just popping out for a chat" - 1982

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"Just popping out for a chat" - 1982

An Armenian mother kneels by her dead daughter in a field outside Aleppo, Syria. Sometime between 1915 and 1919, the Ottoman Empire.

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An Armenian mother kneels by her dead daughter in a field outside Aleppo, Syria. Sometime between 1915 and 1919, the Ottoman Empire.

By Nick Anderson, 2019.

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By Nick Anderson, 2019.

My wife found this photo from us dating in 1994

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My wife found this photo from us dating in 1994

Nat King Cole's family in Los Angeles during the late 1950s after moving into a wealthy white neighborhood, they stood their ground even when racist neighbors burned a cross in their yard and allegedly even poisoned their family dog.

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Nat King Cole's family in Los Angeles during the late 1950s after moving into a wealthy white neighborhood, they stood their ground even when racist neighbors burned a cross in their yard and allegedly even poisoned their family dog.

My grandma Muriel circa 1948

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My grandma Muriel circa 1948

My aunt in her red cashmere coat and matching pillbox hat, 1950

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My aunt in her red cashmere coat and matching pillbox hat, 1950

Aboriginal slave child western australia circa 1900

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Aboriginal slave child western australia circa 1900

The Red Phoenix (2013)

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The Red Phoenix (2013)

On 27 October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet Navy Vice-Admiral Vasily Arkhipov, refused to agree to fire a nuclear torpedo at a U.S. Navy warship, avoiding certain nuclear warfare between the two superpowers.

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On 27 October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet Navy Vice-Admiral Vasily Arkhipov, refused to agree to fire a nuclear torpedo at a U.S. Navy warship, avoiding certain nuclear warfare between the two superpowers.